Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The study examines the adaptive reuse of historical and heritage industrial sites in Peterborough, Ontario. Industrial-heritage sites face several challenges when being subjected to adaptive reuse. These challenges are largely concerned with the contamination of sites and how industrial buildings and sites can be transformed into reusable sites. The study adopted a qualitative research… more Full Text: SUSTAINABILITY AND ADAPTIVE REUSE: A CASE STUDY OF HISTORICAL AND HERITAGE INDUSTRIAL SITES IN PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the …
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The Places to Grow Act (2005) and the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2006) are two pieces of legislature passed by the Government of Ontario to help govern and limit urban sprawl in major cities across Ontario through to 2041. These policies are framed around the development and maintenance of large-scale cities. While there are some provisions within these policies for… more Full Text: Growth and Revitalization in Peterborough ON: Myth or Reality? A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences TRENT UNIVERSITY …