Reorienting Urban Development? Structural Obstruction to New Urban Forms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4383309 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pierre Filion (0000-0002-7538-6441, University of Waterloo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-19 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-1317 • E-ISSN: 1468-2427 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2009.00896.x |
| OpenAlex | W2162065733 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 38 |
There is a growing sense that the North American low-density and automobile-dependent urban form is unsustainable from the perspectives of quality of life, economics and the environment. Yet for all the calls for a transformation of development patterns, trends inherited from the post-second world war period die hard. This article employs structuration theory to generate a conceptual framework that identifies factors of structural stability and transformation. It then uses this framework to account for difficulties in achieving a transition to higher density and less automobile-dependent forms of development. The evidence originates from Toronto and points to an uncertain transition in urban development. The article closes with a consideration of society-wide implications of the difficulties in redirecting structural tendencies when an environmental crisis looms on the horizon.Résumé Selon une opinion grandissante, la formule de la ville nord-américaine à faible densité et dépendante de l'automobile ne peut durer, que l'on considère la qualité de la vie, l'économie ou l'environnement. Malgré tous les appels à un changement de schémas d'aménagement, les tendances héritées de l'après-deuxième guerre mondiale ont la vie dure. S'appuyant sur la théorie de la structuration, l'article définit un cadre conceptuel qui identifie les facteurs de stabilité et de transformation structurelle. Il applique ensuite ce cadre pour rendre compte des problèmes que pose une transition vers des formes d'aménagement moins denses et moins dépendantes de l'automobile. Les éléments factuels, tirés du cas de Toronto, indiquent une phase de transition incertaine dans l'aménagement urbain. La conclusion s'intéresse aux implications, à l'échelle de la société, des difficultés à réorienter les tendances structurelles alors qu'une crise environnementale menace
Economics · Economy · Humanities · Political science · Sociology · Welfare economics · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Philosophy · Urban Planning and Governance · Urban Transport and Accessibility
Introduction
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Hard and Soft Densification Policies in the Paris City-Region
Living on the Edge
On the (ir)relevance of structuration theory to empirical research
Growing Smarter
The Politics of the Environment
New State Spaces
Consumerism
Institutionalization and Structuration
Measuring Urban Form
Smart Growth
The New Middle Class and the Remaking of the Central City
Giddens' Theory of Structuration
Structuration Theory
The Shape of the City
Understanding the Nimby and Lulu Phenomena
Bowling Alone
Green Political Thought
Globalization and the transformation of the tax state
Urban Sprawl in Western Europe and the United States
The changing social structure
Edgeless Cities
In the Long Run We're All Dead
Canada-U.S. Metropolitan Density Patterns
Boston, the Great Depression, and the New Deal
The Decline of Transit
Globalization and Capital Taxation in Consensus and Majoritarian Democracies
Electoral Representation, Zoning Politics, and the Exclusion of Group Homes
Modernity, Urbanism, and Modern Consumption
Central Problems in Social Theory
A Theory of Structure
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.43 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |