Jill L Grant
Biographic Data
| ID | 3780401 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jill L Grant |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jill L |
| FAMILY NAME | Grant |
| SIGNATURE | GRANT J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dalhousie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9941-7655 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 41 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 106 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 41 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Patsy Healey – In Theory and Practice
Complete Community
Problem, research strategy, and findings Despite the ubiquity of the concept of the complete community or neighborhood in Canadian planning practice and the recent spread of the idea in the United States, few scholars have examined the idea’s development and implications. Based on a content and thematic analysis of 102 plans and policies representing all Canadian provinces and territories, along with 205 planner interviews, I argue that the compl…
Handbook on smart growth
Handbook on smart growth: Promise, principles, and prospects for planning, by Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Rebecca Lewis, Arnab Chakraborty, and Kay June-Friesen (eds)." Journal of Urban Affairs, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2
When Politicians Call for “Better” Planning, it’s Time to Worry
“A Difficult Balancing Act”
Drawing on verbatim transcriptions of over 200 interviews, the article systematically analyzes the use of the concept of “balance” in what planners and others say about the nature and role of planning and planners. Planning involves managing competing aims and economic interests in processes that are simultaneously political and technical: what many call “a balancing act.” Discourse analysis of the content and form of utterances involving the roo…
The Creeping Conformity—and Potential Risks—of Contemporary Urbanism
As new urbanism has come to dominate planning, it has contributed to new kinds of design conformity. The recent emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the potential risks generated by some of new urbanism’s key principles, such as higher densities and transit orientation intended to enhance efficiency and sustainability
Pandemic Challenges to Planning Prescriptions
In the decades of high growth and optimism following the Second World War, faith in Keynesian economic policies supported rational-modernist-garden city planning in many affluent nations. Then the
Neighbourhood Change and the Fate of Rooming Houses
The paper examines changes in the number and geography of rooming houses in Halifax, Canada. Several factors contributed to the near extinction of private single‐room accommodations for hard‐to‐house, low‐income adults between 1995 and 2016, while student‐oriented rooming properties increased. Economic and population growth created strong housing demand as low borrowing costs facilitated property investment in central neighbourhoods. Planning pol…
Path dependencies affecting suburban density, mix, and diversity in Halifax
This paper examines path dependencies in suburban development outcomes in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Findings suggest that development patterns are constrained by geography and spatial configuration, the legacy of institutions and decisions, transportation technologies, political culture, the development industry, population growth and characteristics, economic conditions, and cultural and lifestyle preferences. Planning policies and practices that se…
Planners’ perceptions of why Canadian communities have too many plans
A survey of Canadian planners explored perceptions about factors contributing to the growing number of plans communities have adopted recently. The results suggest that practitioners see themselves as responding to current community concerns, as well as to requirements imposed by higher levels of government. Neoliberal practices that force compliance with accountability frameworks to enable transfer payments increase demands for new plans. Profes…
Planners' perceptions of the influence of leadership on coordinating plans
Based on interviews with 92 planners in five Canadian city-regions, we explore planners' perceptions of the ways that leadership affects their ability to coordinate land-use planning activities in the context of sometimes divergent or conflicting priorities and policies. Practitioners describe conditions where transformational leadership – with organizational leaders building followership around values set by political leaders – has become common…
Disputing the Character of the City
Like many cities with an abundant legacy of heritage structures and aspirations to expand their economic and population base, Halifax (Nova Scotia) experiences significant tensions between heritage conservation and urban development ambitions. On the one hand, Halifax has a vigorous heritage movement spawned in the wake of slum clearance and urban redevelopment efforts in the 1960s; heritage advocates work consistently to conserve the low-rise ch…
Integrated Community Sustainability Planning in Atlantic Canada
