Browsing Environment (Faculty of) by Supervisor "Moos, Markus"
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A Canadian Study of Young Adults’ Suburban Ways of Living
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-06)This thesis contributes to a better understanding of how young adults are living, in regard to the suburban and urban nature of their lifestyles. Specifically, it explores young adults’ ways of living in Canada and are ... -
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 ... -
Detached Accessory Dwelling Units – Who benefits and who pays?
(University of Waterloo, 2020-11-12)Cities across North America are facing unprecedented challenges related to housing affordability, climate resilience and economic sustainability. In many cities, infill housing policies are being adopted in response to ... -
Factors Impacting Housing Tenure Choice of Canadian Young Adults
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-21)Deteriorating housing affordability is a pressing issue in Canada. Whereas there was a sustained housing market correction in the United States after the 2008 global financial crisis, the price of housing in major Canadian ... -
The financialization of Transit Oriented Development in York South Weston, Toronto, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-29)Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is a form of planning that has dominated the discourse around sustainable development in cities. Where transit investment is met with higher density housing and commercial land uses, there ... -
Gender in The Generationed City: Current and Future Residential Location Preferences Among Young Adults
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-21)This thesis contributes to a better understanding of how housing demand varies among young adults. Specifically, it explores gender differences in North American metropolitans and urban versus suburban residential locations ... -
Just Resilience? Evaluating Equity and Justice in a Sample of 100 Resilient Cities Plans
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-22)Resilience has become an increasingly prominent discourse within urban planning to address the sustainability challenges faced by many urban areas. Resilience offers a framework to holistically approach environmental, ... -
Moving Millennials: The Transit Experiences of Young Adults Living in High-Rise Suburbs of Toronto
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-11)In light of increasing traffic congestion issues and environmental concerns, initiatives aiming towards the reduction of automobile use have been key in planning for modern communities. Strategies to encourage higher use ... -
Not Just Along for the Ride: Work, Justice, and Municipal Regulation of Ridehailing Platforms
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-11)Digital platforms are a package of information and communications technologies that bring together buyers and sellers onto proprietary markets. These platforms have come to dominate services like for-hire vehicles that are ... -
Old Bones: A recent history of urban placemaking in Kitchener, Ontario through media analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-26)Kitchener, Ontario has experienced significant social and physical changes in its downtown in recent decades. Once an industrial hub, the City's urban core declined as suburban migration and deindustrialization gutted its ... -
Passing Peak Millennial: Planning for Demographic Change in Mid-sized and Large Metropolitan Areas in Canada and the United States
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-12)The Millennial generation has been reshaping cities in the United States and Canada as their Boomer parents did before them. Prior research explored the relationship among the changing size of the young adult cohort, ... -
Reclaiming the Urban Public Realm as a Site for Children’s Play
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-10)Since the earliest waves of Modernist planning and the application of systematic zoning, parks and playgrounds have served as exclusive domains for children's recreational activities within the rational city. However, with ... -
Reproducing youthified landscape character: An evaluation of diversity of built-forms in young adult neighbourhoods
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-28)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the built-form of young adult neighbourhoods across North America to assess the similarities and differences that exist across these landscapes. The thesis seeks to answer the ... -
Smart City Governance: A comparison of models and COVID-19 related implications within the GTA
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-16)The first part of this research asks the question “what is good smart city governance” and analyzes the relevant body of literature on smart cities and smart city governance. Based on the theoretical research, 13 potential ... -
Social Interaction and the Built Environment: A case study of university students in Waterloo, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-03)In recent years, there have been rising calls for universities to develop policies that support student well-being due to the growing concern for mental health on campuses. One area of concern is the influence of the built ... -
Town, Gown and Capital: The Student Housing Submarket and the Production of Urban Space
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-05)Student housing has emerged as a mainstream global asset class, while the concentration of students in particular neighbourhoods through a process of “studentification” has increasingly been recognized as an important ... -
“We’re just trying to help...make it a positive place”: Community Organizations, Gentrification, and Neighbourhood Change in Hamilton, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2018-06-19)As a historic hub of steel manufacturing impacted by deindustrialization, Hamilton, Ontario has until very recently been positioned as a centre of decline. However, new narratives of revitalization have emerged alongside ...