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Roome, N. "The challenges of sustainable development: Lessons from Ontario Hydro." Corporate Environmental Strategy 7, no. 1 (2000): 8–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1066-7938(00)80111-6.
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Khoroshilov, E. E. "SUSTAINABLE FINANCE in Canada." Scientific Journal ECONOMIC SYSTEMS 13, no. 4 (2020): 230–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.29030/2309-2076-2020-13-4-230-243.
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The article analyzes Canadian sustainable development policy and Canada’s experiences in implementing sustainable financing mechanisms. It is concluded that accelerated development of sustainable financing mechanisms is favored by large Canadian financial institutions based mainly in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is also noted that sustainable finance will increasingly discriminate in terms of access to financial resources enterprises, industries, regions and countries that do not meet the criteria of sustainability. Sustainable finance mechanisms could be also used as instruments of interstate, intersectoral and corporate competition.
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Roome, Nigel John, and Ronald Bergin. "Sustainable development in an industrial enterprise: the case of Ontario Hydro." Business Process Management Journal 12, no. 6 (November 2006): 696–721. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14637150610710882.
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Story, P. A., and F. H. Lickers. "Partnership Building for Sustainable Development: A First Nations Perspective from Ontario." Journal of Sustainable Forestry 4, no. 3-4 (March 28, 1997): 149–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j091v04n03_14.
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Sekercioglu, Mehmet Fatih, Jerry White, and Dan Shrubsole. "The Development of a Sustainable Operation Model for Small Non-Community Drinking Water Systems in Ontario, Canada." Journal of Sustainable Development 12, no. 6 (November 28, 2019): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v12n6p48.
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The provision of safe drinking water in Ontario’s small non-community drinking water systems (SDWSs) poses a challenge for many system owners. Our study aims at developing a sustainable operation model for SDWSs by recognizing the importance of source water protection. Although the current literature on Ontario’s SDWSs is limited, the review of the existing water management strategies in Canada and across the world provided fruitful results to create a unique model for Ontario’s SDWSs using the Multiple-Barrier Approach framework. Our sustainable operation model consists of five main components: 1. Commitment to providing safe drinking water; 2. Assessment of the system and source water; 3. System operation and operator training; 4. Management of incidents and emergencies; 5. Communication and raising awareness. Our model addresses the areas that need more attention for today, and in the future, such as protecting source water, financial stability enhanced communication and increased awareness. A sustainable operation model for SDSWs based on the Multiple-Barrier Approach framework addresses the shortcomings of the current water management framework for SDWSs and offers a viable strategy to establish a sustainable operation model with an integrated approach.
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Mollaei, Sadaf, Goretty M. Dias, and Leia M. Minaker. "Development and testing of the Sustainable Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for retail stores in Ontario." Public Health Nutrition 24, no. 7 (February 1, 2021): 1962–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980021000446.
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AbstractObjective:To develop and test a tool to assess the price and availability of low-carbon footprint and nutritionally balanced dietary patterns in retail food environments in Ontario, Canada.Design:Availability and price of selected food from discount and regular grocery stores (n 23) in urban/rural areas of northern/southern Ontario were assessed with the Sustainable Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in 2017.Setting:Ontario, Canada.Results:Inter-rater reliability was high for price (intra-class correlation coefficients = 0·819) and for availability (Cohen’s κ = 0·993). The tool showed 78 % of the selected food items were available in all stores. Overall, price differences were small between urban and rural locations, and northern and southern Ontario. The greatest price difference was between discount and regular stores.Conclusions:The tool showed excellent inter-rater agreement. Researchers and public health dietitians can use this tool for research, practice and policy to link consumer-level health outcomes to the retail environment.
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Barkley, Brian, Marc Patry, Steve Virc, and Patti Story. "The Eastern Ontario Model Forest: Acting locally, connecting globally." Forestry Chronicle 73, no. 6 (December 1, 1997): 723–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc73723-6.
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The Eastern Ontario Model Forest was created in 1992 as a grassroots organization, representing a wide diversity of players interested in Eastern Ontario's extensive privately-owned forested and agricultural lands. An initial series of intensive meetings eventually led to the adoption of an innovative board structure with strong representation from the membership at large including seats for industry, First Nations and provincial government and a constitution based on consensual decision-making. The Eastern Ontario Model Forest recognized the knowledge it would gain in developing sustainable forestry activities. From the outset, it clearly expressed in its goals and objectives a desire to participate in global initiatives for sustainable forestry, such as the development of criteria and indicators. Simultaneously, the Eastern Ontario Model Forest sought to become involved, again at the grassroots level, with a similar Model Forest outside of Canada. It established a unique twinning relationship with the Calakmul Model Forest in Mexico to enhance the flow of knowledge and experience between people faced with similar challenges. The experience gained from the Eastern Ontario Model Forest members' participation in local, national, global and back down to local Mexican forestry issues has helped improve the understanding and application of sustainable forestry principles in their own backyards. Simultaneously, the Eastern Ontario Model Forest expects that its own contributions in these same flora will help further the application of sustainable forestry outside the Eastern Ontario Model Forest boundaries. Key words: Eastern Ontario Model Forest, community forestry, multi-stakeholder decision making
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Ferguson, Mark, Hanna Maoh, and Pavlos Kanaroglou. "Simulating Sustainable Urban Gateway Development." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2269, no. 1 (January 2012): 135–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2269-16.
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The term “gateway” refers to a city, or to some transport and logistics-oriented area in a city, that is associated with goods movement in, out, and through the area. Although the definition of a gateway is typically focused on goods movement, a more holistic view is adopted with consideration of the movements of people and the environmental implications of all movements. The relevance of this view is based on the interdependence of commercial and persons mobility, because all moves are happening within the same transport network, and is based on considerations of quality of life in a gateway city. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, was chosen to test these concepts. Hamilton had a suitable geographical location, a busy port, an international airport, good highway and railway access, and an educated labor force. The gateway prospects for Hamilton were given perspective through a study of other prominent gateways that distilled success factors. Analytical work focused on multiregional economic impact modeling to assess the direct and indirect effects of Hamilton's potential evolution as a gateway. Local-level analysis, through integrated urban modeling and simulation of scenarios, stressed the impact of gateway development on commercial goods movement, auto commuting levels, emission levels, and transit ridership. Increased emissions resulting from gateway economic development could be overcome with forward-thinking policy focused on the uncongested movement of goods and people, compact urban form, and enhanced public transit working in concert. The addition of light rail transit in Hamilton and the promotion of a compact urban form would be catalysts for sustainable local gateway development. Finally, gateway-oriented development in Hamilton will cause noticeable regional economic growth. The models that were developed can be calibrated for other cities, given appropriate data.
