Browsing by Subject "Planning"
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3 key theories planners use to understand environmental issues
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2022-04)Poster featuring biophilia theory, environmental justice theory, and transspecies urban theory. -
Beyond towel recycling : sustainability as hotel business strategy
(2018-08-29)Hotels are not just places where people sleep or eat; they can provide unique cultural opportunities and community experiences, and at the same time contribute to enhancing the local communities in which they are embedded. ... -
[Book review] The good ancestor: A radical prescription for long-term thinking
(Planning Institute of British Columbia, 2021-12)Review of The good ancestor: A radical prescription for long-term thinking by Roman Krznaric. -
Feminist critiques of planning for work: Considerations for future planning
(Canadian Institute of Planners, 1991-11)Social values surrounding work become manifested in the urban environment in numerous ways. Planners contribute to this in their capacity as implementers of political decisions. Conventional ways of thinking about work ... -
Leading global practices: International perspectives for local insights
(Canadian Institute of Planners, 2018-12)Cognisant of the limitations of transferring ideas, processes, and policies across transnational, national, and even regional contexts, we have used this issue to consider the application to the Canadian context of ... -
Measuring the quality of emergency management programs in small British Columbia municipalities
(2020-10-28)The purpose of this mixed method study was to explore the quality of the emergency management programs in smaller British Columbia municipalities and discover common issues to gain an overall view of emergency management ... -
Once we get over Y2K, we may have a real challenge
(Canadian Institute of Planners, 2000-01)Emboldened by his recent explorations of regional governance, Bill McMillan dares to ask: Is planning merely an organized effort to make the future look as much like the present as possible? He lists some of the more ... -
Plan evaluation: The elephant in the room
(Canadian Institute of Planners, 2018-03)Here’s something to ponder: Are planners doing a good job? How would we know? No question, we have a general sense of how things are going with our plans through conversations with stakeholders, observation of urban ... -
Sustainable development in Canadian context: A critical review
(Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology Fluminense, 2016)Despite increased demand for sustainable development in Canada and around the world, the efforts to change unsustainable growth frameworks have been piecemeal and wholly ineffective. Neoliberal capitalism and economy-first ... -
Telling stories to the future: Integrative approaches to planning for the new millennium
(Canadian Institute of Planners, 2000-01)Doug Aberley, a bioregional planning consultant from B.C., rounds out the commentaries, squarely putting both planning theory and practice in their place with a hard-hitting critique of "what we must get beyond," coupled ... -
Victoria, British Columbia : green road inner duct (VIC-G.R.I.D.) - planning for a modern transportation city
(2014-01-28)Rapidly growing outlying communities, exasperated congestion, complex traffic challenges - coupled with the role of vehicle carbon emissions in climate change - have led to the need for long-term sustainable transportation ...
