Vancouver, British Columbia is ranked among the most liveable cities in the world. The kind of political separation of central city and suburbs, so common in American metropolitan areas, is not part of this city's reality. In the Vancouver experience, strong direction has emerged from time to time to deal with spontaneous change in the public understanding of their region in its demographic, economic, political and cultural contexts. The City of Vancouver, as it is …showed first 75 words of 710 total…

…showed last 75 words of 710 total…providing an overall plan for the region, The Liveable Region Plan of 1975. Regional districts gain their power through the acceptance of plans and program by a majority of municipalities with a majority of population. It requires consensus. The livable region plan provided for regional town centres such as Metrotown, for light rapid transit and agricultural land reserves. In the Growth Strategies Act of 1995, provision was made for dispute-settlement mechanisms where consensus was impossible among municipalities.