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Co-Modality: Opportunities and Barriers in the Greater Toronto Area
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-24)The Greater Toronto Area is said to be one of the fastest growing regions in Ontario experiencing many challenges due to the influx of population and the demand for goods and services. Amongst the challenges include ... -
Combining Knowledge: Exploring Knowledge of Indigenous Needs and Planning Practices among Practicing Planners
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-30)With the recent publication of the Truth and Reconciliation Report, the 150th celebration of Canada's confederation, and the Duty to Consult obligation for the Crown in Canada, increased focus on Indigenous peoples, ... -
Communicating Change: Public Engagement, Intensification, and Urban Redevelopment
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-20)The role of public engagement is a common subject in the planning literature. This research sought to better understand how different actors view and understand public engagement in their communities, and how is public ... -
A Community Based Perspective on Accommodation Reviews: The Rural and Small Town Experience
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-04)This study concerns the role of public schools and the process of accommodation reviews in rural Southwestern Ontario. It brings together complementary groups of theory and practice from the related fields of community ... -
Community Based Planning in Post-Disaster Reconstruction:A Case Study of Tsunami Affected Fishing Communities in Tamil Nadu Coast of India
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-25)In the past few years, natural disasters have been taking more lives and, especially more in the lesser-developed countries. There have been debates in the scientific world on what could be the best ways to mitigate disasters ... -
Community Regeneration and Built Heritage Resources in Hamilton's Business Improvement Areas
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-22)This study investigates the relationship between built heritage resources in community improvement projects and social, cultural and economic integrity within their geographical boundaries. These projects are concerned ... -
A Comparative Study of Port Environmental Management in Canada and China
(University of Waterloo, 2008-03-10)Ports are the foreign gateway for countries and regions, and it is playing an increasingly important role in the world economy. While embracing the economic benefits brought by port development, Chinese ports are also faced ... -
Comparing different transit strategies to tackle the last-mile issue in low demand areas Case study: York Region Transit
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-24)Providing public transit service in low-density suburban areas is very challenging and inefficient because development patterns and transit demand do not support regular scheduled bus services while flexible and on-demand ... -
Comprehensive Age-Friendly Community Planning Framework
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-30)Planners, urban designers and policy-makers are continuously shifting their planning approach to accommodate the latest planning lens. Each approach addresses different planning issues, presents new concepts and sets new ... -
Comprehensive Settlement Planning in the MacKenzie River Delta, N.W.T.: A Proposed Planning Theory and Methodology (Northwest Territories)
(University of Waterloo, 1967)The arctic and subarctic regions of Canada are increasingly developing as integral, participating parts of the total Canadian and world scene. Basic to this development in the North are the human, natural physical, and ... -
Condocracy: The con-dos and the con-don'ts of condo community
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-28)Condo development, as a form of housing, currently comprises almost half of all housing starts in Ontario. This type of development is aided by policy directives (Lehrer and Wieditz, 2009), and it is what Rosen and Walks ... -
Condos in the Suburb: What are the Drivers Behind the Decision to Move into Suburban Condominiums?
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-12)High-rise residential condominiums are increasingly utilized by suburban municipalities in Canada as an alternative to suburban sprawl for accommodating population growth. Despite its increasing adoption, little research ... -
Connecting School Closures and Community Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-26)A major challenge facing communities across the Province of Ontario is the provision of educational facilities for students while balancing community-planning objectives. In recent years, it has become clear that Provincial ... -
Conservation Plans: Understanding Historic Cultural City and Stakeholders' Perceptions
(University of Waterloo, 2013-02-22)Urban planning intended to conserve cities’ valuable past, both areas and structures, is challenging due to the need to find a balance between preserving urban heritage and fulfilling development needs. In China, efforts ... -
Creating Healthy Communities Through Urban Form
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-18)ABSTRACT The manner in which we design and build our communities can affect our physical and mental health. When we think about urban planning, we reflect on the form and arrangement of community, of urban, city and town ... -
A Critical Systems Approach to Socio-Ecological Systems: Implications for social learning and governance
(University of Waterloo, 2006-12-18)This dissertation builds on work that has applied complex systems thinking to socio-ecological systems as well as on research that explores critical and reflective approaches to planning. A broad, interdisciplinary ... -
Cultural planning as an instrument for locating Ontario provincial parks within the valuable landscape of a community: A case study of Sandbanks Provincial Park in Prince Edward County, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-21)The purpose of this research was to determine if the relationship between a community and the nearby provincial park can be enhanced through the use of the cultural planning process. To address the research question a ... -
The Cultural Turn in Municipal Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2009-07-24)Urban theorists and policy makers have begun to re-evaluate the importance of culture in urban development models. Culture is now widely viewed as a critical factor in the economic and social health of cities. Notions of ... -
Curbing Enthusiasm: Examining Canadian Cities’ Proactive Responses to Evolving Curbside Pressures
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-26)Transportation planning is increasingly concerned with the role the curb plays in urban environments. As the primary boundary separating mobility, accessibility, and amenity activities along a street, it is a highly contested ... -
Curbside Organic Waste Collection and the 60 percent Waste Diversion Goal: A Case Study of Select Municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-25)Ontario has provided an interesting canvas for waste management planning. As the home of the world’s first blue box program, a successful deposit return system, an extended producer responsibility initiative, and recently ...