David L A Gordon

 David L A Gordon

David L A Gordon

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Biography

Queen's University Kingston - Policy Studies

Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Department of Geography and Planning at Queen's University
Higher Education
David
Gordon
Ontario, Canada
SURP Director 2008-2018. My teaching includes courses in urban development, planning history and urban design. Previous graduate courses covered negotiation, implementation, real estate, population projections and public-private partnerships. Other teaching appointments have been at University of Pennsylvania, Riga, Harvard, Toronto, Ryerson and McGill.

My research areas include planning history (especially Canada's capital region); waterfront redevelopment and planning Canadian suburbs. Major publications and research web sites are noted below.

Outreach and service include the Council for Canadian Urbanism; the National Executive Forum for Public Property (see below) and long-term involvement in Queen's campus planning.


Experience

  • Queen's University

    Associate & Asst. Professor

    David L A worked at Queen's University as a Associate & Asst. Professor

  • Queen's University

    Professor & Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Department of Geography and Planning

    David L A worked at Queen's University as a Professor & Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Department of Geography and Planning

  • Queen's University

    Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Department of Geography and Planning

    David L A worked at Queen's University as a Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Department of Geography and Planning

  • National Executive Forum on Public Property

    The Forum brings together member organizations from all levels of government across Canada to create a public sector council where real property knowledge and best practices are exchanged, policy and governance issues debated and analyzed, and impediments to program delivery routinely overcome through a better understanding of common challenges and opportunities. Faculty Co-ordinator; Research Committee Chair; Executive Committee; 2003-2018.
    publicpropertyforum.ca

  • Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU)

    Founding Board member; frequent conference presenter; author of a working paper and several case studies.

  • Ryerson University

    Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning

    Taught urban and transportation planning full-time in 1978-9; then plan implementation and urban public-private partnerships courses as an adjunct lecturer.

  • University of Toronto

    Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept. of Architecture

    Co-taught housing and urban design studio; faculty co-ordinator of the Graduate Diploma in Real Estate Development.

  • Harvard Graduate School of Design

    Instructor

    Co-taught graduate course in urban politics & land use planning and also undergraduate introduction to urban planning. Prepared urban design case studies.

  • The Kirkland Partnership

    Director of Planning & Development

    Major planning and urban design projects throughout central Canada including Toronto Railway Lands Review; Oshawa Downtown Urban Design Study; Toronto Ataratiri Site Plan; McGuinness Neighbourhood Plan, Etobicoke; East of Bay Plan, Toronto; Lower Yonge St. Urban Design Study; Don River and Rouge Valley plans.

Education

  • Harvard University Graduate School of Design

    D.Des.

    Urban Planning and Design
    Doctoral Dissertation: "Implementing Urban Waterfront Redevelopment" Supervisors: Alan Altshuler (Chair); Tony Gomez-Ibanez, Gary Hack (MIT).

  • Harvard Business School

    MBA

    General Management, Real Estate
    Research paper: "Canadian Industrial Policy" for Michael E. Porter

  • Queen's University

    MPL

    Urban and Regional Planning
    Masters Report: University Student Housing; Supervisor: Professor Eric Thrift FCIP

  • Queen's University

    Associate & Asst. Professor



  • Queen's University

    Professor & Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Department of Geography and Planning



  • Queen's University

    Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Department of Geography and Planning



Publications

  • Planning Canadian Communities, 6th ed.

    Nelson

    Planning Canadian Communities tells how community planning got started in Canada, how it works today, and who participates in it. It is the most widely used planning text in Canada since 1986, and I joined Gerald Hodge as co-author in 2008. This sixth edition includes three new chapters, 12 new case studies and double the number of images and references. Winner of the 2014 Canadian Institute of Planners Award for Planning Excellence.

  • Planning Canadian Communities, 6th ed.

    Nelson

    Planning Canadian Communities tells how community planning got started in Canada, how it works today, and who participates in it. It is the most widely used planning text in Canada since 1986, and I joined Gerald Hodge as co-author in 2008. This sixth edition includes three new chapters, 12 new case studies and double the number of images and references. Winner of the 2014 Canadian Institute of Planners Award for Planning Excellence.

