Mark Seasons, University of Waterloo

Research

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Latest funding

Communities left behind a timely examination of school closure controversies for justice-informed decision-making on the fate of public schools in Ontario
SSHRC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$236,327
Planning for adaptation and resiliency: Canadian local government experiences and needs
SSHRC · 2008 · Co-investigator
$197,500
Mapping quality of life and the culture of small cities
SSHRC · 2005 · Co-investigator
$1,000,000

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

Communities left behind a timely examination of school closure controversies for justice-informed decision-making on the fate of public schools in Ontario

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Collins, Patricia A.

Keywords: public school closures; social equity and environmental justice; urban and rural community planning; collaborative planning; deliberative democracy; liveability; comparative case study; mixed methods; multi-stakeholder workshops; Ontario

$236,327

Planning for adaptation and resiliency: Canadian local government experiences and needs

Co-investigatorSSHRC2008Research Grants - Canadian Environmental Issues

Principal investigators: Hanna, Kevin S.

Keywords: planning; adaptation; resiliency; climate change; local governments

$197,500

Mapping quality of life and the culture of small cities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2005Community-University Research Alliances (CURA)

Keywords: qualitative indicators; mapping; small cities; quality of life; cultural development and organization; social development; the arts

$1,000,000

Quality of life reporting systems and cultural indicators for smaller Canadian communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2004Strategic Research Clusters Design Grants

Principal investigators: Garrett-Petts, William F.

$30,000

The centre for core area research and design, the Waterloo CURA: planning the mid-sized city

Co-investigatorSSHRC2003Community-University Research Alliances (CURA)

Keywords: revitalization; planning; design; mid-sized cities; environmental management

$377,440

Planning the mid-sized city: centre for core area research and design

Co-investigatorSSHRC2000Community-University Research Alliances (CURA)

Keywords: revitalization; environmental management; core areas; planning; design; mid-sized cities

$600,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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