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Qiu, Jane. "The role of geography in sustainable development." National Science Review 4, no. 1 (December 3, 2016): 140–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nww082.
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Abstract China has achieved unprecedented economic growth in the past decades. This has had serious consequences on the environment and public health. The Chinese government now realizes that it is not just the quantity, but the quality of development that matters. It has begun to instigate a series of policies to tackle pollution, increase the proportion of clean energy, and redress the balance between urban and rural development—in a coordinated effort to build a harmonious society. Building a harmonious world was also the theme of the 33rd International Geographical Congress, which was held in Beijing last August. At the meeting, Bojie Fu, a member of National Science Review’s editorial board, shared a platform with geographers from Australia, China, Canada and France to discuss the challenges of urbanization, the roles of geographers in sustainable development, as well as the importance of food security, safety and diversity. Dadao Lu Economic geographer at the Institute of Geography and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Jean-Robert Pitte Historical and cultural geographer at the University of Paris-Sorbonne in Paris, France Mark Rosenberg Health geographer at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada Mark Stafford Smith Ecologist at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Canberra, Australia Bojie Fu (Chair) Physical geographer at the Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing; President of Geographical Society of China
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Nafea, Rania Mohy EL Din, and Esra Kilicarslan Toplu. "Knowledge Sharing in Ontario Colleges: The Way to Sustainable Education." Journal of Management and Sustainability 8, no. 1 (February 27, 2018): 156. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jms.v8n1p156.
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This paper puts forward several principles that the authors believe are essential for quality education in Canadian colleges. The relationship between establishing communities of practice, creating knowledge repositories, encouraging top management commitment to knowledge sharing and establishing a comprehensive reward system are examined in relation to innovation in education. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #4 of the UN postulates quality education among its top initiatives.The question that arises is how do we ensure that SDG #4 is implemented in higher education institutions? Accordingly, data was collected through observation of faculty and staff from the 2017 Ontario Colleges strike. Although a strong corporate culture exists in Ontario colleges, the system continues to struggle with explicit top management principles that support knowledge sharing across different disciplines. Inter and intra departmental forums including students are non-existent. Knowledge repositories, that staff, faculty and students can tap into are lacking. A greater conversation with stakeholders is imperative to weave all the threads of organizational behavior practices together to nurture future global citizens. Only then can we achieve sustainable quality education.
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Brklacich, M., B. Smit, C. Bryant, and J. Dumanski. "Impacts of environmental change on sustainable food production in Southwest Ontario, Canada." Land Degradation & Development 1, no. 4 (December 1989): 291–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3400010405.
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Berbash, Y., M. Chandrashekar, and P. Calamai. "Technology for sustainable development: A case study of solar domestic hot water heating in Ontario." Energy 20, no. 6 (June 1995): 495–510. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0360-5442(94)00095-k.
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Altiman, Irene. "“Growing” a sustainable community: Health, food, and development at the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation." Papers in Canadian Economic Development 16 (February 6, 2017): 23–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.15353/pced.v16i0.63.
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How can a First Nation community become sustainable and not be primarily reliant on government financing and services? Economic development is one major tool towards this sustainability. The small community of Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation (AOK), located on Manitoulin Island, has the opportunity to become the top producer and supplier of organic produce in Northern Ontario. This paper explores local CSA, food cooperative, greenhouse, and aquaponics operations as means to reach this goal.Keywords: First Nations, sustainability, agriculture, food, healthy communities
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Anderson, Vidya, and William A. Gough. "Harnessing the Four Horsemen of Climate Change: A Framework for Deep Resilience, Decarbonization, and Planetary Health in Ontario, Canada." Sustainability 13, no. 1 (January 4, 2021): 379. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13010379.
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Widespread implementation of nature-based solutions like green infrastructure, provides a multi-functional strategy to increase climate resilience, enhance ecological connectivity, create healthier communities, and support sustainable urban development. This paper presents a decision-support framework to facilitate adoption of green infrastructure within communities using the Climate Change Local Adaptation Action Model (CCLAAM) developed for this purpose. It also presents an ecosystems-based approach to bridging the gap between climate change mitigation and adaptation actions in Ontario, Canada. Green infrastructure could be a viable strategy to address multiple climate change impacts and support the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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McLaren, Margaret A., Ian D. Thompson, and James A. Baker. "Selection of vertebrate wildlife indicators for monitoring sustainable forest management in Ontario." Forestry Chronicle 74, no. 2 (April 1, 1998): 241–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc74241-2.
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Part of a recently advocated method of sustainable forest development employs indicator species as fine filters to assess changes within ecosystems and landscapes. We used a series of criteria based on biology, sampling methods, and legal or particular status to select vertebrate indicator species for the province of Ontario. The criteria for selection were applied in a hierarchical manner, with species ecology given primary importance, followed by sampling considerations, and status criteria. The latter represented certain societal weightings and political or featured management concerns. Species fitting the selection criteria were placed in a four-dimensional matrix (with axes: broad habitat type, age class, trophic level, and spatial scale), and species were then chosen from among the matrix cells. The exercise reduced the total vertebrate species in two forest biomes (Boreal and Great-Lakes St. Lawrence) to a relative few, from which the final choices were made primarily based on expert opinion. In Ontario, the species selected as indicators of biological diversity will be used to test the underlying general hypothesis that forest management has no effect on species richness and species abundance, or the distribution of species in time and space.
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Rivers, Ray. "The price of sprawl in Ontario, Canada." Ekistics and The New Habitat 71, no. 424-426 (June 1, 2004): 52–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.53910/26531313-e200471424-426222.
