The objective of this proposed project is to update public consultation best practices with a particular emphasis on online engagement in community and regional planning issues. Within the City of Vancouver Development Services Department there are several different areas that involve public consultation in respect of land use planning and decision-making. These include Rezoning and […]

Tourisme Laurentides et l’UQAM s’associent dans le cadre d’un projet de recherche sur l’adaptation des PME touristiques aux changements climatiques. Les partenaires réunis dans le cadre de cette étude ont pour objectif d’identifier, de développer et d’expérimenter des solutions en adaptation aux changements climatiques et en réduction des gaz à effet de serre au travers […]

words) Alexithymia is a personality construct that represents a reduced ability to identify and describe feelings, a limited imagination, and externally oriented thinking.not classified as a mental disorder in the DSM-IV. Alexithymia raises special clinical issues: 1) it is known to be a trait and distributed across the general population where prevalence is 8-10% (Karukivi, […]

Forests provide habitat to more than 65% of terrestrial biodiversity, yet are being eliminated or greatly simplified at an alarming rate under global change (GC). Current forestry practices tend to favour a handful of species, without considering resilience of resulting forests to GC. During the past two decades, studies have investigated the complex relationships between […]

The initiative is best described as two interwoven threads: mapping renewable energy potentials at the landscape scale, and using these maps to engage local stakeholders in a dialogue to identify acceptable locations for particular kinds of RE development. The Project Team will use the Town of Caledon, located in the Region of Peel, and the […]

Dans l’Arctique canadien, la maladie la plus menaçante pour la santé publique est la rage du renard arctique. Elle se transmet aux humains principalement par le contact avec des renards infectés ou des chiens domestiques infectés par des renards enragés. Ce type de rage peut se propager rapidement sur de grandes distances de couvertes de […]

Durham Region recently created a plan to help guide future decisions about adapting to climate change. The plan shows how extreme future weather is expected to be and identifies many ways that the cities and towns in the region and other agencies that deliver services like water and electricity need to be prepared. Some municipalities […]

The proposed research project will seek to highlight the factors that influence transportation behaviour, as well as the specific barriers that exist for particular modalities on Trent University’s Symons campus. This, then, will provide a more intimate understanding of how future efforts to bring about more sustainable transportation systems might serve to address the specific […]

Les changements climatiques influencent la distribution des espèces. Notre étude souhaite étudier cet effet en divisant le climat en deux périodes : climat passé (1950-1980) et actuel (1980-2010) sur la base du basculement des températures mondiales en 1980. Cette étude est réalisée en forêt boréale et se concentre sur les bryophytes (mousses, hépatiques et sphaigne) […]

Sediment build-up in stormwater management ponds decreases their overall capacity to hold water and reduces their efficiency, in terms of controlling pollution. For this reason, and in order to comply with government regulations, municipalities must remove the sediment periodically. Determining when maintenance is required is difficult because it depends on a number of factors, and […]

Dans le monde, plus de 120 millions de personnes sont exposés à des niveaux de bruit importants et 16% à 24% des déficiences de l’appareil auditif sont causées par le bruit au travail. Au Québec, la surdité est la maladie professionnelle la plus recensée et le nombre de travailleurs qui en sont touchés ne cesse […]

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has launched a series of pilot Sustainable Neighbourhood Retrofit Action Plan (SNAP) projects in the Greater Toronto Area. Dillon Consulting is a lead consultant in Phase 3 of one of the pilot projects, the County Court SNAP in Brampton, Ontario. The SNAPs bring together residents, businesses, community groups and […]