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A Tale of Four Canadian Cities: LRT Systems and the COVID-19 Pandemic
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-17)Light rail transit (LRT) systems have been proposed and implemented in many jurisdictions in Canada and abroad to cope with long-standing problems associated with urban sprawl. LRT systems are presented as an alternative ... -
A Tale of Two (Mid-Sized) Cities: Analysis of External Factors Affecting Transit Ridership in the City of Kingston and Region of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-02)This thesis evaluates how municipal transit ridership in mid-sized cities is influenced by external factors. External factors are forces outside a municipality’s direct control but potentially affect the municipality in ... -
Tenants' Right of Return: Early Experiences from Toronto's Regent Park Redevelopment
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-28)Starting around the 1950s, the creation of public housing projects through the North American Urban Renewal period had a tremendous impact on lower income households and racialized minorities. The development of public ... -
The Tenth Big Move: Towards the Optimal Modal Split
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-12)The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is currently experiencing a crippling traffic congestion problem. With an average daily commute time of 82 minutes, residents experience some of the longest commute times in ... -
This Land is Your Land: Exploring the Sea to Sky Land and Resource Management Plan through the Lens of Indigenous Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-28)Canadian Indigenous groups have long faced challenges regarding land rights assertion and validation within land use planning and resource management. Although attempts to deviate from the rational comprehensive planning ... -
TOplay: Child-Friendly Public Open Spaces in Downtown Toronto
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-21)The study explores which strategies can facilitate children's free play and independent mobility (IM) in the City of Toronto central neighbourhoods' public open spaces (POS). The first part of the study uses interviews to ... -
Toronto's Ravines: Conditions and Visitor Perspectives
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)This thesis evaluates whether there are significant similarities and/or differences between how visitors perceive ravine park management and the consultation process in six sites across the City of Toronto. This was done ... -
Towards Understanding the Development of Connectedness-to-Nature, and its Role in Land Conservation Behaviour
(University of Waterloo, 2016-02-19)Exploitation of natural resources for human consumption and development has led to widespread loss of habitat and biodiversity. To address this issue, policy has largely focused on protecting large parcels of public land. ... -
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 ... -
Transboundary Regional Planning Collaboration for Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study of Jasper National Park, Mount Robson Provincial Park, and Willmore Wilderness Park.
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-17)Climate change threatens the integrity of many parks and protected areas worldwide. Mountain parks are amongst the most vulnerable, facing changes in temperature, hydrology, glaciation, fire frequency, and pest and disease ... -
Transforming theory and practice of environmental governance – A case study of Ayubia National Park, Pakistan
(University of Waterloo, 2011-12-19)Parks and protected areas are long-regarded as effective measures for conservation of biodiversity. More recently, they are also recognized as a means to provide social and economic benefits and indefinite ecological and ... -
Transit-Induced Gentrification in Weston and Mount Dennis: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-31)As Toronto commits to increase investments in rapid transit across the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA), there is an increasing need to ensure existing residents are able to benefit from these new connections. Weston ... -
Transit-oriented federalism: Policy ideas and dynamics in Canada's urban transit policy regime
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-28)Canada remains the sole G8 country lacking a national-scale policy and institutional framework for funding and planning urban transit projects and operations, largely due to a constitutional division of powers granting ... -
Understanding Accessibility, Analyzing Policy: New Approaches for a New Paradigm
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-03)Accessibility is a concept based on the interaction between transportation and land use systems, and reflects the ability of individuals to reach destinations. A new tool to measure and represent accessibility called ... -
Understanding decision-making at the rural-urban fringe: the cases of the Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve, South Africa and the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-28)As urban areas continue to expand into rural areas the world is experiencing a loss of productive agricultural land and diminishing natural habitats and associated ecosystems. The space where urban meets rural is known as ... -
Understanding Developer’s Decision Making in the Region of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-12)Land development--the conversion of lands to occupiable structures--represents the collective activities of key agents, including: regulators (governing bodies), land developers, real estate agents, and consumers in the ... -
Understanding Factors Associated With Commuter Rail Ridership - A Demand Elasticity Study of the GO Transit Rail Network
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-05)Mode share in major North American cities is currently dominated by private automobile use. Planners have theorized that transitioning commuter rail systems to regional rail networks is a viable method to increase ridership ... -
Understanding Indigenous Planning Networks: Analyzing the Relationship Between Indigenous Planning and the Formalized Planning Profession in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)Indigenous planning has recently been receiving an increasing amount of attention within the formal planning profession in Canada. Professional bodies like the Canadian Institute of Planners have undertaken efforts to ... -
Understanding Perceptions of Climate Change and Resilience in the City of Courtenay, British Columbia
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-17)Faced with extreme weather events like flooding and challenges like sea-level rise, cities across the globe are devising strategies to adapt to climate change. Climate change risk perceptions amongst the public have been ... -
Understanding the Location Choices of Logistics Firms
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-06)Distribution, warehousing and logistics facilities located in Canadian municipalities have significant impacts on surrounding land uses and on nearby transportation infrastructure, not to mention the broader socio-economic ...