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Saving the starry night: What cities need to know about light pollution
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017-05)The purpose of this study was to determine the current knowledge and outdoor lighting practices that city planners and engineers in local governments in Canada are making in light pollution reduction. Interviews were ... -
[Guidebook] Saving the starry night: What cities need to know about light pollution
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017)This guidebook was created for Vancouver Island University's Master of Community Planning Program and accompanies the project Saving the Starry Night: What Cities Need to Know About Light Pollution. The purpose of this ... -
The healthy community approach: A case study of the Live 5-2-1-0 Playboxes in Nanaimo, BC
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017-12)Historic land use planning practices in North America have promoted sprawled land-use development through massive suburbanization. Obesity rates and associated health risks have been increasing at an alarming rate, which ... -
Practitioners' perceptions on community involvement in land use planning in Belize
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017-05)In Belize, the pressure for tourism development in the villages, smaller settlements, and the two municipalities of Belize City and Dangriga is overwhelming. Engagement with the communities on land and other development ... -
Design guidelines for vernacular architecture and built form characteristics: Hopkins, Belize
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017-05)This Major Project explores the intersection between the impacts of climate change on a coastal community and perceptions of vernacular architecture that represent the unique characteristics of a place. The study employs ... -
Planning for resilience: Using agricultural cooperatives to address food security in Belize and Canada
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017-12)Experiencing a steep decline in national food security, Belize must address increased poverty, low levels of systems resiliency, outdated national policies and gender imbalance in order to rectify the food crisis. Using ... -
Transit oriented development: Making it possible in a low density city
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017-05)This report identifies urban design guidelines from a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) perspective of a potential site in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Transit Oriented Development is characterized as developing a mixed-used ... -
An environmental policy framework for the City of Nanaimo
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017-03)This research paper proposes an environmental policy framework that can be used by the City of Nanaimo and other BC municipalities to evaluate the comprehensiveness of their environmental poli ... -
Planning for bird habitat protection: BC guidelines for local governments, developers and planners
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017-05)Planning for Bird Habitat Protection: BC Guidelines for Local Governments, Developers and Planners is a research report completed as the research portion of my major project completed as part of my Master of Community ... -
Healthy community development: Creating and assessing tools for planning and designing healthy communities in British Columbia
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017-05)The health of our communities is of increasing concern to professionals and various health organisations. The design of our built environment influences most of our daily activities which in turn influence our health. This ...
