Getting There: The Ecosystem of Human Movement

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Leading the Change with Megan Leslie

1https://www.halifaxtoday.ca/local-news/humanitys-brokenrelationship-with-nature-needs-mending-world-wildlife-fundcanada-2517157

 

The Last Mile

1https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/retail/#what-is-retail

2https://medium.com/analytics-for-humans/the-evolution-ofconsumer-behavior-in-the-digital-age-917a93c15888

3https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/e-commerce-salesretail-sales-ten-year-review/

4https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/covid-19- ecommerce/#changes-in-revenue-across-ecommerce

5https://ensia.com

6https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/lastmile.asp

7https://www.shopify.com/enterprise/ecommerce-returns

8Vachon, S. (2020).

9https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkiley5/2019/05/22/fordexplores-robot-delivery-to-cut-more-humans-fromworkforce/#6caf0d30fcf0

10https://theecobahn.com/logistics/electric-vehicles-are-electricdelivery-vehicles-really-more-sustainable/

 

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s Urban Agriculture!

1https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/ S2211912418300956

2https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322938761_The_Vertical_ Farm_A_Review_of_Developments_and_Implications_for_ the_Vertical_City

3http://www.fao.org/urban-agriculture/en/

4http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/news/news-detail/en/c/329009/

5https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15487733.2017.13940 54

6http://www.fao.org/urban-agriculture/en/

7https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325700513_The_Role_ of_Urban_Agriculture_as_a_Nature-Based_Solution_A_ Review_for_Developing_a_Systemic_Assessment_ Framework

8https://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/johnshopkins-center-for-a-livable-future/news-room/NewsReleases/2016/vacant-lots-to-vibrant-plots.html

9https://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/johnshopkins-center-for-a-livable-future/news-room/NewsReleases/2016/vacant-lots-to-vibrant-plots.html

10https://www.researchgate.net/publication/238742667_Health_ Benefits_of_Urban_Agriculture

11https://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/johnshopkins-center-for-a-livable-future/news-room/NewsReleases/2016/vacant-lots-to-vibrant-plots.html

12https://www.researchgate.net/publication/238742667_Health_ Benefits_of_Urban_Agriculture

13https://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/johnshopkins-center-for-a-livable-future/news-room/NewsReleases/2016/vacant-lots-to-vibrant-plots.html

14https://www.researchgate.net/publication/238742667_Health_ Benefits_of_Urban_Agriculture

15https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111 /j.1540-6229.2008.00213.xx

16https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1540- 6229.2008.00213.x

17https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13593-015-0348-4.pdf

18https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/robcommentary/urban-agriculture-may-be-inefficient-but-its-amodel-for-a-sustainable-future/article31334351/

19https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327180900_Does_ Urban_Agriculture_Improve_Food_Security_Examining_ the_Nexus_of_Food_Access_and_Distribution_of_Urban_ Produced_Foods_in_the_United_States_A_Systematic_ Review

20https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327180900_Does_ Urban_Agriculture_Improve_Food_Security_Examining_ the_Nexus_of_Food_Access_and_Distribution_of_Urban_ Produced_Foods_in_the_United_States_A_Systematic_ Review

21https://foodsecurecanada.org/who-we-are/what-food-sovereignty

 

 The Economic Value of Connecting

1https://cutaactu.ca/en/news-media/latest-news/transit-operatorsseek-emergency-bailout-ridership-revenue-plunges

2https://cutaactu.ca/sites/default/files/cuta_alternative_funding_ report_may_2015.pdf

3https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/ S092180091200362X

4file:///C:/Users/ally_/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft. MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe/TempState/Downloads/ sustainability-09-00269%20(1).pdf

5https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/ RoadsTraffic/economic_transit.pdf

6https://cutaactu.ca/sites/default/files/cuta-federal_provincial_ territorial_funding_report-2012.pdf

7https://cutaactu.ca/sites/default/files/canadian_urban_transit_ association_budget_analysis.pdf

8https://cutaactu.ca/sites/default/files/cuta-federal_provincial_ territorial_funding_report-2012.pdf

9https://cutaactu.ca/sites/default/files/cuta_alternative_funding_ report_may_2015.pdf

10https://cutaactu.ca/sites/default/files/cuta_ridership_report_final_ october_2018_en.pdf

11https://cutaactu.ca/sites/default/files/transit_infrastructure_needs_ report.pdf

12https://uwaterloo.ca/canadian-index-wellbeing/

13http://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/investor/annual2016/ E133.pdf

14https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/investor/ar/2016/pdf/ar_2016-15.pdf

15https://pixabay.com/photos/passengers-tain-tram-bussubway-1150043/

16https://unsplash.com/photos/_RvfnEz-f3o

17http://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pdf/board_ agenda/20190627/20190627_BoardMtg_2018-19_Annual_ Report_EN.pdf

18https://o.canada.com/business/money/transit-rates-maps-andpercentage-of-the-fare-paid-by-riders-in-34-north-americancities

 

Path Finders

1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EiWh82OzIw

2https://cutaactu.ca/sites/default/files/cuta_ridership_report_final_ october_2018_en.pdf

3https://fcm.ca/sites/default/files/documents/resources/guide/ guidebook-engaging-students-to-increase-public-transitridership-gmf.pdf

4https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/handle/10012/12199

5https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_hendry_throwing_our_car_culture_ under_the_bus

6https://pantonium.com/adapting-to-covid-19-how-bellevilleresponded-with-on-demand-transit/

7https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_ information/Commission_meetings/2018/January_25/ Reports/2_Ridership_Growth_Strategy_2018-2022.pdf)

