Browsing University of Waterloo by Supervisor "Drescher, Michael"
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Advancing Municipal Natural Asset Management through Standardized Evaluation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-28)In Canada, many urban and near-urban ecosystems are in decline. As well, engineered infrastructure is aging, its capital and operating costs are rising, and municipal service delivery is strained. Local governments are ... -
Enabling the Integration of Ecosystem Service-based Approaches into Planning Organizations: Municipal Natural Asset Management
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-06)This research seeks to help bridge the gap between science and practice around the integration of ecosystem service-based approaches within municipal planning. This thesis identified enablers of organizational change needed ... -
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Community Engagement Strategies for Shifting Attitudinal Behaviour Towards Green Stormwater Infrastructure
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-07)Climate change will cause increased frequency extreme weather events with more frequent stormwater runoff and flooding. Therefore it is increasingly critical to understand how to address the increased runoff as well as ... -
An Examination of Wetland Conversion and Resulting Effects on Landscape Connectivity in Southern Ontario Municipalities.
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-25)The few wetlands that remain in the human-dominated landscape of southern Ontario are affected by degradation and conversion to other land use and land cover types. Conversion has negative impacts on wetland-provisioned ... -
Generating a New Evaluating System for Regional Scale Redevelopment Effectiveness of Brownfields in Waterloo Region Using a Multi-Criteria Analysis Mechanism
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)Brownfield redevelopment has been a popular topic as part of the contemporary planning literature. Encouraging brownfields’ redevelopment and improving the redevelopment effectiveness and efficiency have been two of the ... -
Institutional Barriers and Enablers for Green Infrastructure Implementation: A Case-Study of the City of Brampton, Ontario, using the Institutional Analysis and Development framework.
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-26)Green infrastructure (GI) has increasingly being deliberated in the planning discourse for its multifunctionality and applicability to address a number of urban issues. However, despite the benefits, the mainstream use ... -
Planning at the Interface of Nature and Culture: Theory, Methods, and Identification of Cultural Landscapes in the Townships of Woolwich and Wellesley
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-21)Planning for cultural landscapes requires the inclusion of the public in the decision-making process. Yet, how to include the public in a meaningful way remains poorly understood, especially for rural areas. This study ... -
Toronto's Ravines: Conditions and Visitor Perspectives
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)This thesis evaluates whether there are significant similarities and/or differences between how visitors perceive ravine park management and the consultation process in six sites across the City of Toronto. This was done ... -
Towards Understanding the Development of Connectedness-to-Nature, and its Role in Land Conservation Behaviour
(University of Waterloo, 2016-02-19)Exploitation of natural resources for human consumption and development has led to widespread loss of habitat and biodiversity. To address this issue, policy has largely focused on protecting large parcels of public land. ... -
A Use of the Theory of Planned Behaviour to Determine the Social Barriers to the Implementation of Stormwater Green Infrastructure on Private Properties in Dundas, Hamilton, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-22)Climate change has resulted in more extreme rainfall events and most municipalities’ stormwater infrastructure is not prepared to deal with the increased flooding instances that may be associated with the increased rainfall. ...