Report: iv., pp.156, appendix A-G.; ill., digital file.Land use planning in Canada is in the process of undergoing a radical shift as legislation, much of
which dates from the 1980s or even the 1970s, is less and less able to cope with the increasing
complexity of land use issues faced in every region of the country. Growing metropolitan regions,
mechanization and intensification of farming practices and a growing concern over environmental
issues have radically altered the context within which planning takes place. Concerns with water
quality, particularly in light of the Walkerton tragedy, as well as the advent of Intensive Livestock
Operations and rapidly expanding urban fringes are at the fore of land use issues facing planners in
Canada today.The Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Researc
