a) What is transformative planning? How does it differ from any other form of planning? How can transformative planning be mobilized and operationalized in Canada?
1. Based on your reading of Lane and Hibbard (2005) and posted on course website, please answer TWO (2) questions.350-500 words each, double-space, typed please. 20 points each question.
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a) What is transformative planning? How does it differ from any other form of planning? How can transformative planning be mobilized and operationalized in Canada? What are the potential benefits of such an approach to planning in Canada? Provide a specific example(s) where possible.
b) According to these authors, the modern profession of planning has been unkind to indigenous people. Do you agree with this opinion? Base your argument on concrete examples from both the article and other experiences you may have encountered (personal or in the literature).
2. Provide a critical commentary on regional planning. What is the future of regional planning in Canada? Who stands to gain (economically, or otherwise) from regional planning? What might be the shortcoming of regional planning? What (and who) might be missed, or over-looked, by taking a regional planning approach.In its present form and application, does regional planning serve the needs of all Canadian society? 350-500 words.