Notable Canadian Planners
edit| Name | Active | Area of Expertise | Contributions to Planning | Notable contribution / Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humphrey Carver | 1902-1995 | Housing, Social Planning, Architect | He was a strong advocate for a federal housing policy in Canada. He wanted all Canadians to be housed, no matter the income level. [1] He was for a federally funded public housing program that would be implemented on the local level, by municipalities, non-profit associations or co-operatives. [2] He came up with the Rent-to-Income system. [3] He is known for his association with Regent Park, the first and largest public housing offered in Canada [4] | He has chaired the research committee and advisory group for the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Association (CMHC). [5] In 1968 he was made a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners. [6] - |
| Jeanne Wolfe | 1934-2009 | Urban Planning, Housing, international development planning | Contributor and promoter of urban planning in Quebec as an academic professor and as professional planner. [7] Her interest is on housing, planning processes and international planning. She has provided advice on planning issues to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the World Bank, and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). [8] Her writing contributed to the literature on housing policy in Canada [9] and urban geography in Montreal [10] She was also involved in public affairs, supporting co-operative housing and environmental preservation movements. [11] | She was professor emerita at the School of Urban Planning at McGill University. [12] She was posthumously appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2009. [13]
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References
edit- ^ Donn Downey The Globe and Mail. (1995.). Social planner devised rent; geared-to-income system in public housing: Humphrey carver. The Globe and Mail (1936-Current)
- ^ Bacher, J. C., eBrary (Canadian Publishers Collection), & desLibris - Books. (1993;2014;). Keeping to the marketplace: The evolution of canadian housing policy. Montreal; Buffalo;: McGill-Queen's University Press
- ^ Donn Downey The Globe and Mail. (1995,). Social planner devised rent; geared-to-income system in public housing: Humphrey carver. The Globe and Mail (1936-Current)
- ^ Carver, H. (1996, Fall). Humphrey carver 1903-1995 (excerpts from suburbia: Costs, consequences & alternatives). New City Magazine, 16, 12-16. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/docview/223166492?accountid=14656
- ^ Bacher, J. C., eBrary (Canadian Publishers Collection), & desLibris - Books. (1993;2014;). Keeping to the marketplace: The evolution of canadian housing policy. Montreal; Buffalo;: McGill-Queen's University Press
- ^ "College of Fellows: Humphrey S.M.Carver". Canadian Institute of Planners. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ "College of Fellows: Jeanne M. Wolfe CM, FCIP, OUQ (D)". Canadian Institute of Planners. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ Wolfe, J. M. (2002). biography. Progress in Planning, 57(3), 205-205. doi:10.1016/S0305-9006(02)00011-9
- ^ Wolfe, J. M. (1998). Canadian housing policy in the nineties. Housing Studies, 13(1), 121-134. doi:10.1080/02673039883524
- ^ Fischler, R., & Wolfe, J. M. (2000). Regional restructuring in montreal: An historical analysis.Canadian Journal of Regional Science, 23(1), 89.
- ^ "College of Fellows: Jeanne M. Wolfe CM, FCIP, OUQ (D)". Canadian Institute of Planners. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ Wolfe. J. M. (2002). biography. Progress in Planning, 57(3), 205-205. doi:10.1016/S0305-9006(02)00011-9
- ^ List of order of canada recipients. (2010, ). The Canadian Press