Governance of Near-Urban Conservation Areas

Lessons from the Conflicts Surrounding Gatineau Park near Ottawa, Canada

AvMichael Lait

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

This book comprehensively describes the history of Gatineau Park, from the first proposals for a “national park” in the early 1900s to the governance issues in the present period, and it highlights the issues concerning the planning and governance of this unique near-urban ecological area.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-03-23
Mått:155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt:539 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Local and Urban Governance
Antal sidor:291
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030644420

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Michael Lait is a CMHC-SSHRC postdoctoral fellow and instructor in the Department of Sociology at Vancouver Island University, where he also teaches in the Global Studies program. He obtained his PhD in Sociology from Carleton University in 2017.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. National park at the doorstep of the capital.- Chapter 3. The Gatineau Hills clear-cutting controversy.- Chapter 4. The creation of "Gatineau Park".- Chapter 5. Park governance under the Federal District Commission.- Chapter 6. Sparking the private lands issue.- Chapter 7. Park governance under the National Capital Commission.- Chapter 8. An activist Chair governs.- Chapter 9. Planning, expropriations, planning …- Chapter 10. The McInnis scare.- Chapter 11. Protecting the park’s status quo.- Chapter 12. Ongoing campaign for legislation and issue flare-ups.- Chapter 13. Conclusion