• The Use of Electronic Participation Tools in Urban Planning Projects in Toronto, Ontario 

  Jackson, Sarah (2019)

  The public’s involvement in urban planning projects has been a contested and evolving topic. In this paper, I address how planners have changed their approach to participation in planning and how they are incorporating ...

• A Multi-Level Policy Mix Analysis on Energy Efficiency Policies Impacting Buildings in Toronto and Calgary 

  Lau, John (2019)

  Strengthening energy efficiency is a quick and cost-effective strategy for reducing energy use in the buildings sector, which accounts for 17% of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. Public policies are a crucial tool for ...

• Matter and Mind: on embodied ethics, education, and the environmental imaginary 

  Butterfield, Oonagh (2019)

  This major research project is the culmination of a visual autoethnographical exploration and experimentation with relationality and environ-mental education in an urban setting. Charting a metamorphosed research process, ...

• A Primer on the Proposal of Social Connectedness through New Urbanism 

  Molnar, Christopher (2019)

  Humans are social beings that are driven to communicate and interact with one another. This fact is made evident in the countless apps and media outlets dedicated to increasing social connectedness or the internal sense ...

• City Planning with Land Value Capture: A Comparative Analysis of Capture Policies in New York, London and Toronto 

  Sepe, Alexander (2019)

  This paper examines the different ways public transit service providers and governments generate revenue through land value capture (LVC) tools in London, New York and Toronto. In this paper, LVC is examined as a levy that ...

• Planning for Fisheries Co-Management in Canada's Northwest Coast: The case of Prince Rupert, B.C. 

  Ahmed, Rabia (2019)

  " This major paper explores co-management in Prince Rupert, B.C., between active fish harvesters and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the government body responsible for fisheries management. By analysing a combination ...

• A Socio-ecological Approach to Measure Progress for Ontario’s Transition to a Green Economy: The Use of the Happy Planet Index 

  Robinson, Jason (2019)

  Government tends to look at economic growth and GDP as the primary measure of wellbeing in society. However, GDP does not consider many environmental impacts which have critical short and long-term economic effects. Due ...

• Planning for Intensifying Suburbs: Analyzing Markham and Vaughan 

  Pennino, Giancarlo (2019)

  In the North American context suburbs are where the majority of the population resides, as they attract families of all types, provide a variety of housing typologies as well as play critical roles in the economy and ...

• PUBLIC PARTICIPATION & GOOD PLANNING?: FROM THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD TO THE LOCAL PLANNING APPEAL TRIBUNAL AND BACK 

  Nguyen, Thanh (2019)

  "This paper examines the reformation of the land use planning appeals system in Ontario from the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) to the Local Planning Appeal (LPAT) and beyond, and its impact on public participation and ...

• The Cooksville Creek Parkland Acquisition project: Planning a green space retrofit in Mississauga, Ontario 

  Correale Ferguson, Leandra (2019)

  The push to intensify in the GTA can put development pressures on community green spaces that provide vital public health and environmental services. As cities grow, planners will need to provide adequate green space for ...

• Community Programming in Mental Health Care Planning: A Case Study at the Drinkers Lounge in Vancouver, BC 

  Hedlund, Kristina (2019)

  The Drinkers Lounge is an innovative harm reduction drop-in centre for drinkers in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) of Vancouver. Drinkers in this community are arguably the most street-entrenched population in the DTES because ...

• Wildlife and macrodebris pollution: examples from marine and freshwater environments 

  Damian Flores, Melina (2019)

  Anthropogenic debris pollution is a problem affecting numerous wildlife species worldwide. Plastic, which makes up of most of the debris pollution found in natural areas, poses a threat to the survival of organisms primarily ...

• The Role of Condominium Amenities in Community Building 

  Qadeer, Bariah Altaf (2019)

  Many Canadian cities are facing densification through the condominium-boom. Planning policies and neoliberalism are encouraging this form of housing. The term “community” is recognized in legal and land-use planning processes ...

• A Systems Thinking Approach to Green Schools 

  Quarcoopome, Naomi (2019)

  The school facility is positioned to provide contextual cues for informal and formal learning in environmental education (EE). Evidence suggests that incorporating the school facility with EE also provides a context in ...

• Aura & Perception: A Guided Walk 

  Scrivo, Sebastian (2019)

  Woodbridge represents one of four historic villages situated within the City of Vaughan. These early settlements provided the groundwork for the beginning of a rich cultural heritage. Using walking as a medium to explore ...

• Exploring the relationship of parks planning and economic land development in Toronto: A case study of the Rail Deck Park 

  Yousif, Ramsen (2019)

  This paper explores the relationship between private economic development and public parkland planning through analysis of the proposed Rail Deck Park (RDP) in Toronto. Led by the city, the ambitious mega park project is ...

• Transforming Public Libraries as Spaces of Refuge & Resiliency During Climate Crisis: Toronto Public Library Youth and Staff Perspectives 

  Hawco, Chantelle (2019)

  As climate change progresses and environmental degradation threatens life on earth, public libraries have the potential and obligation to transform their roles to become a true place of refuge and resiliency for their ...

• Case study of public engagement at Ontario nature 

  Miller, Lynn (2019)

  Successful public engagement is crucial for environmental nonprofits that rely on the public for donations, volunteer work, and advocacy. Organizations need to carefully select and administer engagement methods in order ...

• Bird of Prey Migration in the Greater Toronto Area 

  Battaglia, Antoinette (2019)

  Topography is known to factor into the migration patterns of birds of prey. As topography changes to reflect changing land use and urbanization, it becomes important to assess migrating species biodiversity. In this paper ...

• Making Transit King: An Analysis of The King Street Transit Pilot 

  Stevens, Brandon (2019)

  This paper discusses the findings of quantitative and qualitative research on the initial impact of a controversial transit pilot project which involved the redesign of a 2.6 kilometre stretch of King Street in downtown ...

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