Tag Archives: Waterloo

Communicating Collaborative Planning

The challenge, as I see it, to collaborative planning is communication, due to the political, economic, social and environmental dimensions at stake to various stakeholders. Trust, honesty and respect meets ideology, history and greed – pick up a book by … Continue reading

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Week 6: after the storm

We continue our education in urban and regional planning and research approaches, with elements of public participation in GIS to make it extra interesting. It’s a “we” thing, because I don’t feel like I’m doing this on my own. We … Continue reading

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It's all about CAPS in Guelph this week!

Friday, we placed our bid and delivered a solid presentation, with the blessings of the committed team and Clarence Woudsma (School Director and Associate Professor School of Planning, University of Waterloo) who stand strong together. Saturday, we will know who … Continue reading

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Week 4, semester 2:at the University of Waterloo, School of Planning

Got the readings done, the reviews completed, the meetings attended and class participation checked off as well. The 1st major paper is under way, and the CAPS PowerPoint presentation is ready to glow. And I’ve added TreeHugger Radio, Sierra Club … Continue reading

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Week 2 Semester 2 at Waterloo

The amount of work piling up is uncomfortable. I do my readings at home during the day, including some hide-and-seek play in the snow under a clear blue sunny sky with Cooper. An upcoming student presentation is in the making. … Continue reading

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