Urban & Regional Planning

Research Areas: Suburbs in Canada, Australia and USA; planning histories, especially Canada and Ottawa; capital cities; urban redevelopment, especially waterfronts; community design.

Research Areas: Planning for demographic and economic change; shrinking cities; economic decline; age-friendly communities; integrating play and fun into the urban landscape.

Associate Professor | Director (Acting), SURP

Research Areas: Local government reform, regional governance, urban-rural fringe, environmental planning and management. 

Research Areas: Environment and sustainability, focused primarily on three interrelated themes: regional planning, monitoring and environmental assessment. Indigenous planning and management.