Department of Geography and Planning Graduate Projects
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Full Disclosure: The Effects of Energy Benchmarking & Reporting Programs on Promoting Efficient Buildings
(2018-06-29)Buildings and their operations are responsible for roughly half of all greenhouse gas emissions from Canadian urban centres. Despite this large number, building owners have failed to adopt the well-developed and cost-saving ... -
Exploring the Reasons Why Queen's Employees Have and Have Not, Shifted to Commuting by Public Transit in Kingston
(2018-05)Public transit systems in Canadian midsized cities frequently struggle with low ridership for a variety of reasons (Collins & Agarwal, 2015), including low population densities that do not support efficient transit services ... -
Our Physical Environment, Our Choices?: A comparison of urban design and pedestrian patterns along Kingston’s Princess Street
(2018)Introduction: The connection between the physical environment and pedestrian movements is frequently noted by urban designers. The physical environment can be assessed in relation to pedestrian activity in numerous ways. ... -
Shifting to More Progressive Parking Policy: An Examination of Parking Management Strategies to Complement the City of Ottawa’s Updated Minimum Parking Requirements
(2018-04)The purpose of this report is to provide recommendations on parking management strategies that can further complement the City of Ottawa’s parking management goals. This report examined the City of Ottawa’s 2016 Zoning ... -
Security, Crime Prevention and Capital Planning: A Study of Two Embassies in Canada’s Capital
(2017)In a post 9/11 world, fear of crime and terrorism in the West has become increasingly high, especially in important areas or pedestrian-heavy environments. As a result, planning of public spaces has started to shift ... -
"Making Green Roofs Happen" in Toronto: Policy Analysis
(2017-08)Green Roofs appear as an innovative solution for city-wide environmental issues and concerns in the City of Toronto. Recognizing benefits of green roofs based on empirical researches, the City established its green roof ... -
‘It’s Only Water - Triple Bottom Line Analysis for Planners and Policy Makers about Direct Potable Reuse in Canada.’
(2017)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This report provides an analysis of the existing literature about direct potable reuse of water in developed countries: mainly the United States, Australia and Canada. Rudimentary indirect ... -
Attitudinal Variables Influencing Transit Ridership: Measuring the Impact of Express Bus Service in Kingston, Ontario
(2017-05)This report explores transportation behaviour in a mid-sized Canadian city context during a major change in service. Scholars have analyzed the many factors that influence transit ridership amongst populations, including: ... -
Unearthing Recognition: Examining Indigenous Agency in the Land Development Process
(2017-05-19)The purpose of this report is to analyse the degree to which urban planning policy and legislation in Ontario which concerns Indigenous interests is embodied in the observed practice at the local level. In doing so, specific ... -
The Impact of Employment Status on the Travel Behaviour of Millennials: Assessing the Potential for Promoting Sustainable Transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
(2017-04)Millennials are known to drive automobiles less than their preceding generations; this behaviour has been attributed the Great Recession and the disproportionate effect it has had on them. The validity of this theory in ... -
School Closures & Community Hubs: Examining Livability in Ontario through School Closures and the Community Hub Framework
(2017-02-22)This report explores the issue of public school closures in Ontario, and the viability of the Province’s recently introduced Community Hub model to address some of the problems associated with school closures. The findings ... -
Measuring Solar Energy Potentials in Residential Environments: A Comparative Study of Three Neighbourhoods in Kingston, Ontario
(2016-09-28)Photovoltaic (PV) systems offer a way to generate electricity locally in an urban setting while avoiding the environmental impacts of more widely used energy sources such as oil, coal, nuclear and natural gas. This report ... -
Sydenham Street Revived: A Public Space Experiment
(2016-09-28)In 2015, the Sydenham Street Revived pop-up park project (SSR) transformed Sydenham Street between Princess and Queen Streets into a temporary pedestrian-only public space. The goal of the project was to test out the idea ... -
First Nation Successes: Developing Urban Reserves in Canada
(2016-09-23)First Nation urban reserves have been a part of Canadian cities since the late 1980s. These reserves, an extension of a base or parent First Nation reserve, are separate pieces of land that can be found within a municipality ... -
Energizing the Oak Ridges Moraine? Analyzing the Policy Implications of Three Wind Energy Developments on the Oak Ridges Moraine and their Potential Impact on the Coordinated Land Use Planning Review through the Involvement of First Nations and Environmental Non-governmental Organizations
(2016-07-17)This research explores the policy implications of the approval of three wind energy projects on the Oak Ridges Moraine, and their impact on the Coordinated Land Use Planning Review process. Specifically, it focuses on the ... -
Troubled Waters Ahead: An Evaluation of Shoreline Land Use Policies for Water Quality Protection in Renfrew County, Ontario
(2016-07-17)Increases in the rate and extent of lakeshore development along inland lakes in Ontario are adversely impacting water quality. Despite growing awareness, there is a lack of knowledge about the land use policies and tools ... -
Small Town Downtown Revitalization: Applying the Main Street Approach to the towns of Perth and Carleton Place, Ontario
(2016-06-23)The downtown main street of small towns is traditionally the economic, cultural, and social heart of the community, thereby requiring particular attention from planners and researchers alike. Considering modern threats to ... -
Transitioning Towards a Development Permit System: Recommendations for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
(2016-06-17)Since 2007, Ontario Regulation 608/06 now provides all municipalities with the authority to establish a development permit system (DPS); however, much of this regulatory power and its functions are largely misunderstood ... -
A Minor Change?: A Case Study of Carleton Place's Integration of Minor Variance Procedures into Ontario's Development Permit System
(2016-05-31)The Development Permit System has been introduce with minimal directives for establishing a decision making process. This is in opposition to the long established process for minor variances and suggests that the Development ...
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