In 2005 the Canadian federal government initiated a New Deal for Cities and Communities. The program, which involved bilateral agreements with provincial governments, promised substantial funding to municipalities to promote integrated community sustainability through capacity building and infrastructure renewal. We evaluate the content of sustainability plans and the processes that produced them in one region: Atlantic Canada. The findings sugge…
What affects perceptions of neighbourhood change
Key Messages Residents of Halifax do not perceive economic or social and cultural changes in their neighbourhoods; however, they do perceive those to the built environment. When residents of Halifax perceive changes in their neighbourhoods, they tend to be positive about them. Tabular and regression analysis show that sense of belonging increases positive perceptions of neighbourhood change and older age decreases positive views of change
New Urbanism
Governing Enclosure
Enclosed residential areas are proliferating in Malaysian cities, in common with many other parts of the world. The production of gated communities and guarded neighborhoods in Malaysia reveals the active role of the state in creating conditions that support enclosure and securitization of space. This article examines the role of governance in producing residential enclaves that reinforce segregation and fragment urban landscapes. Based on a stud…
Guarding the Neighbourhood
While securitised enclaves have become a global phenomenon, case studies of particular nations reveal the unique interplay between local conditions and international influences. This article presents the first major empirical study of gated developments in Malaysia. We found two types of enclosures being produced in urban Malaysia. Market-produced gated communities, attracting affluent households to live within elegant walls, dominate new growth …
The social and spatial implications of community action to enclose space
Precarious creativity
As people taking risks to refashion their lives in new locations, and as super-creative persons who innovate in the cultural realm, immigrant cultural workers would seem ideal recruits for cities eager to pursue the creative city agenda for growth. Cultural workers immigrate because of personal connections, individual choices and serendipitous circumstances. Their ability to continue to work in the cultural sector in smaller urban regions depends…
New urbanism
Policy-maker Perspectives on Youth Health and the Built Environment
As obesity rates have climbed, the planning literature has identified possible connections between health and the built environment. This paper reports on the results of focus group discussions with planners and policy-members in Atlantic Canada, a region with high youth obesity rates. Planner participants showed limited knowledge of the way that planning and zoning policies could affect healthy eating options for youth. They believed that the bu…
Where Is the Café? The Challenge of Making Retail Uses Viable in Mixed-use Suburban Developments
Contemporary planners see mixing residential, retail and other compatible uses as an essential planning principle. This paper explores the challenges that planners, developers and municipal councillors encounter in trying to implement retail uses as part of the mix in suburban areas in three Canadian cities. The study finds that planners employ evolutionary theories of urban development to naturalise their normative visions of walkable and sociab…
A tale of two scenes
Although Toronto has been the centre of the Canadian music industry for many decades, recent interviews reveal that industrial restructuring may be affecting the choices that musicians make about where to live and work. In an era of contemporary independent music production, some smaller city‐regions, such as Halifax, Nova Scotia, are becoming more attractive to musicians. This article explores the ways in which musicians consider the economic an…
Reproducing Difference
Historical and cultural studies of residential enclaves reveal the range of patterns within a phenomenon that some have treated essentially as the result of contemporary neoliberal conditions. Gated and enclosed communities are by no means new, nor are they the product of universal principles or circumstances. Among other things, they reflect historical conditions, contemporary concerns, cultural ambitions and inter-group dynamics. Based largely …
Narratives of the future
Planning Responses to Gated Communities in Canada
This paper describes the distribution of gated developments and the municipal planning response to them in Canada. Although gating is not as common as in the US, the number of gated subdivisions is increasing, especially in western Canada. Gating has not yet generated significant social debate regarding the social, economic or political implications of this residential form. While planners in some communities have developed tools to regulate gati…
Armed Compounds and Broken Arms
