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Planning: Recent submissions
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Environmental Resource Management at the Urban Interface: Social Monitoring in Waterloo, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-27)The purpose of this research is to measure impacts on environmental constraint areas due to the presence of new suburban populations, to assess attitudes and behaviours of residents toward greenspaces incorporated into the ... -
Historical Towns Divided by International Border Rivers – the Way to Cooperation and Integration
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-26)The topic of this thesis is divided towns, defined as the towns which once existed as unified administrative units before an international border divided them. In a time of globalization, the character of many border lines ... -
Radial-Growth Forecasting and the Implications for Planning and Management in the Grand River Watershed of Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-26)The first objective of this thesis was to predict the future success of selected tree species under low (B1, 550 CO2 ppm) and moderate (A1B, 720 CO2 ppm) climate change scenarios as defined in the Special Report on Emissions ... -
Planning Revitalization of the Fringe: A Case Study of Edmonton's Downtown East
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-26)In cities across Canada, there are many examples of central areas within, adjacent to or just outside of downtowns that remain underdeveloped. There is great opportunity to redevelop these areas into vibrant, sustainable, ... -
Urban Economic Perspectives on Residential Real Estate: Does Access Matter?
(University of Waterloo, 2009-03-06)This thesis explores the transportation-land use connection through an investigation of accessibility and residential property values. Accessibility, broadly defined as the ability for locations to interact (Hansen, 1959) ... -
An Exploratory Study into the Role of Altruism in Planning the Control of West Nile Virus
(University of Waterloo, 2009-02-19)The question of how to create communities where people altruistically care for, and look out for each other’s health and well-being is increasingly a central question in academic literature. However, altruism has long been ... -
An Investigation into the Household and Resident Composition of Higher Density Residential Districts in the Greater Toronto Area
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-19)The intensification of existing urban areas has become a common strategy used by planners to combat the negative aspects associated with unrestrained urban growth. This paper investigates the cultural and socio-economi ... -
Wet Weather Performance of an Extensive Vegetated Roof in Waterloo, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2008-12-10)Vegetated roof technologies are increasingly being adopted as treatment measures to mitigate the effects of urban stormwater. A mass balance approach was used to assess the wet weather performance of a vegetated roof on ... -
Spatial and temporal variability of stand-replacing fire frequency in Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2008-10-24)Fire is the primary natural disturbance vital to the ecological integrity of Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. A new provincial park planning process (i.e., Class Environmental Assessment) has required the review ... -
Developing Practical Guidelines for Sense of Place Using Visual Simulations: A Case Study at Pier 21
(University of Waterloo, 2008-10-22)Sense of place is important because it enhances the user experience in a setting, promotes well maintained public places and encourages public participation in planning. In addition, sense of place has recently been ... -
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 ... -
Do downtown university campuses contribute to mid-size city downtown revitalization? A comparative case study of Kitchener and Cambridge, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-24)The purpose of this research is to understand if and how downtown university campuses contribute to mid-size city downtown revitalization, how this contribution is measured, and the implications for planning practice and ... -
The Evaluation of the Implementation of Smart Growth in Chinese Official Plans: a case study of Xuzhou City, China
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-24)This thesis addresses the cause and the extent of sprawl in China, how to deal with sprawl using smart growth in official plans. Sprawl is “haphazard growth or outward extension of a city resulting from uncontrolled or ... -
Has the Redesign of Columbia Lake Improved Water Quality in Laurel Creek?
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-12)Stormwater impoundments are one of many types of best management practices (BMP) designed and implemented to regulate water quantity and improve the quality of runoff from urban areas. Studies of water quality in urban ... -
The Role of Heritage Conservation Districts in Achieving Community Improvement
(University of Waterloo, 2008-06-20)Heritage assets and the values associated with their protection deserve recognition as they represent a reference point from which cities can look to their past, understand the present, and plan for the future. To strengthen ... -
A Systematic Comparison of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems: Case Studies of Dalian City, China and the Region of Waterloo, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2008-06-11)Since the 1990s, Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) has shifted to a more comprehensive approach with an emphasis on managing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) through the whole process from generation to disposal. Meanwhile, ... -
Improving strategy for the Canadian Wildlife Service: A comparative study with the Parks Canada Agency and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-25)This research evaluates the development of strategy and planning undertaken by the three federal protected areas management organisations in Canada. These organisations and the protected areas they manage are: the Canadian ... -
Supply and Demand Based Transit Service Allocation: A Method of Evaluating Transit Network
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-23)Travel patterns in Canadian urban areas changed during the twentieth century. No longer is urban travel downtown oriented. In all but the smallest Canadian urban areas, travel has evolved into a polycentric pattern. Despite ... -
Defining and Exploring Public Space: Young People's Perspectives from Regent Park, Toronto
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-22)Young people have not traditionally had a voice in urban planning. More often than not, they are incorporated into planning by either considering them as an implicit population or as part and parcel of planning for families ... -
Economic Revitalization or the Creative Destruction of Heritage: A Case Study of Port Dalhousie at a Cusp
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-14)Ontario, Canada’s most populous province enacted its Heritage Act in 1975. The Ontario Heritage Act enables municipalities to conserve built heritage in a number of ways, including instituting heritage conservation districts. ...