  • Town and Crown: An Illustrated History of Canada's Capital

    Invenire Books, Ottawa

    Town and Crown is an illustrated history of the planning and development of Canada’s capital city, filling a significant gap in our urban scholarship. It is the story of the transformation of the region from a sub-arctic wilderness portage to an attractive modern metropolis with a high quality of life. The book examines the period from 1800-2011, and is the first major study that covers both sides of the Ottawa River, addressing the settlement history of aboriginal, French and English peoples.

  • Planning Canadian Communities, 6th ed.

    Nelson

    Planning Canadian Communities tells how community planning got started in Canada, how it works today, and who participates in it. It is the most widely used planning text in Canada since 1986, and I joined Gerald Hodge as co-author in 2008. This sixth edition includes three new chapters, 12 new case studies and double the number of images and references. Winner of the 2014 Canadian Institute of Planners Award for Planning Excellence.

  • Town and Crown: An Illustrated History of Canada's Capital

    Invenire Books, Ottawa

    Town and Crown is an illustrated history of the planning and development of Canada’s capital city, filling a significant gap in our urban scholarship. It is the story of the transformation of the region from a sub-arctic wilderness portage to an attractive modern metropolis with a high quality of life. The book examines the period from 1800-2011, and is the first major study that covers both sides of the Ottawa River, addressing the settlement history of aboriginal, French and English peoples.

  • Planning Twentieth-Century Capital Cities

    Routledge

    This edited book explores what makes capital cities different from other cities, why their planning is unique, and why there is such variety among fifteen cities.

Positions

  • National Executive Forum on Public Property

    Faculty Co-ordinator; Executive Committee; Research Advisory Committee chair

    The National Executive Forum on Public Property is a national non-profit organization for the advancement and sharing of best practices in public land management, use and development. The Forum began in 1998 as the Queen’s Land Forum. www.publicpropertyforum.ca

  • National Executive Forum on Public Property

    Faculty Co-ordinator; Executive Committee; Research Advisory Committee chair

    The National Executive Forum on Public Property is a national non-profit organization for the advancement and sharing of best practices in public land management, use and development. The Forum began in 1998 as the Queen’s Land Forum. www.publicpropertyforum.ca

  • International Planning History Society

    Council; Planning Perspectives prize jury

    The IPHS fosters the study of planning history worldwide; encourages place-based networks in the fields of planning history; publishes a journal and organises conferences. www.planninghistory.org

  • National Executive Forum on Public Property

    Faculty Co-ordinator; Executive Committee; Research Advisory Committee chair

    The National Executive Forum on Public Property is a national non-profit organization for the advancement and sharing of best practices in public land management, use and development. The Forum began in 1998 as the Queen’s Land Forum. www.publicpropertyforum.ca

  • International Planning History Society

    Council; Planning Perspectives prize jury

    The IPHS fosters the study of planning history worldwide; encourages place-based networks in the fields of planning history; publishes a journal and organises conferences. www.planninghistory.org

  • Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU)

    Board of Directors; Research Committee Chair

    The Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU) promotes best practices and sharing experience in building great communities across Canada. www.canadianurbanism.ca

  • National Executive Forum on Public Property

    Faculty Co-ordinator; Executive Committee; Research Advisory Committee chair

    The National Executive Forum on Public Property is a national non-profit organization for the advancement and sharing of best practices in public land management, use and development. The Forum began in 1998 as the Queen’s Land Forum. www.publicpropertyforum.ca

  • International Planning History Society

    Council; Planning Perspectives prize jury

    The IPHS fosters the study of planning history worldwide; encourages place-based networks in the fields of planning history; publishes a journal and organises conferences. www.planninghistory.org

  • Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU)

    Board of Directors; Research Committee Chair

    The Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU) promotes best practices and sharing experience in building great communities across Canada. www.canadianurbanism.ca

  • National Executive Forum on Public Property

    Faculty Co-ordinator; Executive Committee; Research Advisory Committee chair

    The National Executive Forum on Public Property is a national non-profit organization for the advancement and sharing of best practices in public land management, use and development. The Forum began in 1998 as the Queen’s Land Forum. www.publicpropertyforum.ca

  • International Planning History Society

    Council; Planning Perspectives prize jury

    The IPHS fosters the study of planning history worldwide; encourages place-based networks in the fields of planning history; publishes a journal and organises conferences. www.planninghistory.org

  • Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU)

