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Decentralized decision‐making and urban planning: A case study of density for benefit agreements in Toronto and Vancouver
Author(s) -
Moore Aaron A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
canadian public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.361
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1754-7121
pISSN - 0008-4840
DOI - 10.1111/capa.12179
Subject(s) - decentralization , environmental planning , urban planning , business , regional science , public administration , political science , geography , engineering , civil engineering , law
This article compares the design and implementation of density for benefit agreements (DBAs), a form of density “bonusing” in Toronto and Vancouver. The cities identify many of the same priorities for benefits secured from developers, but in practice they prioritize widely different benefits. By comparing practice in Toronto and Vancouver, this article demonstrates how institutional differences and the decentralization of policy decision‐making in major cities can affect urban planning decision‐making.