TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF NOVA SCOTIA/DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY

MASTER OF URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING

THESIS ABSTRACTS

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May 1997 Convocation

Also one Joint Degree, M.A.Sc./M.U.R.P. awarded at May 1997 Convocation

Awarded degrees at October 1997 Convocation

1998

May 1998 Convocation

Also one Joint Degree, M.A.Sc./M.U.R.P. awarded at May 1998 Convocation

1998

October 1998 Convocation

1999

May 1999 Convocation

October 1999 Convocation

2000

Denise Carbol; "An Ecosystem-Based Regional Strategy for Natural Heritage Protection"

Collingwood, Patricia; "The Impact of Transportation Planning on Transportation Equity in Toronto, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan"

Lewis, Beth Jo-Ann; "Using the Internet as a Planning Tool in Public Participation"

Richardson, Holly; "Using Design Standards to Protect The Form and Function of East Hants Commercial Centers

Todd, Darren G.; "Towards Smart Growth: Examining the Implications of Redeveloping Urban Brownfield Sites"

Tu, Xiaolin; "Using GIS to Enhance Information Communication in a Public Participation Planning Process"

Van Wart, Louise; "Testing the Limits: An Examination of Family Housing Affordability in Nova Scotia"

Zwicker, Gregory O.; "The Neighbourhood Concept and its Relevance in Contemporary Planning"

2001

Keith C. Craig; "Siting Wireless Communication Facilities in Halifax Regional Municipality: Issues and Guidelines"

Joan Parsons Doehler; "Scotia Square: Its Impact on the Downtown Core"

Heather Fairburn; "Sustainability for Women-in-Need: Making the Transition to Market Housing"

Scott W. Jones; "Planning for Wildlife: Evaluating Creek Daylighting as a means of Urban Conservation"

Samantha J. Murphy; "Rural Planning and Community Development in Prince Edward Island"

Ronald I. Barr; "Planning and Urban Design Strategies for Addressing Stationary Noise Related Problems"

Sonja K. Brynelsen; "Multi-Modal Transportation Planning Lessons Learned from Mountain Resort Municipalities"

Orenda O'Brien Davis; "Case Study of Factors Related to the Success of Affordable Housing Organizations in North Bay, Ontario"

Laurelea Lutes DeAngelo; "Aging in Place: Integrating Senior's Housing Needs into a Community Plan"

Anne K. Hutton; "The Olympic Games: Lessons for Future Host Cities"

Paul L. Sampson; "Reinvigorating the Urban Heart: Directions for Revitalizing Downtown Barrington Street, Halifax Regional Municipality"

2002

Benjamin Robert Black; "Student Housing in University towns: A Case Study of Sackville, New Brunswick"

Delaine Clyne; "Planning and Schools: School Closures and the Re-Use of Surplus Schools in Halifax Regional Municipality"

Jennifer M. Healey; "Suburban Connections and Identity: Ideas for the City of Burlington, Ontario"

Stefan Roy Charles Hoddinott; "Wiping It Off: An Examination of Halifax Graffiti, and Prospective Preventative Techniques"

Ian G. MacDougall; "The Comparative Advantages of Open space Development Design; MacIntosh Run Development Proposal: A Case Study

Mark J. Neill; "City of Abbotsford: Establishing Greenways Criteria"

Katarzyna B. Tota, "Can place-based collaborative planning work between First Nations and Local Governments in Nova Scotia ?"

Patrick Cass Moan, "On the Ground: Removing Barriers to Smart Growth Development at the Local Level"

Graham Fisher, "Kings County Nova Scotia: A Role For Municipal Planning in the Protection Of Surface Water Resources"

Tracy L. Bealing, "Using a Social Action Theory of Participatory Design to Facilitate Empowerment of Public Housing Developments: A Case Study Involving Residents of Mulgrave Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia"

Stephen A. Deveaux, "Inter-Regional Transportation: An Investigation into HOV Lanes and Busways, and Their Potential for the Greater Toronto Area"

Lucy Trull, "Making Connections: An exploration of water transit in the Bedford Basin"

