The Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus), Ontario’s only extant venomous snake, has suffered from the overall negative image of snakes created by centuries of traditional storytelling and more recently, ...

Ontario’s present electricity supply is one that relies heavily on nuclear generation to provide energy. Though it does not release greenhouse gases during operation, nuclear houses several other ecological risks. This ...

This paper argues that an integrated approach to bike sharing program implementation can yield considerably higher benefits than bike sharing operations in isolation, and can improve transit systems and urban design alike. ...

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been globally classified as a chemical substance of harm to flora and fauna. By virtue of this classification, PCBs have become an issue among well-meaning governments, non-government ...

This paper is an exploration of the land around Black Creek, a polluted urban creek northwest of downtown Toronto. It flows above ground for some 35 kilometers from its source in the southern edge of the Oak Ridges Moraine ...

Halifax has experienced an uneven landscape of deindustrialization since the late 1970's. Theformer city of Dartmouth, now a planning region within greater Halifax, is an area which has remained quite industrial relative ...

An increasing amount of litigation has been seen to address the spread of genetically engineered (GE) genes; however the focus has largely been on patent infringement to protect the seed developers. Farmers that lose profits ...

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 ...