The Oak Ridges Moraine battles development, sprawl, and nature conservation in the Toronto Region /
L. Anders Sandberg, Gerda R. Wekerle, and Liette Gilbert.
- Toronto [Ont. : University of Toronto Press, (c)2013. (Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2013).
- 1 online resource (xi, 320 pages) : illustrations, maps, digital file.
Includes bibliographies and index.
1 Development, sprawl, and conservation on the Oak Ridges Moraine -- 2 The Surfacing of a landform : historical representations of the Oak Ridges Moraine -- 3 Nature conservation planning in South-Central Ontario : a flashpoint -- 4 Residents speak for the Moraine -- 5 Taking a stand : preserving place and nature on the Moraine -- 6 Conservation planning in the service of growth -- 7 Producing exclusive landscape aesthetics -- 8 Conclusion : wrestling with development, sprawl, and nature conser vation -- Appendix 1: Oak Ridges Moraine chronology.
"The Oak Ridges Moraine is a unique landform that generated heated battles over the future of nature conservation, sprawl, and development in the Toronto region at the turn of the twenty-first century. This book provides a careful, multi-faceted history and policy analysis of planning issues and citizen activism on the Moraine's future in the face of rapid urban expansion. The Oak Ridges Moraine Battles captures the hidden aspects of a story that received a great deal of attention in the local and national news, and that ultimately led to provincial legislation aimed at protecting the Moraine and Ontario's Greenbelt. By giving voice to a range of actors - residents, activists, civil servants, scientists, developers and aggregate and other resource users, the book demonstrates how space on the urban periphery was reshaped in the Toronto region. The authors ask hard questions about who is included and excluded when the preservation of nature challenges the relentless process of urbanization." --pub. desc.