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School of Planning

Organization Type:

Academic

Founding institution/faculty/department:

Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo

Objectives/focus/mandate/mission:

An interdisciplinary approach to address a wide range of environmental issues

Affiliates/partners/other disciplines:

Incorporates areas such as economics, design, ecology, sociology, geography, law, political science, and statistics

Language:

English

Areas of specialization:

Urban design, graphic design, environmental planning, planning law, housing and residential planning, ecology, transportation, urban renewal

Researchers and their fields of research:

Director: Clarence Woudsma

Faculty: Jeff Casello, Rob Feick, Pierre Filion, Murray Haight, Karen Hammond, Laura Johnson, Louna Khirfan, Jane Law, Geoff Lewis, John Lewis, Dawn C. Parker, Zhu Qian, Mark Seasons, Robert Shipley, Roger Suffling

Fields of research: urban growth, cities in transition, neighborhood land use, urban policy-making, downtown housing revitalization, population and household shift, student housing, home office, ecological footprint, urban planning, planning supportive housing

Programs offered:

Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Planning (BES), Master of Arts in Planning (MA), Master of Environmental Studies in Planning (MES), Master of Applied Environment Studies in Planning (MAES), Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)

Web links on the site:

Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI)