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Redesigning Durham’s Urban Cores
Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2022 11:19 AM
Winter 2021
This project sought to see wow could we redesign urban cores in Durham Region to entice people to rediscover their downtowns, and how this takes into account social distancing requirements in a COVID-19 world.
Climate Change Action Plan
Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 01:59 PM
Winter 2021
Creating awareness and uptake of information related to Climate Change and Sustainability, such as the Climate Action Project, is key to mitigating the effects of climate change.
The purpose of this project was to have students perform research and develop ideas for creating awareness around climate change curriculum.
Measuring the Health of our Local Economy
Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 01:59 PM
Fall 2021
There is considerable difficulty in measuring the health of Durham Region’s economy. Traditional methods of measuring economic growth and activity (such as GDP) are not available for Durham Region, so we often rely on numerous individual data points to get a sense of how the economy is performing. However, these data points often run in contradiction to one another (e.g. high unemployment and strong housing sales/prices) making it difficult to draw any conclusions on the state of the...
Newcomers' Health Care Access
Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 01:59 PM
Winter 2021
Research tells us that the health of immigrants declines after a period of time in Canada. Access to healthcare and other health services could be a key factor. The purpose of this project was to explore ways we can increase our understanding of the newcomer healthcare experience.
Waste management systems: preparation for innovation
Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 01:59 PM
Winter 2021
Durham Region is one of the fastest growing municipalities in North America with its population expected to grow to approximately 1 million by 2041 from an estimated 700,000 people today. Rapid, diverse population growth and urban intensification will impact the Region’s future service delivery models and the amount of waste the Region will manage.
The Region developed its initial Long-Term Waste Management Strategy Plan in 1999 to cover the twenty years to 2020. The Region is now...