Rethinking surplus school reserve sites: Conceiving, regulating and repurposing "land like that" in Calgary, Alberta
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2014-09-24
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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.
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Urban and Regional Planning
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Martin, C. A. (2014). Rethinking surplus school reserve sites: Conceiving, regulating and repurposing "land like that" in Calgary, Alberta (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27660