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The author is an environmental economist who provides consulting services to a wide range of clients from private industry, environmental interest groups and the federal and provincial governments. He has worked with the federal departments of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries and Oceans and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment; lectured at Concordia, the University of Ottawa and Wilfred Laurier University in Public Administration and Sustainable Development; and written widely on a range of environmental topics. Ray Rivers was the Canadian co-author of the Land Use sections in the 1996/1998 State of the Lake Ecosystem Conferences. The text that follows is an edited and revised version of a paper presented at the international symposion on "The Natural City," Toronto, 23-25 June, 2004, sponsored by the University of Toronto's Division of the Environment, Institute for Environmental Studies, and the World Society for Ekistics.
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Krupa, Joel. "Realizing truly sustainable development: A proposal to expand Aboriginal ‘price adders’ beyond Ontario electricity generation projects." Utilities Policy 26 (September 2013): 85–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2012.07.008.
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Taylor, Maurice, Norman Vaughan, Shehzad K. Ghani, Sait Atas, and Michael Fairbrother. "Looking Back and Looking Forward." International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology 9, no. 1 (January 2018): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijavet.2018010101.
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Using an engagement in research approach this article explores the landscape of blended learning in higher education over the last decade by comparing the results of a critical literature review by Vaughan to an instrumental case study that identified key factors that led to the implementation of a blended learning initiative in one medium sized Canadian university. Findings indicate that although students still prefers the time flexibility of blended learning, there are major differences between undergraduate and graduate students and their motivation for choosing this pedagogy. Professors also find increased teacher-student interactions using a blended learning format but acknowledge more support for course redesign and better professional development and training. From an administrator's viewpoint, one of the main challenges occurred at the individual faculty level in trying to communicate the definition of blended learning to professors. As a way of looking forward, interviews with experts from various Ontario universities and a survey of university personnel from across the country provided some initial insights. A discussion situates the findings using the theoretical lens of andragogy, self-directed learning, the community of inquiry framework, and points to a possible range of additional research questions for blended learning.
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Anderson, Vidya, William A. Gough, and Branka Agic. "Nature-Based Equity: An Assessment of the Public Health Impacts of Green Infrastructure in Ontario Canada." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11 (May 27, 2021): 5763. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115763.
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The built environment is a physical determinant of health essential to the planning and development of a more equitable society. Communities face growing challenges due to environmental stressors such as climate change, with vulnerable communities experiencing a disproportionate burden of adverse health outcomes. The interdependencies between urban planning and public health outcomes are inextricable, with respect to improving access to healthier built environments for vulnerable and marginalized groups. Widespread implementation of nature-based solutions, such as green infrastructure, provides a multi-functional strategy to support sustainable development, increase climate resilience, enhance ecological connectivity, and create healthier communities. A Health Equity Impact Assessment presents the findings of a participatory research study utilizing key informant interviews of public health unit professionals (eight) and a survey of green infrastructure volunteers and workers (36) on the impact of green infrastructure on individual and community mental and physical well-being, service use, and perceived unmet needs, using Ontario, Canada as a case study. Study findings indicate that where green infrastructure is both productive and publicly accessible, the benefits were significant for vulnerable populations. These benefits include increased social connectivity, skills development, and food security. Green infrastructure could be a viable strategy to address environmental stressors, improve health equity, and support localization of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Delion, Carole. "A First Nation Economic Development Model." Papers in Canadian Economic Development 16 (February 6, 2017): 10–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.15353/pced.v16i0.62.
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Achieving balance is not an easy task for First Nations, as there are numerous obstacles to overcome by manoeuvring through the legislative processes at the federal and provincial jurisdictional levels. The goal of this paper is to explore how to grow a sustainable economic development model within a First Nation, using the example of Aamjiwnaang First Nation, a small community that is located in southern Ontario. It will document the development and evolution of Aamjiwnaang’s economic development model, named A Healthy Tree, which is founded on Elder and Aamjiwnaang Chief Gerald Maness, Sr.’s concept of the community as a tree. The paper will demonstrate the steps taken and the best practices used for turning obstacles into opportunities. Finally, it will address a major issue facing the Aamjiwnaang Band Council: how it can proceed when the Head Lease expires in 2025.Keywords: First Nations, communities, economic development, strategic planning, industrial parks
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Clark, Richelle, and Laura Misener. "Understanding Urban Development Through a Sport Events Portfolio: A Case Study of London, Ontario." Journal of Sport Management 29, no. 1 (January 2015): 11–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2013-0259.
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This study investigates the underdeveloped area of event portfolios in an attempt to fill a gap in the existing literature. This research article examines strategic positioning of events and the critical role they play in local development. To understand this, a case study design was performed in a medium-sized city in Canada. The purpose of the study was to determine how the city has used sport events for broader local development and enhancement of the civic brand. Interviews with local city actors and document analyses were used to further understand the strategies within the community. The results show that although a city may possess the necessary portfolio components as per Ziakas & Costa (2011), it is essential that there is a strategy that bridges the pieces of the portfolio for sustainable development. Consequently, we found that sequencing, or the strategic timing of events and political grounds, played a crucial role in this process.
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Leman Stefanovic, Ingrid. "The Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail, Canada: Integrating natural and built environments." Ekistics and The New Habitat 69, no. 415-417 (December 1, 2002): 304–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.53910/26531313-e200269415-417356.
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Ingrid Leman Stefanovic is Associate Professor of Philosophy at St.Michael's College, University of Toronto, Canada. She is also a full member of the graduate Institute for Environmental Studies and teaches interdisciplinary courses in Environmental Decision Making and Environmental Philosophy. Research interests address how taken for granted values and perceptions affect decision making and policy development. Previously, she worked in Leman Group Inc., together with her father, Alexander B. Leman. She has co-edited a book on the Great Lakes Megalopolis. Her most recent book is entitled Safeguarding Our Common Future: Rethinking Sustainable Development (SUNY Press, 2000). She is a member of the World Society for Ekistics (WSE). The text that follows is a slightly edited and revised version of a paper that the author intended to present at the WSE Symposion "Defining Success of the City in the 21st Century," Berlin, 24-28 October, 2001, in which she was finally unable to participate.
