Wurtele, Susan

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 design and analysis. The study addressed the research gap about nature of adaptive reuse of historic and heritage sites in Peterborough. The study primarily focused on the challenges, best practices, stakeholder initiatives, and the nature of structures in contexts of adaptive reuse in Peterborough. Based on the findings of the study, COVID-19, political will, contamination and the design of heritage and industrial buildings or sites pose a challenge to implementing adaptive reuse practices. These findings provide evidence for policymakers and decision makers on how to apply best practices to adaptive reuse and cultural heritage.

Author Keywords: Adaptive reuse, Cultural, Heritage, Historical, Industrial, Structures

ABSTRACT

The Art of the Sustainable Street

Miriam L. R. Mutton

The street influences our sense of community every day. It is argued that getting the street right communicates a collective vision for action leading to sustainable community.

This investigation continues conversations for community repair and resilient change, especially for small town Ontario. The researcher is informed by ways of seeing inspired by Walter Benjamin's literary montage, The Arcades Project. By method of collecting and connecting information from literature sources spanning several decades and recent interviews, this thesis demonstrates in narrative form the value to community of everyday street details of human scale. Recurrent themes are adopted as technique in validation. Findings are presented from various perspectives including those of the design professional and the politician.

The sustainable street enables communication. Research outcomes indicate knowledge transferred through the art of storytelling supports place-making and connection to community. Fragments of information connect into themes defining safe streets which foster trust among strangers, and facilitate citizenship and good governance.

Key words: sustainable community, citizenship, safe streets, Benjamin, governance

Author Keywords: Benjamin, citizenship, governance, safe streets, sustainable community