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Fashion, Death, and Re-Birth:
Regenerating Milan’s Decommissioned Rail Yards Towards Ecological, Spiritual and Cultural Attunement
As ‘cities of the dead,’ cemeteries are the utmost reflection of the culture, collective memory, and dominant societal values throughout history. The evolution of design for cemeteries in Italy... Read more
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Liminal Ecologies
A Lexicon and Preliminary Inventory of Liminal Ecologies in the City of Toronto
The existence of liminal ecologies provides an opportunity to reintegrate nature into urban spaces and urban life. Supporting biodiversity and the human nature connection in cities is necessary to... Read more
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Biodiversity Finance for Cities
New financial tools for the City of Toronto's Parkland Dedication Rate
Developments in Ontario municipalities convey parkland under Section 42 of the Planning Act. Cash-in-lieu is contributed for parkland acquisitions when parkland cannot be conveyed. The City of... Read more
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WILDLIFE CROSSING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A GREEN RECOVERY:
EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION IN POST- COVID-19 RECOVERY EFFORTS
While roads are an essential part of modern life, they fragment habitats and landscapes. The effectiveness of wildlife crossing infrastructure (WCI) in reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and... Read more
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A PATHWAY TO ROOFTOPS:
A feasibility study to green roof typologies at 105 Bond Street
This paper examines the feasibility of a green roof at the School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP), located at 105 Bond Street, Toronto. Green roofs have proven bene ts within the... Read more
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BYLAWS FOR BIODIVERSITY:
Re-Modelling City of Toronto's Municipal Code Chapter 489, Grass and Weeds
The glorification of the manicured lawn is a result of a colonial history of English landscape practices that were adopted in North America. As climate science and evidence of biodiversity loss... Read more
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Circular Solutions for CRD Waste in Toronto
SOLUTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, AND DEMOLITION WASTE
* CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, AND DEMOLITION WASTE (CRD) in the city of Toronto goes largely unmonitored and unregulated. As the city rapidly continues growing and changing more as the COVID-19... Read more
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MODEL BY-LAW
TORONTO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 489, LANDSCAPE STANDARDS
This model by-law is a revised version of the City of Toronto’s Municipal Code, Chapter 489, Grass and Weeds. The current Grass and Weeds By-law as presented by the City of Toronto limits property... Read more
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SOWING SUPPORT:
The Importance of land use policy in planning for small-scale agriculture in Ontario
Agriculture is changing in Canada. The average size of farms is increasing while the overall number of farms nationwide continues to fall, with the trends towards farm consolidation and... Read more
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Crossing Together
Towards Implementing Landscape Connectivity Best Practices Along the Meadoway
Alexander Furneaux is a graduate of the Master of Planning and Urban Development program at Ryerson University, and a former research assistant at the Ecological Design Lab. His major research... Read more
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Making Biophilic Connections:
Creating a Green Space Network in Toronto
Alyssa Cerbu is a graduate of the Master of Planning in Urban Development program at Ryerson University, and a former research assistant at the Ecological Design Lab.
The City of Toronto is facing... Read more
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Getting from Here to There:
Mainstreaming Wildlife Crossing Structures Through Transdisciplinary Design Approaches To Collaborative Planning
Arleigh Hack, a graduate of the the Master of Planning in Urban Development (2018) program at Ryerson University and a former research assistant at the Ecological Design Lab (EDL). Arleigh’s... Read more
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HOW TO GET THE SALAMANDER ACROSS THE ROAD:
EXPLORING THE POLICY INTERSECTION OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND ROAD PROJECTS IN ONTARIO
Connecting landscapes around roads is an important element in a broader strategy to help protect and recover biodiversity. In regions like southern Ontario and the Greater Golden Horseshoe,... Read more
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Previous Students
A quick look at our previous student's work.
2019
Cerbu, Alyssa. Making Biophilic Connections: Creating a Green Space Network in Toronto.
Furneaux, Alexander. Crossing Together: Towards Implementing Landscape Connectivity Best Practices Along... Read more