METHOD

 To examine the quality and placement of growth in Greater Vancouver, I examined land-use and transportation patterns Using 1996 Canadian Census data and 1996 GVRD land-use data.The causal factors and relationships related to sustainability in Greater Vancouver that were examined are: Dwelling Unit Density, Commuter patterns, Land-use patterns, and Income distribution.
    
The examination was focused on discovering the spatial correlations between these factors, and showing these correlations visually with graphic displays. These correlations where also examined (and coloborated) using regression analysis.

Residential land-uses were used to clip census tract and enumeration area shape files linked to the attribute data (census variables) examined so as to isolate residential land-uses from other uses to increase the accuracey of both the displays and the analyses. Dwelling unit densities were based on dwelling units per/acre and calculated using total dwelling counts and residential area based on census tract for the regional analyses and enumeration areas for the municipal analyses.
Dwelling unit densities and commuter patterns were analysed and displayed using various maps