Co-Principal Investigator Rebecca Rooney’s latest research shows how contaminated biofilms affect freshwater invertebrates in urban stormwater ponds.
Rebecca speaks to the importance of wetlands amidst changes to the designation of provincially significant wetlands.
Nurudeen’s research will look at the inclusion of edible landscaping and community gardens in new residential developments to support sustainable development in cities.
Kwabena joins RISE as a postdoctoral scholar from Ghana.
The RISE-focused session offered multi-disciplinary perspectives on sustainable urban development.
The project team offered a ‘show and tell’ to project partners of the various metrics – stormwater, terrestrial carbon, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity – supporting the development of the RISE Scorecard.
A recent article in The Globe & Mail relies on the expertise of architectural and urban planning experts to understand how unused office space could be transformed into residential housing.
The project team travelled to Nepean for a two-day visit to learn about Caivan’s approach to sustainability and residential developments.
In an article for The Conversation, Co-Principal Investigator Dawn Parker discusses how Canada’s federal Task Force for Housing and Climate falls short in addressing new affordable and climate-friendly housing by failing to fully consider land and housing market dynamics.
Co-Principal Investigator Rebecca Rooney’s latest research explores how sampling biofilms in stormwater ponds may offer a critical and biologically relevant tool for characterizing pesticide contamination and toxicity in urban environments.