8https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/transit/bus-networkredesign-first-km-last-km-study.aspx

9http://feedthebeardesign.com/ (Randy Randy deKleine-Stimpson)

10https://belleville.ca/residents/page/transit 11https://pantonium.com/12019-2/

 

Overload Ahead

1https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Probabilistic/Population/

2https://population.un.org/wpp/Publications/Files/WPP2019_ Highlights.pdf

3https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33133712

4https://cutaactu.ca/sites/default/files/cuta_ridership_report_final_ october_2018_en.pdf

5http://www.metrolinx.com/en/regionalplanning/costsofcongestion/ costs_congestion.aspx 

6http://www.metrolinx.com/en/regionalplanning/funding/Detailed_ Case_Studies_of_Selected_Revenue_Tools_EN.pdf

7https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/exploring-the-region/ transportation-master-plan.aspx

8http://www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/AgingPopulationReport.pdf

9https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/doing-business/demographics. aspx

 

Bikeshare the Love

1https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/retail/#what-is-retail

2https://www.transformative-mobility.org/assets/publications/TheBikeshare-Planning-Guide-ITDP-Datei.pdf

3https://www.transformative-mobility.org/assets/publications/TheBikeshare-Planning-Guide-ITDP-Datei.pdf

4https://theconversation.com

5https://bikesharetoronto.com/faq/

6https://www.caa.ca/canadians-unclear-about-the-true-cost-ofowning-a-vehicle/

7https://www.caa.ca/canadians-unclear-about-the-true-cost-ofowning-a-vehicle/

8https://bikesharetoronto.com/news/winter-cycling-prep/

9https://nacto.org/2016/07/20/high-quality-bike-facilities-increaseridership-make-biking-safer/ 

10https://www.wired.com/2016/02/copenhagens-new-traffic-lightsrecognize-and-favor-cyclists/

11http://www.cycling-embassy.dk/2016

12https://www.dw.com/en/the-netherlands-tests-heated-cyclelanes/a-18971259

13https://mvsa-architects.com/project/projects-doha-corniche-cyclepath-transportation/

14https://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/cgi/viewcontent. cgi?article=2176&context=ealr

 

Upward Mobility

1http://blog.walkscore.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ WalkingTheWalk_CEOsforCities.pdf Greenshield 

2https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228880929_ Neighbourhood_-_Open_Space_Relationships_in_ Metropolitan_Planning_A_look_across_four_scales_of_ concern

3https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/2/40/pdf 4 5https://beltline.org/the-project/project-goals/

 

Fly with a Greener Conscience

1,4 https://www.less.ca/en-ca/flights.cfm

2https://davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/air-travel-climate-change/

3https://www.goldstandard.org/articles/gold-standard-emissionreductions

5,6,7 https://www.less.ca/en-ca/projects.cfm

8,9 https://www.carbonbrief.org/corsia-un-plan-to-offset-growth-inaviation-emissions-after-2020

10https://www.less.ca/en-ca/

 

Don’t Sh#t Where We Sleep

1https://www.unwto.org/sustainable-development

2https://www.tandfonline.com

3https://www.ft.com/content/1e6db984-6839-11e8-8cf3- 0c230fa67aec

 

Wake Up!

1https://www.transportenvironment.org/sites/te/files/publications/ One%20Corporation%20to%20Pollute%20Them%20All_ English.pdf

2https://e360.yale.edu/features/at-last-the-shipping-industry-beginscleaning-up-its-dirty-fuels

3https://daily.jstor.org/the-high-environmental-costs-of-cruise-ships/

4https://www.nps.gov/articles/canyouhearmenow.htm

5https://daily.jstor.org/the-high-environmental-costs-of-cruise-ships/

6https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/what-happens-when-youflush-the-loo-on-a-cruise-ship-/

7https://daily.jstor.org/the-high-environmental-costs-of-cruise-ships/

8https://www.ship-technology.com/features/sustainable-cruise-ships/

9https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/ article224596880.html

10http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/ Sulphur-2020.aspx

11https://wwf.ca/news-stories/no-dont-want-no-scrubbers/

12https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/01/boom-incruise-holidays-intensifies-concern-over-emissions-dodging

13https://disneyparksnews.com/uploads/sites/4/2019/07

 

Internal Combustion

1https://sustain.ubc.ca/sites/default/files

2https://www.stegoindustries.com/blog/what-is-a-brownfield-site-6- contaminated-sites-waiting-to-go-green

3https://www.cbc.ca/radio/

4https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1682-5

 

Just Wait till It Clicks

1https://pixabay.com/illustrations/electric-car-charging-station-ecar-2545290/

2https://planetofthehumans.com/

 

Enough Idling Around

1https://static.tti.tamu.edu/tti.tamu.edu/documents/mobilityreport-2019.pdf

2https://www.futurity.org/auto-emissions-ultrafine-particles2273422

3https://static.tti.tamu.edu/tti.tamu.edu/documents/mobilityreport-2019.pdf

4https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/co2_vol_mass.php

5https://time.com/5502192/smart-traffic-lights-ai/ 6https://time.com/5502192/smart-traffic-lights-ai/

 

No More Waiting Rooms

1https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/ environmental-indicators/greenhouse-gas-emissions-driversimpacts.html

2https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154849/#:~:text=

3,4 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/22/4366/htm

5https://otn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/eapc-evaluation-report. pdf

 

Alexandra completed her Masters degree in Environment and Sustainability at Western University. She also holds a Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Windsor with Honours in Environmental Studies, where she concentrated in Resource Management and was actively involved in undergraduate research. Outside of academia, she enjoys hiking, camping, and spending her summers on the beach in Prince Edward Island.