Aging and Place – Robin Mazumder

Merging planning with neuroscience, delegates saw a demonstration of how virtual reality can be used to measure the impact of the built environment on mental…

Approaches to Density

In this session, delegates learned about different approaches to enabling higher housing density, including the City of Miami’s Transfer of Development Density (TDD) program, which…

Planning Smart Energy Communities

This session covered different approaches to incorporating smart energy systems into the planning of communities in Canada and the Netherlands. It included a demonstration of…

Inclusionary Coastal Regional Planning

This session introduced site, city, and regional-scale water management practices from Louisiana and explored a case-study in how consensus-building with diverse stakeholder groups can translate…

Small Town Main Street Sustainability

This session used practical community projects representing various sizes and locales across Canada to show how smaller communities can create jobs, provide entrepreneurial opportunities and…