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Abstract
Humphrey S.M. Carver (1902–1995) played an important role in the federal government’s revival of Canadian community planning following the Second World War and guiding Canada’s transformation into a suburban nation. Carver was a senior executive at Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) from 1948 until his retirement in 1967. While Carver’s work as a housing advocate is well documented, his role as an advocate for community planning is less known. He was the founding vice-president of the Community Planning Association of Canada (CPAC) in 1947, president of the Town Planning Institute of Canada (TPIC), 1963–4, and a vice-president of the American Society of Planning Officials. While at CMHC, he assisted in the rapid national expansion of the CPAC and the 1953 resuscitation of the TPIC. His agency funded the establishment of the first five Canadian planning schools, hundreds of planning scholarships, and millions of dollars in planning research and planning studies.
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Humphrey S.M. Carver (1902–1995) a joué un rôle important en participant à la revitalisation par le gouvernement fédéral de la planification communautaire au Canada après la Seconde Guerre mondiale et en guidant la transformation du Canada en une nation suburbaine. Carver a été cadre supérieur à la Société centrale d’hypothèques et de logement (SCHL) de 1948 à son départ à la retraite en 1967. Bien que le travail de Carver en tant que défenseur du logement soit bien documenté, son rôle en tant que défenseur de la planification communautaire est moins connu. Il a été vice-président fondateur de l’ Association canadienne d’urbanisme (ACU) en 1947, président de l’Institut canadienne d’urbanisme (ICU) de 1963–4 et vice-président de l’American Society of Planning Officials. À la SCHL, il a contribué à l’expansion rapide de la ACU et à la réanimation du ICU en 1953. Son agence a financé la création des cinq premières écoles de planification canadiennes, des centaines de bourses de planification et des millions de dollars en planification de la recherche et des études en planification.
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Acknowledgements
The research was partially funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Several librarians and archivists helped, but special thanks should go to Mathieu Pomerleau at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, and Jennifer Garland, McGill University Library Special Collections. Research assistants Christopher Willms, Kyla Tanner, and Lyra Hindrichs assisted with the preparation of the manuscript. The author received a CMHC Scholarship in 1982 and a CMHC Doctoral Fellowship in 1991. CMHC has not funded or directed this research project in any manner.
Biographical note
David L.A. Gordon is professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning of the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen’s University. He was SURP director for over a decade and has also taught at McGill, Ryerson, Toronto, Riga, Western Australia, Harvard, and Pennsylvania, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. Recent books include Town and Crown: An illustrated History of Canada’s Capital, Canadian Federalism and Infrastructure and Planning Canadian Communities (with Gerald Hodge). His latest research addresses planning history and compares Canadian and American suburbs.
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Note biographique
David L.A. Gordon est professeur à la School of Urban and Regional Planning du Département de géographie de l’Université Queen’s. Il a été le directeur de cette école pendant plus d’une décennie, et a également enseigné à McGill, Ryerson, Riga, en Australie de l’Ouest, à Harvard et en Pennsylvanie, où il a été un chercheur Fulbright. Ces monographies récentes incluent Town and Crown: An illustrated History of Canada’s Capital, Canadian Federalism and Infrastructure et Planning Canadian Communities (en collaboration avec Gerald Hodge). Ses recherches récentes traitent de l’histoire comparée de l’urbanisme des banlieues canadiennes et américaines.