    Board of Directors; Research Committee Chair

    The Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU) promotes best practices and sharing experience in building great communities across Canada. www.canadianurbanism.ca

  • National Executive Forum on Public Property

    Faculty Co-ordinator; Executive Committee; Research Advisory Committee chair

    The National Executive Forum on Public Property is a national non-profit organization for the advancement and sharing of best practices in public land management, use and development. The Forum began in 1998 as the Queen’s Land Forum. www.publicpropertyforum.ca

  • International Planning History Society

    Council; Planning Perspectives prize jury

    The IPHS fosters the study of planning history worldwide; encourages place-based networks in the fields of planning history; publishes a journal and organises conferences. www.planninghistory.org

  • Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU)

    Board of Directors; Research Committee Chair

    The Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU) promotes best practices and sharing experience in building great communities across Canada. www.canadianurbanism.ca

  • National Executive Forum on Public Property

    Faculty Co-ordinator; Executive Committee; Research Advisory Committee chair

    The National Executive Forum on Public Property is a national non-profit organization for the advancement and sharing of best practices in public land management, use and development. The Forum began in 1998 as the Queen’s Land Forum. www.publicpropertyforum.ca

  • International Planning History Society

    Council; Planning Perspectives prize jury

    The IPHS fosters the study of planning history worldwide; encourages place-based networks in the fields of planning history; publishes a journal and organises conferences. www.planninghistory.org

  • Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU)

    Board of Directors; Research Committee Chair

    The Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU) promotes best practices and sharing experience in building great communities across Canada. www.canadianurbanism.ca

  • National Executive Forum on Public Property

    Faculty Co-ordinator; Executive Committee; Research Advisory Committee chair

    The National Executive Forum on Public Property is a national non-profit organization for the advancement and sharing of best practices in public land management, use and development. The Forum began in 1998 as the Queen’s Land Forum. www.publicpropertyforum.ca

  • International Planning History Society

    Council; Planning Perspectives prize jury

    The IPHS fosters the study of planning history worldwide; encourages place-based networks in the fields of planning history; publishes a journal and organises conferences. www.planninghistory.org

  • Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU)

    Board of Directors; Research Committee Chair

    The Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU) promotes best practices and sharing experience in building great communities across Canada. www.canadianurbanism.ca

  • National Executive Forum on Public Property

    Faculty Co-ordinator; Executive Committee; Research Advisory Committee chair

    The National Executive Forum on Public Property is a national non-profit organization for the advancement and sharing of best practices in public land management, use and development. The Forum began in 1998 as the Queen’s Land Forum. www.publicpropertyforum.ca

  • International Planning History Society

    Council; Planning Perspectives prize jury

    The IPHS fosters the study of planning history worldwide; encourages place-based networks in the fields of planning history; publishes a journal and organises conferences. www.planninghistory.org

  • Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU)

    Board of Directors; Research Committee Chair

    The Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU) promotes best practices and sharing experience in building great communities across Canada. www.canadianurbanism.ca

  • National Executive Forum on Public Property

    Faculty Co-ordinator; Executive Committee; Research Advisory Committee chair

    The National Executive Forum on Public Property is a national non-profit organization for the advancement and sharing of best practices in public land management, use and development. The Forum began in 1998 as the Queen’s Land Forum. www.publicpropertyforum.ca

  • International Planning History Society

    Council; Planning Perspectives prize jury

    The IPHS fosters the study of planning history worldwide; encourages place-based networks in the fields of planning history; publishes a journal and organises conferences. www.planninghistory.org

  • Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU)

    Board of Directors; Research Committee Chair

    The Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU) promotes best practices and sharing experience in building great communities across Canada. www.canadianurbanism.ca

  • National Executive Forum on Public Property

    Faculty Co-ordinator; Executive Committee; Research Advisory Committee chair

    The National Executive Forum on Public Property is a national non-profit organization for the advancement and sharing of best practices in public land management, use and development. The Forum began in 1998 as the Queen’s Land Forum. www.publicpropertyforum.ca

  • International Planning History Society

    Council; Planning Perspectives prize jury

    The IPHS fosters the study of planning history worldwide; encourages place-based networks in the fields of planning history; publishes a journal and organises conferences. www.planninghistory.org

  • Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU)

    Board of Directors; Research Committee Chair

    The Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU) promotes best practices and sharing experience in building great communities across Canada. www.canadianurbanism.ca

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