Download or read book Land Use Planning and Sustainable Development in Canada written by Nigel H. Richardson and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paper exploring the contribution that institutionalized land use planning can make to the achievement of sustainable development, identifying general principles of land use planning and its application to further the implementation of sustainable development in different parts of Canada, and examining the federal interest and role. The paper deals with provincial agricultural land preservation programs, the northern land use planning policy, water-related planning, and a sample of the many special land use planning projects undertaken across Canada. It also discusses regional economic development, environmental impact assessment and conservation strategies.