In recent geographic and urban discourse, neoliberalism increasingly appears as an explanatory framework for a range of spatial phenomena, including gated communities. This article compares the form and function of gated communities in Israel and Canada to illustrate how locally and historically contingent development processes and cultural understandings intersect and interact with globalizing practices and regional manifestations of neoliberal …
Reproducing Difference
Historical and cultural studies of residential enclaves reveal the range of patterns within a phenomenon that some have treated essentially as the result of contemporary neoliberal conditions. Gated and enclosed communities are by no means new, nor are they the product of universal principles or circumstances. Among other things, they reflect historical conditions, contemporary concerns, cultural ambitions and inter-group dynamics. Based largely …
A tale of two scenes
Although Toronto has been the centre of the Canadian music industry for many decades, recent interviews reveal that industrial restructuring may be affecting the choices that musicians make about where to live and work. In an era of contemporary independent music production, some smaller city‐regions, such as Halifax, Nova Scotia, are becoming more attractive to musicians. This article explores the ways in which musicians consider the economic an…
Narratives of the future
Where Is the Café? The Challenge of Making Retail Uses Viable in Mixed-use Suburban Developments
Contemporary planners see mixing residential, retail and other compatible uses as an essential planning principle. This paper explores the challenges that planners, developers and municipal councillors encounter in trying to implement retail uses as part of the mix in suburban areas in three Canadian cities. The study finds that planners employ evolutionary theories of urban development to naturalise their normative visions of walkable and sociab…
Governing Enclosure
Enclosed residential areas are proliferating in Malaysian cities, in common with many other parts of the world. The production of gated communities and guarded neighborhoods in Malaysia reveals the active role of the state in creating conditions that support enclosure and securitization of space. This article examines the role of governance in producing residential enclaves that reinforce segregation and fragment urban landscapes. Based on a stud…
Guarding the Neighbourhood
While securitised enclaves have become a global phenomenon, case studies of particular nations reveal the unique interplay between local conditions and international influences. This article presents the first major empirical study of gated developments in Malaysia. We found two types of enclosures being produced in urban Malaysia. Market-produced gated communities, attracting affluent households to live within elegant walls, dominate new growth …
Precarious creativity
As people taking risks to refashion their lives in new locations, and as super-creative persons who innovate in the cultural realm, immigrant cultural workers would seem ideal recruits for cities eager to pursue the creative city agenda for growth. Cultural workers immigrate because of personal connections, individual choices and serendipitous circumstances. Their ability to continue to work in the cultural sector in smaller urban regions depends…
The social dynamics of attracting talent in Halifax
The paper reports a case study of factors attracting and retaining talented and creative workers in Halifax, Nova Scotia. All categories of workers interviewed mentioned quality of place and amenities in discussing their location preferences, but that could not fully explain their choices. For some occupations (like health research), talented people followed jobs; in other sectors (like music), talented workers migrated to a sympathetic locale wi…
Path dependencies affecting suburban density, mix, and diversity in Halifax
This paper examines path dependencies in suburban development outcomes in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Findings suggest that development patterns are constrained by geography and spatial configuration, the legacy of institutions and decisions, transportation technologies, political culture, the development industry, population growth and characteristics, economic conditions, and cultural and lifestyle preferences. Planning policies and practices that se…
The social and spatial implications of community action to enclose space
What affects perceptions of neighbourhood change
Key Messages Residents of Halifax do not perceive economic or social and cultural changes in their neighbourhoods; however, they do perceive those to the built environment. When residents of Halifax perceive changes in their neighbourhoods, they tend to be positive about them. Tabular and regression analysis show that sense of belonging increases positive perceptions of neighbourhood change and older age decreases positive views of change
Planning the (dis)connected city
A strong consensus around values of mixed use, connected streets, and alternative transportation modes drives urban planning theory in most Western nations today. Smart growth and sustainable development models promote diversity, affordability, and connectedness in a vibrant public realm. At the same time, though, we note that gated developments are on the increase. How can we account for the proliferation of homogeneous, isolated, and car-orient…
