Browsing Engineering (Faculty of) by Subject "food"
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Food and the City: An Examination of the Role of Food in Local Neighbourhood Revitalization
(University of Waterloo, 2010-06-17)The majority of people in North America have lost not only the knowledge of how to successfully sustain themselves from the land but, even more troubling, the basic knowledge of where the food comes from, what real food ... -
Food for Thought:Reimagining the Ontario Food Terminal
(University of Waterloo, 2011-06-03)Toronto is experiencing a food renaissance. Although there has been a resurgence in the popularity of local food and specialty products, neither supermarkets nor farmers’ markets have adequately responded to meet the ... -
Parkdale People's Palace: Rethinking a Heritage Church as Revitalized Social Infrastructure
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-22)In recent decades, Canada’s church buildings have been steadily declining in number and use due to the increasing secularization of society and the diminished role of Christianity in the country. Rather than demolishing ... -
Sufficient Communities through Integrated Energy Systems: Increased Food Security in Newfoundland and Decreased Dependencies through Import- Replacement
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-18)While perceived as equal to other provinces, Newfoundland is Canada’s version of a third world province with the illusion of equality. To use Jane Jacob’s term, Newfoundland has a backwards economy, an economy which does ... -
Urban Agriculture as an Agent for Social Change in London, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-28)London, Ontario was once closely tied to its local food production and distribution. Since 1835, this close connection with food was facilitated by places like the Covent Garden Market. London and many other cities were ...