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Park Management Plans: Understanding Visitor and Tourism Policy
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-22)A park management plan is an important tool used in protected areas to successfully develop and achieve goals and objectives. Planning in modern protected area environments is challenging due to the requirement of finding ... -
Participatory Budgeting in the City of Kitchener: Influencing Perceptions of Park Access, Park Use and Citizen Engagement
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-04)There is consensus among urban researchers that access to public parks and participation in the planning process are important aspects of urban life. Public parks provide mental and physical health benefits to individuals, ... -
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, ... -
Pathways and Processes: Reviewing the Role of Young Adults in Urban Structure
(Taylor and Francis, 2017-03-31)Challenges arising from changing demographics, expensive housing, and precarious labor have prompted recent interest in the residential geographies of young adults. Yet, despite attention to young adults' diverse housing ... -
Paved Paradise: Municipal Parking Policy and Surface Parking in Downtown Urban Growth Centres
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-17)In 2006, the Province of Ontario introduced the “Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe” (“Growth Plan”) with the goal of managing the significant population and employment growth projected for the Greater Toronto–Hamilton ... -
Pedestrian Activity Model for prioritizing investment – A case study of sidewalk snow clearing in the City of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-07)This research emphasizes the needed integration for the empirical field of pedestrian modeling and the practical field of public works services. This is illustrated by focusing on the winter sidewalk maintenance delivery ... -
Perspectives of Older Adult Cyclists on E-bikes As a Way to Prolong Mobility
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-13)In Canada, population aging will become an increasingly challenging issue as the proportion of the senior population is rapidly growing where it is expected to increase from 15.6% to 23% of Country’s total population by ... -
Perspectives on the Municipal Role in Effectuating Sustainable Industrial Park Development and Operations: The Hamilton, Ontario Case
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-28)Within the greater movement of sustainable development, industrial practices have been identified as a key area in which much improvement is both necessary and possible. The development and operation of industrial parks ... -
Physical versus behavioural emissions reductions: Quantifying and comparing emissions reduced by behaviour and emissions reduced by technology of net-zero communities
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-04)Modern climate change research calls for more diverse and creative solutions past simply improving technology; there is not one solution to climate change. A multidisciplinary field like planning can affect both physical ... -
A Place to Grow? A Comparative Content Analysis of London and Toronto Ontario and the Importance of Public Green Spaces for Community Well-Being During and After COVID-19
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-31)Public green spaces represent key aspects of our communities for a variety of reasons. Evidenced through decades of planning scholarship, well established, attractive, and accessible public green spaces can promote community ... -
Planning at the Interface of Nature and Culture: Theory, Methods, and Identification of Cultural Landscapes in the Townships of Woolwich and Wellesley
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-21)Planning for cultural landscapes requires the inclusion of the public in the decision-making process. Yet, how to include the public in a meaningful way remains poorly understood, especially for rural areas. This study ... -
A Planning based Evaluation of Spatial Data Quality of OpenStreetMap Building Footprints in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-24)OpenStreetMap (OSM) is an editable world map where users can create and retrieve data. Building footprints are an OSM dataset that is of particular interest, as this data has many useful applications for planners and ... -
Planning Dementia-Inclusive Suburban Neighbourhoods
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-19)Globally, the population is ageing at a rapid rate, and with that comes the prevalence of dementia. Dementia is an umbrella term to describe a progressive set of symptoms impacting cognition that will affect 115.4 million ... -
Planning for Affordable Rental Housing Through Policy Context: A Case Study of Mimico-by-the-Lake
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-27)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the contemporary housing issues and challenges related to the provision of affordable rental housing by exploring Mimico-by- the-Lake, Toronto as a case study. The current housing ... -
Planning For Age-Friendly Cities: Towards a New Model
(University of Waterloo, 2010-06-08)This dissertation examines the potential for professional/community planning to respond pro-actively and strategically to the impending demographic changes which will be brought about by the aging of the baby boom generation. ... -
Planning for Community Health: A study of the Inuvialuit Region, NWT
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-30)Land use decisions can facilitate or hinder the creation of healthy communities and as such, the health and well-being of their residents. This research project has the goal of exploring the connections between land use ... -
Planning for Controversial Land Uses: The Case of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries (MMDs) in Toronto
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-03)Medical marijuana dispensaries (MMDs) have been opening in cities across Canada in response to changing legislation that supports the use of marijuana to treat certain health conditions. There currently is an absence of ... -
Planning for Decolonization: Examining Municipal Support of Indigenous-led Initiatives within the Settler Colonial Context of Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-30)As a western cultural practice, planning is tethered to settler colonial logic, which results in the dispossession and harm of Indigenous peoples. Yet, within the context of ongoing recognition and enactments of reconciliation, ... -
Planning for District Energy: Broad recommendations for Ontario Municipalities to help facilitate the development of community based energy solutions.
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-02)District energy systems are a key component to addressing reductions in green house gases, encouraging compact settlement form and ensuring reliable community energy delivery. System development can also generate local ... -
Planning for environmental sustainability and social equity in South Africa: the case of the Dwars River Valley, Stellenbosch Municipality
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-14)Post apartheid planning practice aims to resolve the inequality that resulted from the hyperrational comprehensive model of planning executed during apartheid via a participatory, integrated approach. The Integrated ...