Toward Smart Growth in Calgary

Overcoming Barriers to Sustainable Urban Development

February 20, 2006
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Jesse Row
Former Program Director, Energy Efficiency
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This report presents the principles of Smart Growth as a sustainable alternative to the current pattern of sprawling, automobile dependent development in Calgary. Evidence collected from scholarly sources as well as interviews conducted with 18 leading Calgarians—representing a range of sectors including the development industry, social service agencies, the City and academia—are used to identify and assess the most significant threats posed by sprawl.

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Jesse Row
Former Program Director, Energy Efficiency

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