This study uses remote sensing data to assess the extent of agricultural land converted to
developed (built-up) land in Alberta, Canada, from 2000 to 2012. Pairing aggregated …

The headlines about cities celebrating their resurgence—with empty nesters and Millennials
alike investing in our urban areas, moving away from car dependence, and demanding …

The region connecting Edmonton and Calgary, the two largest cities in Alberta, contains rich
agricultural land and is one of the most rapidly changing areas in the province. There is little …

This study explores the changes in the regional growth patterns in the nine largest Canadian
Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) between 1990 and 2010. We analyzed whether the …

Annexation is the most common form of municipal boundary adjustment in Canada, yet a
systematic analysis of annexations is missing from the academic literature. This begs two …

Since the late 1990s, Smart Growth has found broad acceptance within Canadian planning
as a framework for sustainable urban development. Smart Growth emerged as a response to …

ABSTRACT The Calgary Metropolitan Area experienced unprecedented growth between
1991 and 2011, becoming the most densifying metropolitan area in Canada. New …

Municipalities in Alberta have faced challenges for some time. Many of these challenges
have emerged at both local and regional scales, and include slower growth and aging …

With the continued increase in wildfire incidents, the last few decades in Canada have seen
increased costs related to wildfires, and different levels of government and agencies are …

After a century of semi‐restricted floodplain development, Southern Alberta, Canada, was
struck by the devastating 2013 Flood. Aging infrastructure and limited property‐level …