Sustainable development has created new demands and led to a new way of thinking within the
community-planning realm and has grown in use due to the increasing and changing awareness
of environmental issues and their connection to growth within communities. As part ofthe
Canadian Federal Gas Tax Fund requirement, municipalities must develop an Integrated
Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP). Currently, many municipalities are working towards a
sustainable or environmental vision for their community and have developed master plans and
policies to implement environmental practices. The issue facing municipalities is how do
existing bodies of work support and integrate into the development of an ICSP? The Town of
Oakville is used as a case study to investigate the method of reconciling master plans and
policies to develop an ICSP. The research methods include a case study, interviews, the analysis
ofICSP toolkits and municipal ICSPs. The research identifies successes, limitations, and
improvements for the proposed approach.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BRC.10170/427 |
| Date | 31 March 2011 |
| Creators | Austin, Suzanne Lorraine |
| Contributors | Toth, Cindy |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Detected Language | English |
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