Main entry:

Adams, Thomas, 1871-1940.

Title & Author:

Rediscovering Thomas Adams : rural planning and development in Canada / edited by Wayne J. Caldwell.

Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2011.

Description:

xxiv, 400 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introductory commentary / Jeanne M. Wolfe -- Rural population and production in Canada / Michael Troughton -- Present systems of surveying and planning land in rural areas / Hok-Lin Leung -- Rural transportation and distribution: railways and highways / Ian Wight -- Rural problems that arise in connection with land development / Len Gertler -- Organization of rural life and rural industries / Tony Fuller -- Government policies and land development / Jill L. Grant -- Returned soldiers and land settlement / John Devlin -- Provincial planning and development legislation / Gary Davidson -- Outline of proposals and general conclusions / Wayne J. Caldwell.
Also issued in electronic format.

Summary:

"Rural depopulation, protection of natural resources, suburbanization, affordable housing, mass transportation, loss of fertile lands -- these are modern problems, yet they are not new. Thomas Adams grappled with these same concerns nearly a century ago, when he wrote Rural Planning and Development, a comprehensive overview of planning issues at the time of the First World War. Rediscovering Thomas Adams reintroduces a new generation to a book that quickly became a touchstone for planners and planning in Canada. Updated with commentaries by Canada's leading planners who hold up Adams' text as a mirror to reflect upon contemporary planning issues, this richly illustrated book highlights Adams' influence on the planning profession and the continued significance of his comprehensive, pragmatic vision for building better rural and urban communities. Chapter by chapter, from production and systems of surveying to government policies and legislation, the contributors not only place Adams' text and Canadian planning in historical context, they also put forward a new vision of what planning and development can be. First published in 1917, Rural Planning and Development continues to resonate as a broad vision for planning, one that moves beyond the demands of the moment to offer a long-term vision for a better future"--Publisher's website.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

9780774819237 (alk. paper)
0774819235 (alk. paper)
9780774819244 (paperback : alk. paper)
0774819243
9780774819251 (pdf)
9780774819268 (epub)

Subject:

Adams, Thomas, 1871-1940. Rural planning and development.
Rural development Canada.
Développement rural Canada.
Rural conditions.
Rural development.
Ländliche Entwicklung
Canada Rural conditions.
Canada Conditions rurales.
Canada.
Kanada

Added entries:

Caldwell, Wayne (Wayne Joseph), 1957-
Adams, Thomas, 1871-1940. Rural planning and development.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 274377
Call No.: NA44.A218.A73 2011
Status: Available