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Planning for Community Health: A study of the Inuvialuit Region, NWT
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-30)Land use decisions can facilitate or hinder the creation of healthy communities and as such, the health and well-being of their residents. This research project has the goal of exploring the connections between land use ... -
Planning for Controversial Land Uses: The Case of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries (MMDs) in Toronto
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-03)Medical marijuana dispensaries (MMDs) have been opening in cities across Canada in response to changing legislation that supports the use of marijuana to treat certain health conditions. There currently is an absence of ... -
Planning for Decolonization: Examining Municipal Support of Indigenous-led Initiatives within the Settler Colonial Context of Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-30)As a western cultural practice, planning is tethered to settler colonial logic, which results in the dispossession and harm of Indigenous peoples. Yet, within the context of ongoing recognition and enactments of reconciliation, ... -
Planning for District Energy: Broad recommendations for Ontario Municipalities to help facilitate the development of community based energy solutions.
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-02)District energy systems are a key component to addressing reductions in green house gases, encouraging compact settlement form and ensuring reliable community energy delivery. System development can also generate local ... -
Planning for environmental sustainability and social equity in South Africa: the case of the Dwars River Valley, Stellenbosch Municipality
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-14)Post apartheid planning practice aims to resolve the inequality that resulted from the hyperrational comprehensive model of planning executed during apartheid via a participatory, integrated approach. The Integrated ... -
Planning for Ethnic Tourism: Case Studies from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China
(University of Waterloo, 2007-07-03)Ethnic tourism has emerged as a means that is employed by many countries to facilitate economic and cultural development and to assist in the preservation of ethnic heritage. However, while ethnic tourism has the potential ... -
Planning for greyfield redevelopment in Edmonton, AB: impeding and facilitating factors
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-27)Spurred by changing retail and development patterns, as well as continuous suburban growth, greyfield sites can be found at the heart of most postwar suburbs in North American municipalities. Ranging in definition, greyfields ... -
Planning for Healthy Communities in Nova Scotia: The current state of practice.
(University of Waterloo, 2013-02-21)There is a growing recognition of the importance of the built environment in mediating people’s health related decisions, such as whether to walk rather than drive, or what types of food to purchase. The built environment ... -
Planning for Near-campus Neighbourhoods in Ontario: Challenges and Planning Responses
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-25)With increased enrolment in post-secondary education in Canada, communities hosting universities or colleges have witnessed a higher number of students residing in their near-campus neighbourhoods. The concentration of ... -
Planning for Reuse and Redevelopment of Inner City Blighted Contaminated Industrial Sites
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-30)Inner city blighted industrial sites are primarily associated with the general phenomenon of deindustrialization within the post-industrial inner city that is caused by spatial and functional restructuring of the industrial ... -
Planning for selective use and ecologically compatible forms of outdoor recreation: One means of core area revitalization in the City of Waterloo, Ontario.
(University of Waterloo, 2003)This thesis explores the potential contribution that could be made to core area revitalization through the integration of outdoor recreation planning, ecological planning, and urban planning. The revitalization of urban ... -
Planning for Skén:nen: Conceptualizing a Haudenosaunee Culture of Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-13)This work is a response to Western planning cultures and Canadian planning cultures in particular which have been complicit in genocidal efforts against Indigenous Peoples. I engage with Indigenous research methodologies ... -
Planning for Urban Agriculture in Canadian Cities
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-16)As issues regarding food security have become more prevalent in the developed world, the popularity of methods to combat these issues, such as urban agriculture (UA), have risen. In this environment, municipal decision-makers ... -
Planning For Wind Energy: Evaluating Municipal Wind Energy Land Use Planning Frameworks in Southwestern Ontario with a Focus on Developing Wind Energy Planning Policies for the City of Stratford
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Wind energy provides an environmentally friendly and renewable source of electricity, that can help meet Canada's Kyoto commitments, help safeguard against future blackouts, reduce air pollution and create economic ... -
Planning Public Transport Improvements in Mexico: Analysis of the Influence of Private Bus Operators in the Planning Process
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-24)In Mexico, transportation planning deals with unique social, political, financial and cultural elements when promoting mobility solutions. These elements include the opportunity costs of public investments, institutional ... -
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 ... -
Planning Revitalization of the Fringe: A Case Study of Edmonton's Downtown East
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-26)In cities across Canada, there are many examples of central areas within, adjacent to or just outside of downtowns that remain underdeveloped. There is great opportunity to redevelop these areas into vibrant, sustainable, ... -
(Post-)Neoliberal Planning, Excessively Optimistic Developers and Overbuilding in Post-reform China: A Case Study of Ordos City
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-18)Overbuilding has been a nationwide and detrimental phenomenon in 21st century China, which calls for investigations of its causes and solutions. Using a case study research strategy, and employing semi-structured interviews ... -
The Process for Adopting Technology in Ontario Municipalities and the Implications for Innovation in Development
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-24)The purpose of this thesis is to provide a stepping stone for technological innovation in the development control process. As a foundational piece of research on this topic, it leverages classic technology adoption theory ... -
Property size preferences and the value of private and public outdoor spaces amid a shift to high-density residential development: A case study of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)Planning policies in Ontario, such as the Provincial Policy Statement and the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, enforce urban growth boundaries to preserve natural and agricultural lands while improving ...