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Conclusion

September 2011 is filled with relief and restlessness; a long summer of writing has brought me to the end, while the end means thesis defense and pursuit of new beginnings. I’m not quite there yet, but it is all so … Continue reading

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Thesis slow

The thesis work is still moving along in a slow gear. That’s not a problem…yet. It is alive and well in my head, which is a good place for it to be. But putting pen to paper require time, which … Continue reading

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Downtown Guelph vision and values – through images

From here on in, the major focus on this blog will be reflections arising as my thesis research progresses. These are not research findings or any official claims, they are only reflections expressed as part of the overall process. Images … Continue reading

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A silence before the storm

With September starting and summer ending, I am finally about to put pen to paper, sort of speak. I look forward to advance and formulate observations and interpretations about the planning process taking place at the Woods 1 site Downtown … Continue reading

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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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