Changing Patterns of Wage Labor Migration in the Kilenge Area of Papua New Guinea
This study of the inhabitants of Ongaia village in the Kilenge area of Papua New Guinea documents the role of labor migration in one area of New Britain. It notes that the potential for migration seems to vary with several factors: opportunities at the destination and perceptions of those opportunities; pressures in the village such as population, productivity, perceived need for cash, and social values; and connections between town and village. …
Neighbourhood Change and the Fate of Rooming Houses
The paper examines changes in the number and geography of rooming houses in Halifax, Canada. Several factors contributed to the near extinction of private single‐room accommodations for hard‐to‐house, low‐income adults between 1995 and 2016, while student‐oriented rooming properties increased. Economic and population growth created strong housing demand as low borrowing costs facilitated property investment in central neighbourhoods. Planning pol…
Integrated Community Sustainability Planning in Atlantic Canada
In 2005 the Canadian federal government initiated a New Deal for Cities and Communities. The program, which involved bilateral agreements with provincial governments, promised substantial funding to municipalities to promote integrated community sustainability through capacity building and infrastructure renewal. We evaluate the content of sustainability plans and the processes that produced them in one region: Atlantic Canada. The findings sugge…
The effects of new land use patterns on resources and food production in Kilenge, West New Britain
Naming Practices in Kilenge
References Zelenietz, Martin, 1980. After the Despot: Changing Patterns of Leadership and Social Control in Kilenge, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Zelenietz, Martin and Jill Grant. 1980. Kilenge narogo: ceremonies, resources and prestige in West New Britain. Oceania 51 (2): 98–117
Changing Patterns of Wage Labor Migration in the Kilenge Area of Papua New Guinea
Kilenge Narogo
Changing Patterns of Wage Labor Migration in the Kilenge Area of Papua New Guinea
This study of the inhabitants of Ongaia village in the Kilenge area of Papua New Guinea documents the role of labor migration in one area of New Britain. It notes that the potential for migration seems to vary with several factors: opportunities at the destination and perceptions of those opportunities; pressures in the village such as population, productivity, perceived need for cash, and social values; and connections between town and village. …
Changing Patterns of Wage Labor Migration in the Kilenge Area of Papua New Guinea
Naming Practices in Kilenge
References Zelenietz, Martin, 1980. After the Despot: Changing Patterns of Leadership and Social Control in Kilenge, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Zelenietz, Martin and Jill Grant. 1980. Kilenge narogo: ceremonies, resources and prestige in West New Britain. Oceania 51 (2): 98–117
The Problem With Pisins
The Problem With Pisins
The impacts of dependent development on community and resources in Kilenge, Papua New Guinea
The effects of new land use patterns on resources and food production in Kilenge, West New Britain
Mixed Use in Theory and Practice
This article explores the theory and practice of mixed use, from its origins in the critiques of Jane Jacobs to the recent prescriptions of New Urbanism. Drawing on experiences in Canada, where mixed use has become firmly established as a key planning principle, we identify some of the problems and barriers encountered in seeking mix in several cities. We find that mixed use promises economic vitality, social equity, and environmental quality, bu…
Types of Gated Communities
In the last decade the planning literature has reflected growing interest in the topic of gated communities. To date, this relatively new field of research has generated limited theoretical development. Although recent literature has begun to elucidate the social and economic contexts that make gated enclaves a global phenomenon, few works offer an overview of the physical features of gated communities. The key source articulating a framework for…
Planning Responses to Gated Communities in Canada
This paper describes the distribution of gated developments and the municipal planning response to them in Canada. Although gating is not as common as in the US, the number of gated subdivisions is increasing, especially in western Canada. Gating has not yet generated significant social debate regarding the social, economic or political implications of this residential form. While planners in some communities have developed tools to regulate gati…
Planning the (dis)connected city
A strong consensus around values of mixed use, connected streets, and alternative transportation modes drives urban planning theory in most Western nations today. Smart growth and sustainable development models promote diversity, affordability, and connectedness in a vibrant public realm. At the same time, though, we note that gated developments are on the increase. How can we account for the proliferation of homogeneous, isolated, and car-orient…