David Ainsley Mitchell, "Searching for an Alternative to Urban Sprawl on the Coastline of HRM: Learning from the Village of Prospect"

2003

Brukawit B. Melles, "The Relationship Between Policy, Planning and Neighbourhood Change: The Case of the Gottingen Street Neighbourhood, 1950-2000"

Lindsey Mittelsteadt, "Gated Communities in Canada: A Case Study of Gated Communities in Nova Scotia"

Heather Ternoway, "Informed Participation: A Method for Engaging the Community in Planning for the Halifax Regional Municipality"

Jason W. Thistle, "The Conflict Resolution Process in Municipal Boundary Disputes: An Application for Alternative Dispute Resolution"

Sean David Carter, "Planning in the Face of Decline: The Town of Mulgrave, N.S."

Steffen Kauebler, "Revitalizing the East Side Waterfront in Saint John - An Urban Design Proposal"

Ravi Shankar Kuar Singh, "The Application of Affordable Housing Strategies in Trinidad and Tobago"

David R. Stewart, "Assessing the Independent Mobility Options Available to Halifax Youth"

Michael Logan, M.Eng./MURP, "Science, Community Empowerment and Planning: the Environment of a Resort Community"

2004

Heather N. Charest, "Municipal Engagement in the Historic Places Initiative: Managing Local Heritage Resources in Truro, Nova Scotia"

Zoe Williams Morrison, "Three Dimensional GIS Mapping for Groundwater: An Example from a Nova Scotia Municipality"

Jeff Daniels, "Planning for 21st Century Mobile Housing in Ontario"

Leticia N. Smillie, "A Case Study of Halifax Regional Municipality's Planning Advisory Committees: Influence on Decision-Making and Effectiveness as a Means of Public Participation"

Gempton, Shilo, "A Preliminary Study of Watershed Planning Efforts to Improve Water Quality in the Bay of Fundy: A Comparison of Provincial Legislation and Policies in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia"

Greene, Katherine A., "Waltzing Down the Garden Path ? --- Aging in Gated Adult Lifestyle Communities"

Hagio, Tomoko, "Regulation and Design Outcomes: Parking Designs of Canadian and Japanese Houses"

Jacobs, Maria A., "Using Traffic Calming Measures on Local Residential Streets to Facilitate an Alternative Designated Bicycle Route"

Livingston, Kim, "Sidewalk Cafes and Streets for All !"

Ouellet, Marc, "The Relationship Between the American-Based New Urbanism Movement and Contemporary Neotraditional Urban Design in Europe"

Reage, David A., "Connecting the Dots: A Study of the Possibilities and Challenges for Passenger Rail in Dartmouth"

Sivak, Benjamin, "A Sustainable Built Environment for the Gambia: The Importance of Local Capacity for Practical Research"

TeKamp, C. Mark , "Defining the Role of the Coastal Planner in Nova Scotia"

Warburton, Anne M. , "Examining Utily-Scale Wind Energy Development in Nova Scotia: A Planning Perspective"

2005

John D. M. Charles , "Perspectives on Integrated Coastal Management in Halifax Regional Municipality"

Kevin Gerhardt Gray, "A Trail Plan for the Wildlands: an area bounded by Herring Cove Road, Purcells Cove Road, and Williams Lake Road in Halifax, Nova Scotia"

Pierre Heelis, "Holding Pattern: A Case Study Examining the Mainland South Holding Zone in the Context of the Governor's Brook Rezoning"

Luc H.J. Ouellet, "Investigating Growth and Settlement Patterns in the Unincorporated Areas of New Brunswick: A Look at the Urban-Rural Fringe of the Moncton and Fredericton Regions"

Laura Frances Rutledge, "Improving the Public Participation Model for Planning and Development Issues: Increasing Community Involvement through Improved Communications Strategies"

Braden A.C. Smith, "(Re)Creating a Successful Neighbourhood Pocket Park - A Proposal for Mandaville Court Park"



For more information please contact:

Carol Madden
Department of Urban and Rural Planning
Dalhousie University
P. O. Box 1000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3J 2X4

(902) 494-3260 PH. (902) 423-6672 FAX


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