Urban Planning

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Urban Planning

• Grade 12 Geography

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What you should be learning

• Illustrate strategies to improve urban
  environments
• Evaluate models of urban structure in developed
  and developing countries

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What is Urban Planning?

• Urban Planning Is organising lands in
  scientific, aesthetic and orderly manner. It aims
  to create good physical, economic and social
  conditions. It also promotes the health and well
  being of communities.
• Urban Planners are geographers the people that
  make sure this happens

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Urban Planners

• Plan for the future in addition to addressing
  current needs.
• What infrastructure will be needed for future
  transportation modes?
• How large will the population become?
• What will the demographics of the city be?
• What will the economy of the city do?
• How and where should the city expand to prevent
  land use conflicts?

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Urban Planners

• From Bike and Bus lanes to Bridges and Business
  parks. Urban planners have to decide where things
  go. How to regulate the city in the best possible
  manner

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Things that influence land use

• Physical attributes of the land
• Flood plains, hillsides, shorelines etc
• Natural corridors
• Accessibility
• Close to transportation routes/harbour?
• Proximity to public transit
• Compatibility
• Complementary land uses are desirable
• What are complimentary land uses for residential?
  What are not???

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Things that influence land use

• Historical Land Use
• Without great political pressure historic land
  uses often win. Its hard to force existing land
  users out of a neighbourhood.
• Consumer Demand and Land Value
• There is competition for the most desirable land
  in cities
• Therefore those who can pay most get the land
  they want.

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Peak Value Intersection (PVI)
Value of land
Distance from PVI (km)
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The Planning Process

• Challenges
• Must make decisions for the good of the community
  over the individual.
• Reduce conflicting land uses
• Finding a place for undesirable land uses like
  landfills, jails, power plants etc. (NIMBY)

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The Planning Process

• Zoning Bylaws
• The basic purpose of a zoning bylaw is to
  regulate what you can build and how big the
  building can be on a property.
• Individuals and Community Groups
• Need to get involved
• Public Meetings to present proposals
• After the fact Reviews/updates/exemptions

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