Browsing Department of Geography and Planning Graduate Projects by Title
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Identifying and Analyzing Natural Hazard Based Appeals At the Ontario Municipal Board
(2015-03-20)This report examines land use planning appeals made to the Ontario Municipal Board between the years of 2006 and 2011. The report examines specific planning appeals that contain a significant natural hazard component. For ... -
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 ... -
The Impacts and Implications of Irish National Economic Crisis Recovery Policy on Municipal Planning Policy
(2012-12-05)Planning professionals must build cities and societies within the fiscal and social reality that is dealt to them, and as the last five years has shown, these realities can and have changed drastically. While not all nations ... -
Implementation of Natural Heritage Systems: Recommendations for Prince Edward County
(2012-09-27)This Master's Report focuses on the implementation of Natural Heritage Systems Planning through the incorporation of related policy into municipal Official Plans. Three Ontario municipalities are used as case studies to ... -
Integrated Community Sustainability Planning: A Comparative Case Study
(2013-09-08)Many Canadian municipalities are partaking in integrated community sustainability (ICS) planning. ICS planning involves an inter-departmental, coordinated approach using various plans, partnerships, and public participation ... -
Intensifying the Urban Growth Centre in Brantford, Ontario: Opportunities and Possibilities
(2012-07-05)In 2005 the Places to Grow Act was enacted by the Government of Ontario. From this Act, the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GPGGH) was created and implemented in 2006 to guide development within the Greater ... -
It's Getting HOT in Here: A Case Study of the SR-91 in California
(2011-09-22)In 2007, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation created their High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Network Plan for the 400-Series Highways in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. As part of that plan, an HOV lane will be constructed ... -
‘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 ... -
Laneway Housing: Planning and the Rebuilding of Toronto’s Lanes
(2013-04-24)This report provides an examination of laneway housing and an analysis of the planning and legal barriers restricting the development of this laneway housing in the City of Toronto. -
The LEEDing Attraction to the BESt
(2015-07-22)In light of growing awareness of the socioeconomic and environmental benefits associated with the design of the built environment, sustainable building construction and assessment methods are becoming increasingly more ... -
Linking Bike Path to Train Track: Recommendations for Improved Bicycle Parking Facilities at the Future Baseline LRT Station, Ottawa
(2015-06-16)This report assesses the bicycle parking facilities that should be considered for Baseline Station in view of its planned conversion to a mixed LRT and BRT hub. Research covers the scholarly literature relating to bicycle ... -
"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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Mixed-Use As a Tool for Suburban Town Centre Office Space Development in Metro Vancouver: A Case Study in Port Moody, BC
(2011-11-26)How can mixed-use development be used as a tool of cross-subsidization, allowing for the creation of office space in Metro Vancouver suburban town centres where it would not otherwise be economically viable? The central ...