Rethinking surplus school reserve sites: Conceiving, regulating and repurposing "land like that" in Calgary, Alberta
Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This research addresses the question: if a surplus School Reserve site is no longer for a school, then what is it? What happens when multiple sites are in transition? A case study was conducted in the City of Calgary, Alberta, to explore how professional stakeholders conceive of the site itself and its reuse; and to understand how policy, in its design, application and implementation, shapes site reuse. Interviews with key informants, and analysis of the policy, demonstrated that the sites are a complex and important community asset that is held in trust for the citizens of Calgary. The current approach to site reuse is constrained by: provincial legislation that limits site uses; processes that are ill-defined; and a lack of clarity about how the future School Reserve could serve a transitioning community. Before site redesign can begin, site reconceptualization must continue.
DOI: 10.11575/prism/27660
Author: Martin, Catherine Anne
Language: English
Topic: Urban Planning and Valuation
Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2529575915