scholarly journals How can the development permit system be used to achieve residential intensification outcomes in the suburbs?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Graham
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Implementation Planning ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
The Town ◽  
Permit System

The Province of Ontario made the Development Permit System (DPS) available to all municipalities in 2006, with the hope that municipalities could use this new tool to achieve various policy objectives, including intensification. Under the Growth Plan, municipalities have been instructed by the Provincial government to identify areas for redevelopment in order to meet the 40 per cent intensification target. Many suburban municipalities have been challenged to meet this target, and have requested Provincial assistance, and/or new regulatory tools. The DPS is one tool that has seen little use. This Major Research Paper explores the viability of the DPS for achieving intensification objectives in Port Whitby. The four existing DPS by-laws are compared, and other alternatives to zoning from different jurisdictions are reviewed. Lessons learned are incorporated into a set of recommendations to inform the Town of Whitby’s approach to their upcoming Port Whitby zoning review. Key words: Land use planning, intensification, policy implementation, planning tools

scholarly journals How can the development permit system be used to achieve residential intensification outcomes in the suburbs?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Graham
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Implementation Planning ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
The Town ◽  
Permit System

The Province of Ontario made the Development Permit System (DPS) available to all municipalities in 2006, with the hope that municipalities could use this new tool to achieve various policy objectives, including intensification. Under the Growth Plan, municipalities have been instructed by the Provincial government to identify areas for redevelopment in order to meet the 40 per cent intensification target. Many suburban municipalities have been challenged to meet this target, and have requested Provincial assistance, and/or new regulatory tools. The DPS is one tool that has seen little use. This Major Research Paper explores the viability of the DPS for achieving intensification objectives in Port Whitby. The four existing DPS by-laws are compared, and other alternatives to zoning from different jurisdictions are reviewed. Lessons learned are incorporated into a set of recommendations to inform the Town of Whitby’s approach to their upcoming Port Whitby zoning review. Key words: Land use planning, intensification, policy implementation, planning tools

Central Information Flows and Decision-Making Requirements

2013 ◽  
pp. 7-32
Author(s):  
Robin J.A. Sharp ◽  
Julie A. Ewald ◽  
Robert Kenward
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Land Use ◽  
European Union ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
State Level ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Information Flows ◽  
Project Partner

Information needs of government for SEA, EIA, and other aspects of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development are studied and reported in this chapter. This includes needs related to biodiversity for land use planning, for operation of the EU Common Agricultural Policy, for agricultural policy more generally, and for Biodiversity Action Plans. Legislation and its implementation are considered at European Union and member state level by direct enquiries and a preliminary questionnaire survey in project partner countries. Preliminary conclusions are drawn and lessons learned for a Pan-European survey.

scholarly journals Modelling with stakeholders to integrate biodiversity into land-use planning – Lessons learned in Réunion Island (Western Indian Ocean)

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 1413-1427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erwann Lagabrielle ◽  
Aurélie Botta ◽  
Williams Daré ◽  
Daniel David ◽  
Sigrid Aubert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Western Indian Ocean ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Reunion Island ◽  
Réunion Island

Practical integration of river basin and land use planning: lessons learned from two Finnish case studies

2010 ◽  
Vol 176 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
JANNE ALAHUHTA ◽  
VILLE HOKKA ◽  
HELI SAARIKOSKI ◽  
SEPPO HELLSTEN
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Lessons Learned

scholarly journals Provincial Land Use Planning Initiatives in the Town of Kapuskasing

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
O. W. Saarinen
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
World War I ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Urban Fringe ◽  
World War ◽  
History Of ◽  
Special Mention ◽  
The City ◽  
The Town

Kapuskasing, Ontario warrants special mention in the history of Canadian land use planning. The town first acquired special prominence immediately following World War I when it was the site of the first provincially-planned resource community in Canada. The early layout of the settlement reflected the imprints of both the "city beautiful" and "garden city" movements. After 1958, the resource community then became the focus for an important experiment in urban "fringe" rehabilitation at Brunetville, a suburban area situated just east of the planned Kapuskasing townsite. The author suggests that the role of the Brunetville experiment in helping to change the focus of urban renewal in Canada from redevelopment to rehabilitation has not been fully appreciated.

Urban Land Policy in Five Western Countries

1975 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Neutze
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
The United States ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Land Policy ◽  
Land Prices ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Land Use Controls ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Privately Owned

ABSTRACTWestern governments often attempt to regulate the use of privately owned urban land, while still relying on private landowners and developers to initiate development. This requires restrictions on the ways owners can develop their land, which restricts supply and increases land prices. The incentive of landowners to maximize the value of their land leads them to resist any restrictions on their right to develop.Different countries have responded to these difficulties in achieving land use policy objectives in different ways. In the United States, and to a lesser degree Australia, the private market largely determines the way cities grow and land use planning has only a minor influence. In Sweden and the Netherlands most land for development is purchased by the municipalities who also initiate the development. Britain, with strong land use controls, still relies on private development initiatives. Those controls restrict the land available and contribute to high land prices.

scholarly journals GIS Buildout Analysis and Urban Planning

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150006
Author(s):  
Carlos J. L. BALSAS
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Regional Planning ◽  
The State ◽  
Regulatory Environment ◽  
Land Use Patterns ◽  
Industrial Land ◽  
Urban And Regional Planning ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
The Town

A buildout analysis is an important methodology in land-use planning. The GIS technicalities of doing a buildout analysis tend to be the purview of professionals with a background in geographical sciences. However, it is argued that planners ought to be able to conduct buildout analysis in order to develop a better understanding of how land-use patterns could change sustainably over time depending on a community’s regulatory environment and pace of development. A state buildout analysis is compared and contrasted with buildouts conducted for two local jurisdictions on the opposite ends of Massachusetts: the towns of Amherst and Georgetown. The town of Amherst’s computations identified lower values of developable and new commercial/industrial land and 1,878 more new dwelling units than the state-led planning initiative three years earlier. In the case of Georgetown, the UMass Amherst planning consultancy identified lower values of developable land and fewer new dwelling units and 3.5 million square feet more of new commercial/industrial land than the state-led analysis. A series of implications for teaching buildout analysis in Urban and Regional Planning studio courses is presented.

scholarly journals Cross-border spaces and environmental planning: the Border 2012 Program at the U.S.-Mexico border

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Peña Medina
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Environmental Planning ◽  
Institutional Design ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Environmental Goals ◽  
Intergovernmental Coordination ◽  
The U.S

The objective of this article is twofold: first, to describe a pedagogical objective linking planning and policy concepts to the study of borderlands issues; second, to discuss the institutional framework of environmental planning at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Border 2012 program is used as a benchmark to discuss policy objectives, challenges and the shortcomings of cross-border environmental planning. The methodology followed is a program evaluation related to institutional design. The main conclusion is that environmental policy at the border has overlooked land use planning as an important tool for achieving environmental goals as set out by Border 2012. It is important to incorporate a mechanism that will allow better intergovernmental coordination and cooperation in land use planning policy.

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