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Gentrification In Scarborough: A Case Study Of The Markham And Ellesmere (me) Living Revitalization
(2015)
Aiming to compete on a global level, local governments have become heavily invested in the development process. Encouraging gentrification through political terms such as revitalization, smart growth, and regeneration, ...
Planning for Housing and Food Security with Sustainable Design
(2018)
Despite the social and economic success in Canada, both housing and food are recognized as important issues that are without a comprehensive framework that identifies the intersections between the two. Currently, there is ...
Complicating Queer Space in Toronto: How the Development of Toronto?s LGBTQ2I Spaces Fits within Homonormative and Homonationalist Scripts
(2017)
This major paper challenges the dominance of celebratory narratives in academic literature that posit Western urban gay enclaves as beacons of social inclusivity and tolerance. This research is intended to address the ...
Redevelopment Of The Centre For Addiction And Mental Health: Do Images Speak Louder Than Words?
(2016)
Since the advent of modern medicine and the isolation of "disease of the mind" (Prichard, 1837), specialized institutions for psychiatric care have sought to aid in treating such debilitating conditions, often with an eye ...
A Materialist Acoustemology of Urban Atmospheres in Mexico City's Centro Histórico
(2017)
The resonant frequency of sound, that is to say, the vibratory quality of sound, is felt and registered by our bodies in a way that goes beyond the audible. In an urban environment, the combination of sounds creates a sonic ...
Planning For Child-friendly Neighbourhoods In Hamilton: A Case Study
(2017)
Cities across the globe are experiencing increasing urbanization, and as a result, more and more children and youth are living in urban neighbourhoods. Neighbourhoods can provide opportunities for children to accumulate ...
International Mega-Events and Urban Planning in the Context of Toronto
(2017)
This paper explores mega-events and their relationship to urban planning and public participation. Mega-events, often referred to as hallmark events, are short-term, high profile spectacles that have a massive popular ...
The Production of Disability Through the Built Environment Surrounding Social Housing
(2017)
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a gap in the planning of affordable social housing and the accessibility of communities in which this housing is built. The assumption being that due to the rental ...
Places that Glow: Evaluating the Legacy of the 2015 Toronto Pan/Parapan American Games
(2017)
Toronto is two years removed from hosting the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games. Within the two-year span, from the event's commencement to its end, ample time has been given to debate and consider whether the legacy of the ...