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As the field of planning enters into a new decade, many municipalities are facing challenges associated with accommodating future population growth while mitigating the effects of climate change. Urban trees can provide a variety of social, economic and environmental benefits...
/oppi/conferences/conference-2020/program/day-3-october-7/12-30-pm/stream-3/308b-guiding-urban-forestry-policy-into-the-next-decade-a-private-tree-protection-management-pr 9/25/2020 2:18:44 PM
This presentation is based on the findings of my major research project as a graduate student at York University, which explored the purpose of land acknowledgments, what responsibilities are implied in the statements, and how planners can enact these responsibilities in their...
/oppi/conferences/conference-2020/program/day-3-october-7/12-30-pm/stream-3/308c-more-or-less-planning’s-responsibilities-in-land-acknowledgments 9/25/2020 2:33:45 PM
It has long been recognized that environmental charities and non-profits make significant contributions to their local community and to the larger global society. However, very little academic attention has examined the contribution that environmental charities make to Atlant...
/oppi/conferences/conference-2020/program/day-3-october-7/1-45-pm/stream-3/309b-rural-philanthropy-mapping-patterns-of-environmental-charitable-giving-in-newfoundland-and-l 9/25/2020 2:35:57 PM
Changing demographics in both urban and rural areas mean increasingly diverse needs, expectations, and demands for relevant planning services. Whether these changes are due to increasing or decreasing populations, greater cultural diversity from im/migration, aging populations...
/oppi/conferences/conference-2021/program/featured-sessions/circle-training-sessions-a-tool-for-understanding-changing-demographics 1/6/2021 1:34:17 PM
Housing is recognized internationally as a basic human right, yet in Ontario, affordable housing and homelessness remain a challenge for communities large and small. A recent survey in rural Ontario found that 30% of all households were low income and that half of these househ...
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Finding affordable, suitable housing in many Ontario communities is becoming more challenging. In response to rising housing challenges, the Province of Ontario passed legislation in 2018 which allowed municipalities to implement inclusionary zoning, a new planning tool to req...
/oppi/conferences/conference-2021/program/featured-sessions/inclusionary-zoning-for-your-community 1/6/2021 1:34:17 PM
Midland’s median age is 50 — older than Ontario’s median age of 42. While the Town of Midland is planning for this older market, it recognizes that its communities will continue to be home for people of all ages and is responding to growth-related challenges, going from a slow...
/oppi/conferences/conference-2021/program/featured-sessions/midland-enjoying-life-at-every-age 1/6/2021 1:34:18 PM
Summer 2019 was the 100th anniversary of the Town Planning Institute of Canada — predecessor to the Canadian Institute of Planning (CIP) — and a significant milestone celebrated in Ottawa, acknowledged as the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation. It was also t...
/oppi/conferences/conference-2021/program/featured-sessions/planning-decolonization 1/6/2021 1:34:18 PM
As we ventured through 2020 and 2021, the ethical challenges we faced in our professional practices were more complex and diverse based on the changes brought about by the pandemic, new technology, and increased virtual engagement in our communities. We often feel like we are ...
/oppi/conferences/conference-2021/program/day-1-october-6/10-15-am/stream-5/105-changes-and-challenges-for-professional-planning-practice-in-ontario-an-ethical-view-from-the 7/20/2021 2:19:51 PM
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