Post-war suburban development has, for years, embraced an automobile-oriented growth pattern through the separation of land uses and low-density built forms that are attuned to the convenience of the car. Suburban streetscapes ...

In expanding my theoretical and practical knowledge in fostering successful collaborative learning opportunities, my major project is an example of participatory arts-based action research. I was e nthusiastically inspired ...

In small towns, local history museums often play a vital role in the preservation of heritage. These local history museums are responsible for ensuring that this heritage is maintained for future generations. The Dorset ...

While promoting sustainable agricultural, it is important to both address the many challenges to farming sustainably in Ontario and envision a comprehensive food ethic. One of the greatest challenges and unjust aspects of ...

In the past few years Québec has been investing much more attention in more conventional types of energy. Indeed, more than one government has considered the possibilities to exploit shale gas, increase northern development ...

This Major Paper provides a historical analysis of the formation and development of CARF-International, a prominent private accreditation body in the social and human services sector. Accreditation is a system of evaluation, ...

Intentional communities are residential developments that are created by noncorporate actors with the primary purposes of meeting the social and environmental needs to the community. Many intentional communities play an ...

Place-based participatory planning is an ongoing trend in planning theory and practice, resulting in many policies across Europe and North America, focusing on issues of neighbourhood decline and poverty. In Toronto, the ...

The cumulative effects of environmental destruction have resulted in the unavoidable need for captive animal institutions that house captive animals for a multitude of reasons. Regardless of the reason for placing these ...

This major paper explores the role that settler colonization has had in the ongoing struggles of local Aboriginal communities in Toronto. In order to explore arguments for Aboriginal rights in the city, the main research ...