TY - JOUR
T1 - Heritage conservation districts work
T2 - Evidence from the province of Ontario, Canada
AU - Shipley, Robert
AU - Jonas, Kayla
AU - Kovacs, Jason F.
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - Regulating change in historic districts to maintain their character is a conservation tool used around the world. In spite of success elsewhere, heritage conservation districts are still resisted by many in North America. To address the concerns of those opposed, the oldest 32 of 93 districts in Ontario were studied. Resident surveys, land-use mapping, townscape evaluation, land value records, municipal documents, and interviews were used. Findings indicate that people who live and own property in districts are satisfied, requests for alterations are approved promptly, districts meet most of their goals, and property values perform better in the marketplace than those in surrounding areas.
AB - Regulating change in historic districts to maintain their character is a conservation tool used around the world. In spite of success elsewhere, heritage conservation districts are still resisted by many in North America. To address the concerns of those opposed, the oldest 32 of 93 districts in Ontario were studied. Resident surveys, land-use mapping, townscape evaluation, land value records, municipal documents, and interviews were used. Findings indicate that people who live and own property in districts are satisfied, requests for alterations are approved promptly, districts meet most of their goals, and property values perform better in the marketplace than those in surrounding areas.
KW - Ontario
KW - heritage planning
KW - historic conservation districts
KW - property values
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79961148628&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1078087411400559
DO - 10.1177/1078087411400559
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79961148628
SN - 1078-0874
VL - 47
SP - 611
EP - 641
JO - Urban Affairs Review
JF - Urban Affairs Review
IS - 5
ER -
