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Nuclear Hot Spots Map Shows Cumulative Effects

May 30 2013 | IN Regulation | BY Andrew Reeves

Great Lakes nuclear facilities data updated for the first time in 16 years.

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Beautiful Cities

Oct 2006 | IN Creative Communities 32.4-5 | BY Glen Murray

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Cultural renewal and a creative economy bring wealth to our cities.

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Looking South to Canada: Detroit, Politics and Environmental Consequences

May 01 2013 | IN Planning | BY Robert Paehlke

A\J founder Robert Paehlke wanders down Detroit’s long and bumpy road to sustainability.

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Municipalities Fight Government on Transit Cuts

Apr 18 2013 | IN Planning | BY Dan Beare

Canada continues to cut VIA rail budget while Ontario cities implement light rail systems.

How to Green Your Neighbourhood

Mar 20 2013 | IN Planning | BY Julie Bélanger

Our favourite lessons and ideas from the Golden Horseshoe Sustainable Neighbourhoods Summit.

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Who Will Speak for the UK Greenbelt?

Mar 13 2013 | IN Population Growth | BY Julia Hawthornthwaite

Julia Hawthornthwaite examines the nature of threats to the UK's greenbelts.

Protecting Our Places to Grow

Mar 11 2013 | IN Regulation | BY Julie Bélanger

Planning professors from uWaterloo's Faculty of Environment weigh in on the battle for greenspace between the Region of Waterloo and the Ontario Municipal Board.

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Web Exclusive: The Plunder of Brant County's Foodland

Mar 2013 | IN Greenbelts 39.2 | BY Ella Haley

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Just outside of the Ontario Greenbelt, thousands of hectares of prime farmland have been bought up in land banking schemes.

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Some Like it Hot

Mar 2013 | IN Greenbelts 39.2 | BY Katherine J. Barrett

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Wood-fired goodies are feeding community spirit in Dartmouth, NS.

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Improving Cities with Greenbelts

Mar 2013 | IN Greenbelts 39.2 | BY Faisal Moola

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How greenbelts can contribute more to the cities they support.

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