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Revisiting the Image of the City: Exploring the Importance of City Skylines
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-25)As the world’s cities have grown, so too, have their skylines, such that they are now common sights to behold both in reality and in media. Despite being one of the most popular sights of a city, the planning profession ... -
Reviving London, ON: The Role of the John Labatt Centre and Covent Garden Market
(University of Waterloo, 2010-07-27)Societal changes have changed the function and presence of downtowns over the years and a variety of strategies have been implemented in an effort to revitalize downtown cores. One of the most recent strategies employed ... -
The Role of Heritage Conservation Districts in Achieving Community Improvement
(University of Waterloo, 2008-06-20)Heritage assets and the values associated with their protection deserve recognition as they represent a reference point from which cities can look to their past, understand the present, and plan for the future. To strengthen ... -
The Role of Local Knowledge in planning and managing urban solid waste: the tale of two (2) West African Cities, Accra and Kumasi, Ghana
(University of Waterloo, 2007-02-19)Ongoing and potential developments with regards to solid waste management have raised concerns about well being in African cities. There is also growing concern among environmental managers, scientists, and the public that ... -
The Role of Restaurants in an Evolving Mid-Size City
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-27)Mid-sized Canadian cities are witnessing a fundamental shift in the way their downtowns are being utilized and in the role their downtowns play in the broader urban context. These cities (populations 50,000-500,000) have ... -
The Role of Social Capital in Community-Based Urban Solid Waste Management: Case Studies From Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria
(University of Waterloo, 2012-07-31)Urban solid waste management (USWM) problems facing cities in the developed and developing world are well documented; however, progress in tackling them is very slow in the latter. There are still many communities, ... -
Rural-Environmental Planning in the Multifunctional Transition: Lessons from the Governance of Working Landscapes
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-08)Rural landscapes are transitioning from productivist to multifunctional uses, which implies that planning has to address the conflicts emanating from our need to protect the natural environment and promote social well-being. ... -
Rural-to-urban resettlement and resettled villagers’ post-resettlement adaptation in Hangzhou, China
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-28)In recent years, rural-to-urban resettlement as a specific form of urbanization and its long-lasting impact on landless villagers have garnered increasing scholarly and policy attention in China. Urbanization through ... -
The Second Home Phenomenon in Haikou, China
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Second home ownership is a new and booming phenomenon in China. Although it has been widely discussed in newspaper, radio and other mass media, it has not raised much academic concern. This study is a preliminary ... -
“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 ... -
Security and Planning: A Canadian Case Study Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2013-02-01)This thesis explores security planning policy in Canada. It provides a historical overview of the securing of cities from the threat of mass violence and demonstrates how violence affects urban populations and the form ... -
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 ... -
Small and Medium-size Enterprise Leadership in Sustainable Development, a Case Study of the Tourism Industry in Jamaica
(University of Waterloo, 2014-07-21)This research addresses the evolution in the role of businesses in sustainable development as they shift from the traditional corporate responsibility practices to the contemporary approaches that see businesses adding ... -
Smart City Governance: A comparison of models and COVID-19 related implications within the GTA
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-16)The first part of this research asks the question “what is good smart city governance” and analyzes the relevant body of literature on smart cities and smart city governance. Based on the theoretical research, 13 potential ... -
Smart Grid Deployment and Climate Change Response: Evaluating Climate Change Integration in Ontario's Smart Grid Deployment Regime
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-19)Smart grid (SG) is modern electricity infrastructure that has the capacity to facilitate mitigation and adaptation to climate change through technological, institutional, and behavioral interventions. However, despite the ... -
Smart Growth and Parking: An Analysis of Downtown Revitalization in Mid-Sized Cities
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-09)The post-WWII period saw significant suburban expansion in North American cities. This push outward utilized the abundant available land to satisfy the demand for housing, and saw the rise in use of the personal automobile. ... -
Social and Spatial Determinants of Adverse Birth Outcome Inequalities in Socially Advanced Societies
(University of Waterloo, 2010-10-27)The incidence of adverse birth outcomes, such as low birth weight and preterm births, has steadily risen in recent years in Canada. Despite the fact that numerous individual and neighbourhood risk factors for low birth ... -
Social Experiments in Innovative Environmental Management: The emergence of ecotechnology
(University of Waterloo, 2003)Human production needs are met through the use of modern technology that is increasingly recognised as a threat to the planetary ecosystem and social sub-system. In light of this recognition, there is evidence that a ... -
Social Housing Wait Lists and the One-Person Household in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-05)Social housing wait lists are indicative of the need for affordable housing in communities across Ontario. Growing wait lists also suggest that existing social housing supply and programs are not a solution to immediate ... -
Social Interaction and the Built Environment: A case study of university students in Waterloo, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-03)In recent years, there have been rising calls for universities to develop policies that support student well-being due to the growing concern for mental health on campuses. One area of concern is the influence of the built ...