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Stern, H., M. Fung-Kee-Fung, D. Urbach, A. Smith, M. Brouwers, and B. Langer. "Sustainable improvement in quality indicators in Ontario's surgical oncology program (SOP)." Journal of Clinical Oncology 25, no. 18_suppl (June 20, 2007): 6638. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.6638.
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6638 Traditional approaches to quality improvement (QI) have in general utilized performance data against benchmarks, and pay for performance to drive quality. In 2002 the SOP of Ontario, Canada, population 12 million, combined such a QI strategy with philosophical, cultural change aimed on the development of a workforce capable of setting and implementing improvements through communities of practice (CoPs) and application of evidence. The objective was to facilitate implementation of a rigorously developed set of performance indicators, guidelines and standards of care. The most tangible examples of early success include the reduction in operative mortality of pancreatic cancer and the improvement in harvesting lymph nodes in colorectal cancer. A series of indicators, guidelines and standards for colorectal, prostate, thoracic, and hepatobiliary cancers, were developed in partnership with the program in evidence-based care utilizing a rigorous and transparent methodological framework. A value-based purchasing contract (volume-based funding dependent on submission of wait time data). Health service delivery research to identify gaps and evaluate success. CoPs approach to engaging surgeons in solving quality gaps, including opinion leaders, workshops, multidisciplinary teamwork and website tools. Significant improvements have been seen in colorectal and pancreatic caancer indicators. In pancreatic cancer they include a reduction in 30 day operative mortality, in Ontario from a mean of 10.2% in 1988–1996 to 4.5% in 2002–2004, a reduction in numbers of surgeons and hospitals performing pancreatic surgery, and an increase in volumes performed in high volume institutions. In colorectal cancer the compliance with the NCI guideline of 12 lymph nodes harvested increased from 27% in 1997–2000 to 69% in 2005. Oncologists have been engaged in solving system gaps through participation in guideline and standard development and implementation using the CoPs approach. Our experience supports the hypothesis that guidelines, standards and performance indicators, value- based purchasing, and CoPs social influence elements are essential components that can change practice and improve quality in a large jurisdiction cancer system. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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Bleser, Claire S., and Kristen C. Nelson. "Climate change and water governance: an International Joint Commission case study." Water Policy 13, no. 6 (May 28, 2011): 877–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2011.073.
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Governance has been identified by many scholars as a challenge to managing natural resources in a sustainable way. In addition, climate change is impacting natural resources, and complicating management. In light of these concerns, it is important that key characteristics of sustainable management are not ignored. Scientific legitimacy, an integrative ecosystem approach, long-term monitoring and pro-active governance are all important characteristics of successful sustainable management plans. However, these characteristics have not all been included in the day-to-day functioning of the International Joint Commission. This paper looks specifically at the key characteristics required for sustainable management of transboundary water resources and determines if the International Joint Commission, and particularly the International Rainy Lake Board of Control, are applying them to policies for regulation and management of border waters shared by Ontario (Canada) and Minnesota (USA).
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Singh, Ranjita, Philip Walsh, and Christina Mazza. "Sustainable Housing: Understanding the Barriers to Adopting Net Zero Energy Homes in Ontario, Canada." Sustainability 11, no. 22 (November 7, 2019): 6236. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11226236.
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Buildings in Canada account for a significant amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and net zero energy building technology has been identified as part of the solution. This study presents a conceptual model identifying barriers to the adoption of net zero energy housing and tests it by administering a survey to 271 participants in a net zero energy housing demonstration project in Toronto, Canada. Using multivariate correlation and multi-linear regression analyses this study finds that of all the innovation adoption variables it was the construction and design quality that was the most significant contributor to the adoption of a net zero energy home by a potential home owner. This study found that the (a) extra cost compared to a conventional home, b) lack of knowledge about the technology associated with a net zero energy home or (c) not knowing someone who owned a net zero energy home were not significant barriers to accepting net zero energy homes. Our results suggest that policy-makers should promote the diffusion of net zero energy home technology by encouraging housing developers to include net zero energy homes in their collection of model homes, with an emphasis on quality design and construction. Furthermore, engaging in trust building initiatives such as education and knowledge about the technology, its related energy cost savings, and the environmental benefits would contribute to a greater acceptance of net zero energy homes.
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Syed, Mahadi Hasan, and Mohammad Ali Haider. "Green Infrastructure Development for a Sustainable Urban Environment in Chittagong city, Bangladesh." Journal of Architectural/Planning Research and Studies (JARS) 20, no. 2 (September 21, 2022): 1–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.56261/jars.v20i2.251489.
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The urban green belts mechanism was part of the city planning landscape of the 20th century for sustainable urban management. Greenbelt is a land-use policy and designation used in land use/land cover planning. The green belt has long been a design policy that also has a base in London accepted by other renowned cities such as Ottawa, Birmingham, Seoul, Frankfurt, Tehran's, Mashhad, Beijing, Gulbarga, Ontario, etc. Benefits include the value of living close to the green belts, recreational resources, productive farmland, transport connectivity, and a wide range of life support ecosystem services. The study investigated the present green space condition and its infrastructure with other cities around the world and prescribed the other mechanism in reviewing the Master Plan and the Detailed Area Plan of Chittagong city, Bangladesh along with a significant number of journal articles, books, and reports. The study found that the city of Chittagong is facing various problems in the present decades with its various problems like green space, recreational facilities, disaster, public health risk and so many. It also found that the city's geographical condition is suitable for developing an effective green belt in its periphery area. Although green wedges is another park system proposal for the barriers of urban green belt. The importance of land allocation for urban green space is usually neglected or easily reported in the city transition region. Besides, the city of Glasgow, Stockholm, Melbourne, and Copenhagen, etc. are accepted green wedges mechanisms. For some barriers as like as industrial development and some exclusive economic zone, some green wedges are much suitable in the gap of urban green belt in Chittagong city. The concept of green belt and green wedges both supports sustainable urban management in the city of Chittagong. However, these findings and analysis will be of great importance to the urban planners and decision-makers, for making environment-friendly sustainable future planning of modern and the planned Chittagong city.
