Religion and City Development

Sandeep Agrawal, PhDProfessor and Director

Ryerson Universitysagrawal@ryerson.ca

There is not enough sites reserved for places of worship.

Size and location of the site are of primary importance.

Places of worship are partly responsible for demographic shifts in neighbourhoods

The location of places of Worship can lead to urban sprawl.

Planning Appeals Process has served well.

Conclusion(s)

• Reasonable accommodation must be forged to mediate among competing goals

• Bases of reasonable accommodation must be explicitly defined

• Sustaining religious and cultural diversity should be among the goals of comprehensive plans