JL Grant - Planning Theory & Practice, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Although municipalities across Canada have adopted principles of new urbanism, smart growth, and sustainability in their planning and policy documents, new suburbs continue to …
The aesthetic, economic, and environmental benefits of urban trees are well recognized. Previous research has focused on understanding how a variety of social and environmental …
Understanding Cities is richly textured, complex and challenging. It creates the vital link between urban design theory and praxis and opens the required methodological gateway to …
S Moore - Urban Studies, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Best practice is most often perceived as a powerful heuristic tool for the dissemination of innovation and knowledge. Hence, its formation and acceptance are seldom questioned …
Contemporary planners see mixing residential, retail and other compatible uses as an essential planning principle. This paper explores the challenges that planners, developers …
D Gordon, S Vipond - American Planning Association. Journal …, 2005 - search.proquest.com
This article compares the gross density of new suburban secondary plans with conventional suburban development in Markham, Ontario. The new plans accommodate 150,000 people …
Abstract Background The RESIDential Environments (RESIDE) project is a unique longitudinal natural experiment designed to evaluate the health impacts of the “Liveable …
D Trudeau - Geography Compass, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
New urbanism is an urban design movement to create pedestrian‐oriented settlements that also advance social equity and mitigate the environmental impacts of development …
JL Grant - Housing Policy Debate, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Contemporary residential building trends reflect concerns about privacy, traffic, and managing difference. Despite the radically different premises behind New Urbanism and …