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Sekercioglu, Mehmet Fatih, Jerry White, Dan Shrubsole, and Jamie Baxter. "Towards a Sustainable Small Non-Community Drinking Water System in Ontario: Owners’ Risk Awareness and Perceptions to Water Safety." Journal of Sustainable Development 11, no. 3 (May 30, 2018): 71. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v11n3p71.
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In Ontario, small non-community drinking water systems are defined as systems that make drinking water available to the public and are not connected to a community drinking water system. This study, using qualitative research approach, examines the risk awareness and perceptions of small non-community drinking water system owners in providing safe drinking water to their clients and protecting their water source. Our study yields the need for developing a sustainable operation model for small non-community drinking water systems. The study results provide recommendations to the regulatory agency for effective and efficient administration of the program such as offering customized and affordable training opportunities and developing effective communication strategies for owners and operators.
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Bhatti, Ahmad Zeeshan, Aitazaz Ahsan Farooque, Qing Li, Farhat Abbas, and Bishnu Acharya. "Spatial Distribution and Sustainability Implications of the Canadian Groundwater Resources under Changing Climate." Sustainability 13, no. 17 (August 31, 2021): 9778. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13179778.
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Groundwater availability, utilization, sustainability, and climate change implications were assessed at regional and provincial scales of Canada. It remains an unexplored resource, estimated to be renewing between 380 and 625 km3/year. However, the provinces have initiated developing their quantitative and qualitative databases for their accurate inventory. Sustainable groundwater availability at the national scale was estimated as 19,832 m3/person/year (750 km3/year), with high regional variations ranging from 3949 in the densely populated Prince Edward Island (PEI) province to 87,899 in the thinly populated Newfoundland and Labrador (NFL). It fulfills 82%, 43%, and 14% of water requirements of the rural population, irrigation, and industry, respectively. It is the potable water source for more than 9 million people countrywide (24% of the population), and provinces of Quebec, and Ontario (1.3 million people), and PEI (0.15 million people) particularly depend on it. It is mostly a free or nominally charged commodity, but its utilization was found to be well under sustainable limits (40% of recharge) at the provincial scales, i.e., under 4% for all the provinces except New Brunswick (NB), which also had just 8% extraction of sustainable availability. Nevertheless, localized issues of quantitative depletion and qualitative degradation were found at scattered places, particularly in Ontario and Quebec. Climate change impacts of warming and changing precipitations on groundwater underscored its stability with some temporal shifts in recharge patterns. In general, increased recharge in late winters and springs was observed due to reduced frost and more infiltration, and was somewhat decreasing in summers due to more intense rainfall events.
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Kaur, Baljeet, Narayan Shrestha, Prasad Daggupati, Ramesh Rudra, Pradeep Goel, Rituraj Shukla, and Nabil Allataifeh. "Water Security Assessment of the Grand River Watershed in Southwestern Ontario, Canada." Sustainability 11, no. 7 (March 29, 2019): 1883. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11071883.
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Water security is the capability of a community to have adequate access to good quality and a sufficient quantity of water as well as safeguard resources for the future generations. Understanding the spatial and temporal variabilities of water security can play a pivotal role in sustainable management of fresh water resources. In this study, a long-term water security analysis of the Grand River watershed (GRW), Ontario, Canada, was carried out using the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT). Analyses on blue and green water availability and water security were carried out by dividing the GRW into eight drainage zones. As such, both anthropogenic as well as environmental demand were considered. In particular, while calculating blue water scarcity, three different methods were used in determining the environmental flow requirement, namely, the presumptive standards method, the modified low stream-flow method, and the variable monthly flow method. Model results showed that the SWAT model could simulate streamflow dynamics of the GRW with ‘good’ to ‘very good’ accuracy with an average Nash–Sutcliffe Efficiency of 0.75, R2 value of 0.78, and percentage of bias (PBIAS) of 8.23%. Sen’s slope calculated using data from over 60 years confirmed that the blue water flow, green water flow, and storage had increasing trends. The presumptive standards method and the modified low stream-flow method, respectively, were found to be the most and least restrictive method in calculating environmental flow requirements. While both green (0.4–1.1) and blue (0.25–2.0) water scarcity values showed marked temporal and spatial variabilities, blue water scarcity was found to be the highest in urban areas on account of higher water usage and less blue water availability. Similarly, green water scarcity was found to be highest in zones with higher temperatures and intensive agricultural practices. We believe that knowledge of the green and blue water security situation would be helpful in sustainable water resources management of the GRW and help to identify hotspots that need immediate attention.
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Ballamingie, Patricia, and Sarah M. L. Walker. "Field of dreams: just food's proposal to create a community food and sustainable agriculture hub in Ottawa, Ontario." Local Environment 18, no. 5 (May 2013): 529–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2013.787975.
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Sahely, Halla R., Christopher A. Kennedy, and Barry J. Adams. "Developing sustainability criteria for urban infrastructure systems." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 32, no. 1 (February 1, 2005): 72–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l04-072.
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Research in the area of sustainable urban infrastructure reflects the need to design and manage engineering systems in light of both environmental and socioeconomic considerations. A principal challenge for the engineer is the development of practical tools for measuring and enhancing the sustainability of urban infrastructure over its life cycle. The present study develops such a framework for the sustainability assessment of urban infrastructure systems. The framework focuses on key interactions and feedback mechanisms between infrastructure and surrounding environmental, economic, and social systems. One way of understanding and quantifying these interacting effects is through the use of sustainability criteria and indicators. A generic set of sustainability criteria and subcriteria and system-specific indicators is put forward. Selected indicators are quantified in a case study of the urban water system of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Key words: sustainable infrastructure, sustainability criteria and indicators, energy use, urban water systems.
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Muise, Jennifer L., and Paul R. Mackey. "Projects “Journey” and “Sunset” build connections for positive community impact." Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being 2, no. 1 (March 17, 2017): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.37.
