Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis evaluates a multi-stakeholder participatory planning initiative, NeighbourPLAN, in Peterborough, Ontario, and the role of the third-party broker, GreenUP, in establishing connections and networks of capacity between marginalized members of the community and contributing organizations, city, and experts. Participatory approaches to engage residents disenfranchised by… more Full Text: BUILDING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS: EVALUATING NEIGHBOURPLAN’S PARTICIPATORY PLANNING INITIATIVE FOR INCREASED PARTICIPANT CONNECTEDNESS IN PETERBOROUGH/NOGOJIWANONG, ONTARIO A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the …
Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>In this thesis, I explore the question of what would make Peterborough a good or "age-friendly" place to grow old(er) from a diversity of perspectives within and outside the structures of Age-friendly Peterborough (AFP). This research further explores if and/or how AFP and the Age-friendly movement more broadly, can be used as a tool for visioning and enacting more just,… more Full Text: AGE-FRIENDLY FOR WHOM? : MOVING TOWARDS MORE JUST, EQUITABLE, AND “AGE-FRIENDLY” AGING FUTURES IN PETERBOROUGH A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the …