Dalhousie University

Cities & Environment Unit

Type d'organisation:

Milieu universitaire

Institution/faculté/département à l’origine de sa fondation:

Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Dalhousie University

Année de création:

1993

Objectifs/pôle d’intérêt/mandat/mission:

A not-for-profit community planning action and applied research group, associated with the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, assisting urban and rural communities in assessing their challenges and opportunities and in developing strategies to address them. Its goals are to create community plans; generate new knowledge and tools for community design; and inspire communities to become great places to live. The approach is always community-based.

Associés/partenaires/autres disciplines :

Community groups, professional institutions, Halifax Regional Municipality and First Nations communities in Atlantic Canada, Saskatchewan and Alberta

Langue:

English

Domaines de spécialisation:

Community-based planning and design

Chercheurs et leurs domaines de recherche:

Director: Frank Palermo

Researchers: Heather Ternoway, Laura Mannell, Ali Shaver, Mark Nener, Elisa Penn, Kristin O’Toole

Fields of research: First Nations community planning, on-reserve housing, affordable housing, revitalization, community development, urban design

Students: The Unit seeks to involve graduate students in its projects through work terms, volunteer projects, and part-time positions.

Liens Web sur le site:

Many links on the site, including government, community groups, NGOs, professional institutions, Halifax regional municipality and First Nations communities in Atlantic Canada.