Global Theory and Local Practice in Planning in Halifax
A case study of a redevelopment project in Halifax, Nova Scotia illustrates the way in which creative governance facilitated collaboration and innovation in a region with a history of poor inter-governmental relations and traditional urban–rural rivalries. Influential civic entrepreneurs took advantage of the pervasive aura of the ‘creative cities’ discourse and the thick connections among local social networks to bring the resources of three lev…
Theory and Practice in Planning the Suburbs
Although municipalities across Canada have adopted principles of new urbanism, smart growth, and sustainability in their planning and policy documents, new suburbs continue to reveal the influence of conventional development practices. This paper examines challenges to implementing new planning principles and reveals some of the ways that the development market selectively resists planning objectives in three Canadian urban areas. Interviews with…
Armed Compounds and Broken Arms
In recent geographic and urban discourse, neoliberalism increasingly appears as an explanatory framework for a range of spatial phenomena, including gated communities. This article compares the form and function of gated communities in Israel and Canada to illustrate how locally and historically contingent development processes and cultural understandings intersect and interact with globalizing practices and regional manifestations of neoliberal …
Narratives of the future
The social dynamics of attracting talent in Halifax
The paper reports a case study of factors attracting and retaining talented and creative workers in Halifax, Nova Scotia. All categories of workers interviewed mentioned quality of place and amenities in discussing their location preferences, but that could not fully explain their choices. For some occupations (like health research), talented people followed jobs; in other sectors (like music), talented workers migrated to a sympathetic locale wi…
New urbanism
Policy-maker Perspectives on Youth Health and the Built Environment
As obesity rates have climbed, the planning literature has identified possible connections between health and the built environment. This paper reports on the results of focus group discussions with planners and policy-members in Atlantic Canada, a region with high youth obesity rates. Planner participants showed limited knowledge of the way that planning and zoning policies could affect healthy eating options for youth. They believed that the bu…
Where Is the Café? The Challenge of Making Retail Uses Viable in Mixed-use Suburban Developments
Contemporary planners see mixing residential, retail and other compatible uses as an essential planning principle. This paper explores the challenges that planners, developers and municipal councillors encounter in trying to implement retail uses as part of the mix in suburban areas in three Canadian cities. The study finds that planners employ evolutionary theories of urban development to naturalise their normative visions of walkable and sociab…
A tale of two scenes
Although Toronto has been the centre of the Canadian music industry for many decades, recent interviews reveal that industrial restructuring may be affecting the choices that musicians make about where to live and work. In an era of contemporary independent music production, some smaller city‐regions, such as Halifax, Nova Scotia, are becoming more attractive to musicians. This article explores the ways in which musicians consider the economic an…
Reproducing Difference
Historical and cultural studies of residential enclaves reveal the range of patterns within a phenomenon that some have treated essentially as the result of contemporary neoliberal conditions. Gated and enclosed communities are by no means new, nor are they the product of universal principles or circumstances. Among other things, they reflect historical conditions, contemporary concerns, cultural ambitions and inter-group dynamics. Based largely …
Precarious creativity
As people taking risks to refashion their lives in new locations, and as super-creative persons who innovate in the cultural realm, immigrant cultural workers would seem ideal recruits for cities eager to pursue the creative city agenda for growth. Cultural workers immigrate because of personal connections, individual choices and serendipitous circumstances. Their ability to continue to work in the cultural sector in smaller urban regions depends…
Guarding the Neighbourhood
While securitised enclaves have become a global phenomenon, case studies of particular nations reveal the unique interplay between local conditions and international influences. This article presents the first major empirical study of gated developments in Malaysia. We found two types of enclosures being produced in urban Malaysia. Market-produced gated communities, attracting affluent households to live within elegant walls, dominate new growth …
The social and spatial implications of community action to enclose space
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