Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This research evaluates the role of GreenUP, a non-profit in Peterborough, Ontario, as the intermediary organization for NeighbourPLAN. The project examines GreenUP's role in facilitating and managing NeighbourPLAN, a participatory planning project with multiple local partners and actors. Six critical success factors are used to understand and conceptualize intermediary success (… more
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis explores the experiences of volunteers who came together to redevelop an</p><p>abandoned convent into The Mount Community Centre (The Mount) for the purpose of</p><p>sustainable community development. The goal of the research was to explore the</p><p>relational processes of place-making at The Mount, to be achieved through two</p><… more
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Introduced as part of the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement, Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs) mark a fundamental shift in local settlement policy. To address the gap in knowledge about the implications of this policy change, this thesis research features a case study of Durham Region's LIP. Objectives were designed to examine the impact of Durham's LIP by interviewing… more