Browsing Faculty of Architecture and Planning by Title
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Opportunities for improving human and ecosystem health through recreation in nature
(2016-12)In Canada, less than 20% of adults and 10% of children and youth are getting the recommended amount of daily physical activity (ParticipACTION, 2015). Concurrently, the amount of sedentary indoor recreational screen time ... -
Perceptions of rooming houses in Halifax and the role of regulatory intervention
(Dalhousie University, 2016-12-09)Rooming houses in Halifax have experienced significant loss in recent decades. Up to 90% of the stock was lost due to social, economic, and regulatory factors. While only 17 licensed rooming houses remain in Halifax, over ... -
Planners’ perceptions of the influence of leadership on coordinating plans
(Sage, 2018)Based on interviews with 92 planners in five Canadian city-regions, we explore planners’ perceptions of the ways that leadership affects their ability to coordinate land-use planning activities in the context of sometimes ... -
Planning for Solar Energy in Halifax Neighbourhoods
(2015-12-08)Solar energy is the cleanest and most abundant energy resource that does not contribute to global warming (Zaidi, 2009, p. 3). Halifax has good resources of solar energy and high energy demand (Natural Resources Canada, ... -
A Policy Guide: Making Parking Lots and Commercial Driveways Safer for Pedestrians
(Dalhousie University, 2016-12-09)Commercial developers do not typically prioritize pedestrians in the design of parking lots and commercial driveways. Everyone who visits a commercial development is a pedestrian. A person may walk from their home, the bus ... -
The production of a suburban main street: Financialization and urban design in Halifax
(School of Planning, Dalhousie University, 2017-11)Given that planning policy calls for mixed use, higher densities, street-oriented facades, walkability, and high-quality urban design, what explains the kinds of segregated, low-density, auto-oriented designs and development ... -
Regulating marginality: how the media characterises a maligned housing option
(Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2019)Communities often stigmatise forms of housing targeting low-income tenants. This paper examines how media sources characterise one such form: rooming houses that provide multiple, low-cost, single-room accommodations ... -
Third-Wave Neoliberalism in Theory and Practice: A Case Study of the Halifax Centre Plan
(2016)This study analyses a significant planning undertaking in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to illustrate the pervasive nature of neoliberalism in planning theory and practice. It shows how smart growth and creative city ... -
Waste Disposal Facility Siting in Nova Scotia: Opportunities to Increase Procedural Equity
(2015-12-09)The inequitable distribution of undesirable and potentially hazardous land uses is an issue across North America. In Nova Scotia no legislation requires equity to be considered during the waste disposal facility site ...