The structure and the form of the central areas of particular Canadian cities.

Note: Missing Page 166.This thesis will deal with the Central Areas of Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, London and Quebec from a structure and form point of view. The first part provides a historical background of the development of the Central Areas. The second part deals with the theory of Central Areas, basically divided into two sections: the first section discusses theories of the structure: land use functions and the forces behind these functions; the second section deals with the form: physical structure and external visual qualities. The main statement is that the form is the result of the structure. This second part will give background to the third part, explaining and complementing it from a theory point of view. The third part is the actual study of the Central Areas of Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, London and Quebec, recording existing conditions in 1950 and 1962 and describing future plans. The fourth part will discuss the findings