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In 2011, the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario released the Death Review of the Youth Suicides at Pikangikum First Nation, 2006-2008 following an alarmingly high number of youth suicides that occurred in that community. Persistent social, health, infrastructure, economic, capacity, and governance deficits that exist contribute to vulnerability and atrisk behaviours among youth including crime, substance abuse, and suicide. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) sought ways and means to work to address these challenges in collaboration with communities. After securing funding support through Public Safety Canada, the OPP implemented an experiential youth development program called Project Journey, modelled after Project Venture, a program from the United States specifically designed for at-risk Indigenous youth. So promising are the results from Project Journey that a sister program, Project Sunset, came into being to help expand the proactive work with community partners. These OPP-led programs help address the root causes of youth crime, social disorder, and crisis. At the same time, they support relationship-building and community engagement, and empower individuals and community partners to take positive action for sustainable change.
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GRAVEL, Nathalie, and Adama KONÉ. "The Guelph Water connection: The contribution of Actor-Network Theory (ANT) to the study of water management in Guelph, Ontario." Cahiers de géographie du Québec 61, no. 174 (November 8, 2018): 489–512. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1053663ar.
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The application of Actor-Network Theory (ANT) to the case of water management in the municipality of Guelph, Ontario, located at the periphery of Toronto, highlights the interactions between the multiple water actors in Canada who, while organised as an informal network, build knowledge together on “blue” and resilient cities. It provides a cross-cutting look at water resource co-management and the process of multiscalar public policy development by considering exchanges and negotiations between administrative bodies, the pan-Canadian water network and the organized local civil society. The water soft path approach has federated the actors of the network who share/build ideas together about sustainable municipal water management. The study of the water nexus in Guelph, of its territoriality and its history, allows for a better understanding of how and why a conservationist culture embracing the principles of “green living” has developed in Guelph and why it has become a centre for water innovation in Canada.
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Anas, Rebecca, Scott Gavura, Robin McLeod, Virginia McLaughlin, Craig Earle, Jessica Arias, Michelle Rey, and Hasina Jamal. "Ontario’s approach to tackling drug funding sustainability." Journal of Clinical Oncology 34, no. 7_suppl (March 1, 2016): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2016.34.7_suppl.38.
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38 Background: One of the challenges facing Ontario relates to managing the rising costs of cancer drug treatments. The annual growth rate of cancer drug spending has increased by 10-20% since 2010, exceeding other therapeutic categories and is expected to continue to grow significantly faster than expenditures in other areas. Paradoxically, the price of a drug seems to have little relation to its demonstrated efficacy ( http://www.asco.org/practice-research/cancer-care-america-2015/focus-cost ). The Cancer Quality Council of Ontario (CQCO) and Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) embarked on a journey to systematically address this challenge. Methods: The CQCO and CCO focused on identifying and reviewing the critical success factors of a sustainable drug reimbursement program with international, pan-Canadian and internal input. Recognizing that drug funding sustainability is a challenge faced by health systems worldwide, the scope of this work was broadened from a provincial focus to one that was relevant across the Canadian context. Results: Ultimately, this work resulted in CQCO providing a core set of recommendations for CCO that may also be relevant to other reimbursement programs, in order to maximize the effectiveness of cancer drug use and support overall system sustainability in a patient-centred way. The recommendations to address drug funding sustainability included: (1) Transparency in drug funding decisions; (2) development of process to incorporate current best evidence to support system sustainability; (3) development of a consistent approach to gathering and analyzing real world evidence (RWE); (4) development of a consistent process for disinvestment and renegotiation of prices with buy-in from public, patients and clinicians; (5) development of a provincial process to maximize harmonization in cancer drug funding coverage decisions; (6) refinement of the algorithm and priority setting for review of drug submissions; and (7) incorporating RWE into funding decisions and downstream re-evaluation. Conclusions: CCO is determining an action plan based on the above recommendations and developing partnerships to support successful implementation to improve sustainability in regards to cancer drug funding.
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Sabokkhiz, Leila, Fatma Guven Lisaniler, and Ikechukwu D. Nwaka. "Minimum Wage and Household Consumption in Canada: Evidence from High and Low Wage Provinces." Sustainability 13, no. 12 (June 8, 2021): 6540. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13126540.
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The minimum wage is a major factor for the successful implementation of much of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The present research will investigate whether minimum wage (MW) as a sustainable wage policy improves household consumption. Thus, a panel-based analysis comparing high wage (Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan) and low wage provinces (Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfound land/Lab, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec) is employed for the Canadian case within the study period from 1981 to 2019. We analyze the long-term and short-term effects of MW on household consumption using the Dynamic Autoregressive Distributed Lag techniques of the Pooled Mean Group, Dynamic Fixed Effects, and Mean Group estimators. Results show that the long-term impact of MW on household consumption is positive in both the low- and high-wage provinces. The short-term effect is negative in both wage groups, but not significant for the low-wage group. This offers significant debate on the relevance of the MW towards economic stabilization and consumption-led growth.
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Karanasios, Konstantinos, and Paul Parker. "Explaining the Diffusion of Renewable Electricity Technologies in Canadian Remote Indigenous Communities through the Technological Innovation System Approach." Sustainability 10, no. 11 (October 24, 2018): 3871. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10113871.
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This paper applies the Technological Innovation System (TIS) approach for the first time in the context of remote indigenous communities in Northwest Territories (NWT) and Ontario, Canada, to explain the diffusion of Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs). These communities need reliable and sustainable electricity to address social, environmental and economic development issues. The study examines the diffusion of RETs during the 2000–2016 period, identifies the systemic and transformational failures responsible for the functional performance of the TISs, and generates insights about factors that have the potential to sustain the development of RET projects. Findings suggest that the TIS-proposed causal mechanisms were present and performed as expected. Since the accumulation of TIS functions influences the rate of deployment of renewable technologies, policy intervention to improve local learning and networking could lead to accelerated diffusion of RETs to the benefit of remote communities and other stakeholders.
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Dean, Jennifer, Kristen Regier, Asiya Patel, Kathi Wilson, and Effat Ghassemi. "Beyond the Cosmopolis: Sustaining Hyper-Diversity in the Suburbs of Peel Region, Ontario." Urban Planning 3, no. 4 (October 30, 2018): 38–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/up.v3i4.1700.
