Dalhousie University
School of Planning
Focused on planning, designing, and managing meaningful communities within a context of healthy and life-sustaining environments. The approach is community-centered, design-based and focused particularly on the settlements of Atlantic Canada
Conferences, lecture series
Director: Jill Grant
Professors: Deborah Buszard, Jill Grant, Susan Guppy, Patricia Manuel, Frank Palermo, Michael Poulton, John Zuck
Cross-Appointed Faculty: Grant Wanzel, School of Architecture
Fields of Research: environmental planning, landscape design, First Nations community planning, residential environments, gated communities, urban development, affordable housing policy, landscape architecture, revitalization
Sample Student Projects: Leah Carson, Crispin Smith, Alison Walker, Jeremy Murphy, and Stephanie Bohdanow: Union Street Development Concept, Annapolis Royal
Jeremy Murphy: The Viability of Converting Public Housing Projects to Tenant-Managed Housing in Spryfield
Bachelor of Community Design, Bachelor of Community Design Honours, Master of Planning, Master of Planning Studies, Interdisciplinary PhD
Contact information
P.O. Box 1000
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4
P.O. Box 1000
Halifax, Alberta B3J 2X4
