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Toronto’s Energy Future: Part 2
As promised, here’s Part 2 of Noah’s documentary on, “Toronto’s Energy Future.” Noah Brotman is an Urban Planner at Hardy Stevenson Associates Limited and the newest member of our team. Noah completed his Master of Environmental Studies and Urban Planning at York … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon emissions, climate, community, green, media, social media, sustainability, urban planning
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Toronto’s Energy Future: Part 1
Our newest team member, Noah Brotman, created a compelling documentary on, “Toronto’s Energy Future.” Here’s Part 1. (Part 2 will follow later this week.) Noah Brotman is an Urban Planner at Hardy Stevenson Associates Limited and the newest member of our team. Noah … Continue reading
Posted in Energy
Tagged carbon emissions, climate, communication, energy, social media, sustainability, urban planning
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Implementation: Where can your municipality go for help?
In my last two blog posts, I’ve discussed the importance of effective implementation, and some of its challenges. I’ve also provided a case study exemplifying HSAL’s award-winning approach to implementation. Implementation is a strong theme this year in the planning profession, … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, community, consultation, government, implementation, municipality, stakeholders, sustainability
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Are we really building a ‘sustainable’ Toronto?
As a recent transplant to Toronto, I’m often asked by those from my home town where in the city I moved to. When I give them the neighbourhood’s name, their brows furrow quizzically, so I usually have to supplement my … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainability
Tagged advocacy, community, ethnoracial, minorities, sustainability, Toronto, urban planning
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The Forgotten Third Pillar of Sustainability
Urban planning policies commonly define sustainable development based on the oft cited definition contained in the Bruntland Report: ‘development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’. Furthermore, planning … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, communication, community, planning, policy, politics, public engagement, sustainability, urban planning
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Community Well-Being and Sustainability
The sustainable development movement paved the way for how we view community well-being today. The notion of environmental well-being arose from the Brundtland Commission’s development of the concept of sustainable development in the ‘Our Common Future’ report in 1987. Like … Continue reading
Resource Management – Co-Management
Adaptive co-management is an evolving approach for the governance of social-ecological systems. The concept of adaptive co-management comes from combining the on-going learning element of adaptive management and the relationship component of collaborative management in which rights and responsibilities are … Continue reading
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Tagged consultation, government, management, project management, resiliency, sustainability
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Sustainability Rating System for Infrastructure Coming Soon
An infrastructure sustainability rating system has been in the works since 2009. Leading the charge is The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). ISI is a collaboration of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the American Public Works Association (APWA) … Continue reading
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Tagged community, design, infrastructure, planning, sustainability, transportation
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Is Toronto Growing ‘Smarter’?
As of October, 2011 Toronto, according to Emporis a Frankfurt-based research company that tracks multi-story buildings, had 132 active high-rise construction projects, the most of any North American City, surpassing Mexico City’s 88 projects and New York City’s 86 projects. … Continue reading
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Tagged community, design, government, planning, sustainability, urban planning
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Community Well-being – What is it and What Does it Mean for Projects and Local Communities?
The concept of community well-being is one of the frameworks for community assessment along with other concepts (e.g. local community quality-of life studies, community health or community capacity). Measuring well-being in a community is vital to knowing how that community … Continue reading
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Tagged community, consultation, environmental assessment, planning, sustainability
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