Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "urban planning"
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The Aleatoric Milieu: An Architectural Theory on Proxemics and Navigation Design
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-07)The Aleatoric Milieu is an architectural theory that combines the space people require to feel at ease and natural wayfinding. By investigating how buildings and cities naturally possess or have been observed to develop ... -
an architecture of daily life: the continuing evolution of Toronto's residential fabric
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This thesis envisions a new way of living in the city of Toronto. It is a vision that evolves not from the ideologies on which Toronto was founded, set out over 100 years ago when all multi-family dwellings were called ... -
The Atlas of Legal Fictions
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-13)The Jewish Eruv is a defined physical area that symbolically extends the ‘home,’ beyond its walls and into the community. Purposefully built to be undetectable to the untrained eye, Eruvin are present, yet hidden, in the ... -
Beni Atlas': An interface for the informal city
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-16)A map is a chart or diagram that uses spatial relationships to communicate information. Through the medium of the map a desired goal can be impressed on people’s minds as a first step to changing the environment. The history ... -
Climate change adaptation in Metro Vancouver: The role of boundary organizations and advocacy planning
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)City planners have an opportunity to act as agents of change to build resilience within their cities to respond to climate change. With climate change rapidly changing urban environments, it is critical that municipal ... -
Complexity & Community — Designing Social Intricacy in Urban Neighborhoods
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-07)Over the last few decades, urban growth in Canada has shifted from continuous expansion of the urban periphery to the more complex layering of the urban centre. This change gives rise to a need to reassess our understanding ... -
Deconstructing DHA Lahore: Analysing post-1980s Military operated housing through three spatial-ideological systems
(University of Waterloo, 2022-03-30)Lahore’s urban fabric has become defined by sprawling, fragmented gated housing. At the forefront of such development is Defence Housing Authority (DHA), a residential development agency owned by affiliates of the Pakistani ... -
Exploring Peel Region’s “Healthy Development Assessment” Healthy Built Environment Tool and Policy-Making Process: Critical Lessons for Future Research and Policy.
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-12)The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the critical literature on “healthy built environment” planning policy-making. It applies the theories of post-politics and policy mobilities against a case study of Peel ... -
Facadist Toronto: Heritage at Face Value
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-27)Facadism is the practice of retaining only the outward layer of a building, usually of heritage significance, while the interiors are demolished to make way for new construction. In Toronto, this has become standard practice, ... -
How Canadian Local Governments Enhance Food Security: Exploring food security approaches in urban, rural, and suburban contexts on Southern Vancouver Island
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-24)The objective of this research is to identify what actions local governments are taking in the urban, suburban, and rural context, and how food security has been conceptualized. Food security is commonly understood to ... -
Infill Planner: A geo-questionnaire to gather public input on infill developments
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-31)Urban infill and intensification planning strategies aim to lead toward more efficient use urban land and ultimately urban forms that more sustainable and offer citizens improved quality of life. Due to the potential impacts ... -
The Integration of Green Infrastructure and Equity within Urban Planning: An Academic and Applicative Exploration
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-20)This thesis examines the integration of green infrastructure and equity within academia and in practical applications such as comprehensive city plans. With climate change worsening and affecting urban areas with extreme ... -
Investigating Food Waste Diversion and Compost Use in Urban Agriculture for Soil Management in Mwanza, Tanzania
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-16)African countries are urbanizing at a rapid rate. Studies on African agriculture have focused on rural food production, but research on urban agriculture may be key to ensuring urban food and soil security. In this ... -
An Investigation into Downtown Revitalization in Mid-Sized Cities in the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-10)Twenty-first century cities are facing complex environmental, economic and social challenges. In growth areas like Ontario’s Greater Golden Horseshoe, the province has implemented a regional-scale plan to address the ... -
Life on Mars: Palimpsests of the Forthcoming Martian Res Publica
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-21)Mars is set to be the new frontier of humanity, and as a result poses a unique set of architectural and engineering challenges to be overcome. Interest into both small and large-scale Martian settlements has greatly increased ... -
Participatory Augmented and Virtual Reality: A comparative case study recognising its viability in citizen participation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-25)With technology’s growth in recent years, governments have begun adopting new methods of citizen participation into decision-making. New technologies require a deep analysis of their implementation, to understand 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 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 selective use and ecologically compatible forms of outdoor recreation: One means of core area revitalization in the City of Waterloo, Ontario.
(University of Waterloo, 2003)This thesis explores the potential contribution that could be made to core area revitalization through the integration of outdoor recreation planning, ecological planning, and urban planning. The revitalization of urban ...