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Globalization has increased the flow of transnational migrants into many European and North American cities. These shifting socio-demographic patterns have resulted in the rapid development of ‘cosmopolitan’ urban centres where difference and diversity are ubiquitous (Sandercock, 2003). However, as ethnic enclaves form outside the urban core in suburban communities, there is uncertainty about whether cultural homogeneity is desirable or sustainable in a multicultural country. Indeed, planning communities for increasing diversity and difference will remain, what Leonie Sandercock (2004) calls, “one of the greatest tasks for planners of the 21st century”. Thus, this article uses the theory of hyper-diversity to illuminate how immigrants’ interactions with their local suburban community represents cultural pluralism and diversity beyond ethnicity. Specifically, this study explores differing attitudes, activities and lifestyles among diverse immigrant populations in the Region of Peel, one of the fastest growing and most culturally diverse areas in Canada. Focus groups with 60 immigrant youth and 55 immigrant adults were conducted to qualitatively capture perspectives and experiences in ethnic enclaves. The findings highlight the existence of attitudes in favor of multicultural lifestyles, activities that take newcomers beyond the borders of their enclaves, and lifestyles that require additional infrastructure to support sustainability of immigration in the suburbs. In conclusion, this article adds to the debate on cultural pluralism and ‘homogeneous’ ethnic enclaves by using the emergent concept of hyper-diversity as a way to think about the future sustainability of suburbs in an era of global migration.
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Wegener, Jessica, and Marilyne Petitclerc. "Opportunities and Challenges for Practical Training in Public Health: Insights from Practicum Coordinators in Ontario." Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research 79, no. 4 (December 1, 2018): 176–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.3148/cjdpr-2018-014.
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Dietetic educators and practicum coordinators (PC) play critical roles in preparing students for practice. Dietitians have made significant progress in the development of educational curricula, competencies, and other resources to support knowledge and skill attainment in public health. There are identified gaps in the literature concerning practical training in sustainable food systems and public health, creating barriers in knowledge exchange and improvements in practicum programs in Canada. This paper discusses the potential opportunities and challenges associated with the number of placements for practical training in public health based on interviews with PCs in Ontario. The findings are limited to the perspectives of 7 PCs with experience in practical training and are a starting point for ongoing evaluation. Identified opportunities within traditional and “emerging settings” for practical training in public health included: the uniqueness of the experience, the potential for students to learn outside their comfort zones, and greater possibilities for dietitians in new roles and settings. Challenges included the need for significant PC engagement with nondietetic preceptors and a narrow view of dietetic practice among some dietitians. Interprofessional teams, emerging settings, and flexible learning approaches may create and support practical training opportunities in food systems and public health going forward.
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Rivard, Lysanne, Pascale Lehoux, and Fiona A. Miller. "Double burden or single duty to care? Health innovators’ perspectives on environmental considerations in health innovation design." BMJ Innovations 6, no. 1 (August 22, 2019): 4–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjinnov-2019-000348.
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ObjectivesThe healthcare sector lags behind other industries in efforts to reduce its environmental footprint. This study aims to better understand how those who design new health technologies (devices, technical aids and information technologies) perceive and address environmental considerations in their practice.MethodsWe conducted in-depth interviews with engineers, industrial designers, entrepreneurs and clinicians (n=31) involved in the design, development and distribution of health innovations in Quebec and Ontario (Canada). A qualitative thematic data analysis identified similarities and variations across respondents’ viewpoints.ResultsInnovators’ views emphasise the following: (1) the double burden of supporting patient care and reducing the environmental impact of healthcare; (2) systemic challenges to integrating environmental considerations in health innovation design, development and use and (3) solutions to foster the development of environmental-friendly health innovations. Although innovators tend to prioritise patient care over the environment, they also call for public policies that can transform these two imperatives into a single duty to care.ConclusionsHealth innovators are uniquely positioned to tackle challenges and develop creative solutions. Policymakers and regulators should, however, actively steer the healthcare industry towards a more sustainable modus operandi by giving full attention to environmental considerations in health innovation design.
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Spiegelaar, Nicole, Leonard Tsuji, and Maren Oelbermann. "The Potential Use of Agroforestry Community Gardens as a Sustainable Import-Substitution Strategy for Enhancing Food Security in Subarctic Ontario, Canada." Sustainability 5, no. 9 (September 23, 2013): 4057–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su5094057.
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Kueper, Jacqueline K., Amanda Terry, Ravninder Bahniwal, Leslie Meredith, Ron Beleno, Judith Belle Brown, Janet Dang, et al. "Connecting artificial intelligence and primary care challenges: findings from a multi stakeholder collaborative consultation." BMJ Health & Care Informatics 29, no. 1 (January 2022): e100493. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjhci-2021-100493.
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Despite widespread advancements in and envisioned uses for artificial intelligence (AI), few examples of successfully implemented AI innovations exist in primary care (PC) settings.ObjectivesTo identify priority areas for AI and PC in Ontario, Canada.MethodsA collaborative consultation event engaged multiple stakeholders in a nominal group technique process to generate, discuss and rank ideas for how AI can support Ontario PC.ResultsThe consultation process produced nine ranked priorities: (1) preventative care and risk profiling, (2) patient self-management of condition(s), (3) management and synthesis of information, (4) improved communication between PC and AI stakeholders, (5) data sharing and interoperability, (6-tie) clinical decision support, (6-tie) administrative staff support, (8) practitioner clerical and routine task support and (9) increased mental healthcare capacity and support. Themes emerging from small group discussions about barriers, implementation issues and resources needed to support the priorities included: equity and the digital divide; system capacity and culture; data availability and quality; legal and ethical issues; user-centred design; patient-centredness; and proper evaluation of AI-driven tool implementation.DiscussionFindings provide guidance for future work on AI and PC. There are immediate opportunities to use existing resources to develop and test AI for priority areas at the patient, provider and system level. For larger scale, sustainable innovations, there is a need for longer-term projects that lay foundations around data and interdisciplinary work.ConclusionStudy findings can be used to inform future research and development of AI for PC, and to guide resource planning and allocation.
