Planning
This is the collection for the University of Waterloo's School of Planning .
Research outputs are organized by type (eg. Master Thesis, Article, Conference Paper).
Waterloo faculty, students, and staff can contact us or visit the UWSpace guide to learn more about depositing their research.
Recent Submissions
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Subjectivity in Tourism and Place: A Cultural Planning Approach in Yellowknife, NT
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-15)Communities that have previously relied on primary industries are increasingly turning towards tourism as a form of economic development as their past economic opportunities become obsolete. Yet, as tourism growth can occur ... -
Passing Peak Millennial: Planning for Demographic Change in Mid-sized and Large Metropolitan Areas in Canada and the United States
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-12)The Millennial generation has been reshaping cities in the United States and Canada as their Boomer parents did before them. Prior research explored the relationship among the changing size of the young adult cohort, ... -
Planning Regimes in Accra, Ghana.
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-05)ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to identify why different planning regimes exist in Accra, Ghana. While addressing this question, many other issues are addressed such as: 1. What is the process of planning ... -
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 ... -
Sense of Place and Walking Tours: A Case Study of the Tour Guys Downtown Toronto Tour
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-04)Sense of place has been deemed an important notion for planners as it is understood to have both economic and social benefits. However, profound social, economic, and cultural transformations have made it increasingly ... -
Evaluation in Planning: An Investigation into Plan Quality and its Application to Official Plans in the Ontario-Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) Region
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-01)Evaluation is an established activity in public sector organizations. Evaluation is rooted in the principle that government interventions should have demonstrable benefits. In the realm of planning, there are two broad ... -
Indigenous Intangible Cultural Heritage: Towards an Indigenous Approach to Canadian Heritage Management and Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-17)Canada’s ‘official’ heritage is overwhelmingly comprised of designated buildings, monuments, landscapes, and streetscapes that reflect notable architectural styles or historic character, celebrated places, and key agents ... -
Housing Development in Post-war Japan: Historical Trajectory, Logic of Change, and the Vacancy Crisis
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-19)1) As evidenced by existing studies, housing development plays a central role in capitalism. However, little research has explored the logic of that role. This thesis contributes to filling this knowledge gap through a ... -
Institutional Traps and Private Housing Sector Adaptation: A Case Study of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-18)Southeast Asia is at particular risk of the impacts of climate change which is, and is predicted to continue, causing increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. Thailand is particularly vulnerable to ... -
Understanding Developer’s Decision Making in the Region of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-12)Land development--the conversion of lands to occupiable structures--represents the collective activities of key agents, including: regulators (governing bodies), land developers, real estate agents, and consumers in the ... -
Identifying Quality of Life Needs of Youth Experiencing Homelessness: A Community Needs Assessment for Planners in the Region of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2016-12-21)Abstract Background: The aim of this study is to capture the most important quality of life (QoL) needs identified by youth experiencing homelessness in the Region of Waterloo. Palepu, Hubley, Russell, Gadermann and ... -
Wind Turbines in Ontario: An Examination of Perceptions and Potential Health Effects, and How They Relate To Policy and Decision-Making Processes
(University of Waterloo, 2016-12-21)This thesis explores resistance to wind turbine development in Ontario: perceptions of wind turbines, the impact of policy and decision-making on perceptions, possible health effects and how they relate to perceptions, and ... -
Spatial and spatio-temporal analyses of neighborhood retail food environments: evidence for food planning and interventions
(University of Waterloo, 2016-11-25)The food system has been increasingly recognized as an indispensable component in professional planning in Canada. As its retailing part, the Retail Food Environment (RFE) has recently gained considerable attention, since ... -
Examining the Livability of a Day Program for Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Memory-related Disorders: A Case Study of The Dotsa Bitove Wellness Academy
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-27)The number of people affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other memory-related disorders (ADMRD) is increasing at substantial rates. A specific challenge for planners is to build non-institutional environments that can ... -
Transit-oriented federalism: Policy ideas and dynamics in Canada's urban transit policy regime
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-28)Canada remains the sole G8 country lacking a national-scale policy and institutional framework for funding and planning urban transit projects and operations, largely due to a constitutional division of powers granting ... -
Estimating Homebuyer Preferences Under Intensification: Hedonic Modelling of Open Space and Multimodal Transit Amenities Preceding Light Rail in Kitchener-Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-27)Intensification is the preeminent growth management approach in Ontario, as well as across much of North America. Under this approach, the Region of Waterloo is currently constructing a light rail transit system and ... -
“Second Tier Cool”: Residents’ Experiences of a Mid-Size City’s Gentrifying Downtown
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-27)Ubiquitous depictions of life in a big city evoke images of young professionals enjoying craft beers on patios, eating out at trendy bistro-lounges, and biking on dedicated cycling lanes to work. Positive portrayals of ... -
A Matter of Managing an Inner City Resource; Using Existing Buildings in Inner City Areas to Provide Low-Income Housing
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-15)In Canada, the late 1970's and 1980's are seeing an increasing proportion of private funds being invested in inner city commercial and residential property. The inner city's continuing role as a source of low-income housing ... -
Investigating Age-Friendly Communities through Walkability
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-08)Walkability is a measure of how conducive a particular area is to active transportation, specifically towards walking. Research had placed more emphasis on objective measures of walkability, utilizing audits, indices, and ... -
Sustainable Stormwater Transitions: Exploring the Promotion of Sustainable Stormwater Management in Kitchener and Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)Canadian cities are undergoing changes in the way they fund and provide stormwater management services. These changes include the promotion of sustainable stormwater management technologies. The cities of Kitchener and ...
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