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Domingo, Ashleigh, Kerry-Ann Charles, Michael Jacobs, Deborah Brooker, and Rhona M. Hanning. "Indigenous Community Perspectives of Food Security, Sustainable Food Systems and Strategies to Enhance Access to Local and Traditional Healthy Food for Partnering Williams Treaties First Nations (Ontario, Canada)." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9 (April 21, 2021): 4404. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094404.
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In partnership with communities of the Williams Treaties First Nations in southern Ontario (Canada), we describe an approach to work with communities, and highlight perspectives of food security and sustainability, including priorities and opportunities to revitalize local food systems as a pathway to food security and food sovereignty. The objectives of our project were: (1) to build a shared understanding of food security and sustainability; and (2) to document community priorities, challenges and opportunities to enhance local food access. Utilizing an Indigenous methodology, the conversational method, within the framework of community-based participatory research, formative work undertaken helped to conceptualize food security and sustainability from a community perspective and solidify interests within the four participating communities to inform community-led action planning. Knowledge generated from our project will inform development of initiatives, programs or projects that promote sustainable food systems. The community-based actions identified support a path towards holistic wellbeing and, ultimately, Indigenous peoples’ right to food security and food sovereignty.
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Topcu, Basak, Goretty M. Dias, and Sadaf Mollaei. "Ten-Year Changes in Global Warming Potential of Dietary Patterns Based on Food Consumption in Ontario, Canada." Sustainability 14, no. 10 (May 21, 2022): 6290. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14106290.
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Many studies have evaluated the life cycle environmental impacts of diets based on a single period, but few studies have considered how environmental impacts of diets change over time, even though dietary patterns (DPs) change due to policy and socio-demographic factors. This study evaluated changes in the global warming potential (GWP) of DPs in the province of Ontario, Canada, using a life cycle assessment. We quantified the farm-to-fork GWP of six DPs (Omnivorous, No Pork, No Beef, No Red Meat, Pescatarian, and Vegetarian), using dietary intake data from a 2014 and 2015 survey. Throughout this period, the biggest decrease in GWP was for DPs containing beef, even though these DPs still have the highest GWP (3203 and 2308 kg CO2e, respectively, based on the annual energy intake of one individual). Across all DPs, plant-based proteins contributed less than 5% to GWP, while meat and fish contributed up to 62% of the total GWP. Ten-year GWP reductions are insufficient to meet climate change and other sustainability goals, and major dietary shifts are needed, particularly substituting animal-based proteins with plant-based proteins. To design effective interventions for shifting towards sustainable diets, research is needed to understand how socio-demographic and regional differences influence individuals’ food choices.
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Bridge, Erica, Naomi Peek, Yvonne Leung, Lucia Vanta, Suman Dhanju, Simron Singh, and Lesley Moody. "Development and initial psychometric validation of the advisor experience survey." Journal of Clinical Oncology 36, no. 30_suppl (October 20, 2018): 220. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.30_suppl.220.
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220 Background: Patient, family and public engagement builds strong, sustainable partnerships benefitting the planning, delivery and evaluation of health services. With growing international evidence and increased organizational investment supporting this type of engagement, evaluating the experience of these individuals is essential to ensuring meaningful participation and value. This study describes the development and psychometric properties of the Advisor Experience Survey in order to assess on-going patient, family and public advisor engagement at the system-level. Methods: The development and psychometric validation consisted of five steps: 1) literature review to identify relevant engagement experience items; 2) modified Delphi process where relevant engagement experience items were rated by experts; 3) cognitive interviews to ensure that items were clear and understandable; 4) pilot of survey; and 5) exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA; CFA) to determine construct validity. Results: The 13-item survey was disseminated to eligible patient, family and public advisors between April and September 2016 using FluidSurveys. All items were rated on a 5-point Likert scale. A total of 126 responses were included in the EFA and CFA. The final confirmatory solution consists of 3-factors (Support and Resources, Engagement Opportunities and Engagement Experience), including 9-items (X2= 31.4, df = 24; AGFI = 0.92; CFI = 0.99; SRMR = 0.02 and RMSEA = 0.05; 95% C.I. = 0.00-0.09). The 3-factor solution explains a total of 92% of the variance of the advisor engagement experience. Conclusions: The 3-factor Advisor Experience Survey with 9-items is acceptable for measuring the patient, family and public advisor engagement experience as it demonstrates good internal consistency and construct reliability. Cancer Care Ontario utilizes the 3-factor solution to report patient, family and advisor engagement experience at the system-level on a quarterly basis.
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Stefanovic, Ingrid Leman. "Negotiating an ethic of place in a globalizing society." Ekistics and The New Habitat 73, no. 436-441 (December 1, 2006): 57–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.53910/26531313-e200673436-44198.
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Dr Stefanovic is Director of the Centre for Environment and Professorof Philosophy at the University of Toronto. She is also a member of the World Society for Ekistics and served as Chair of the Natural City symposion, a meeting co-organized by the University of Toronto and the World Society for Ekistics in June 2004, and was guest-editor for the special volume of Ekistics (vol. 71, no. 424-432, 2004) reporting on this symposion. A book of essays is in preparation for the University of Toronto Press, entitled The Natural City: Re-Envisioning the Built Environment. Dr Stefanovic's main area of research interest relates to how values and perceptions affect decision making relating to environment and human settlements. Projects have included work on evaluative images of the Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail (reported in Ekistics,vol. 69, no. 415/416/417, July-December 2002) and, more recently, a research grant investigated risk perceptions underlying urban development in designated floodplains. She has published many articles on interdisciplinary issues affecting human settlements and a number of books, including the recent Safeguarding Our Common Future:Rethinking Sustainable Development (SUNY, 2000).
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Sussman, Jonathan, and Maria Grant. "Transition of breast cancer (BC) survivors to primary care: Results of a Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) pilot project." Journal of Clinical Oncology 32, no. 30_suppl (October 20, 2014): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2014.32.30_suppl.58.
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58 Background: Emerging evidence indicates that the transition of well breast cancer survivors to primary care is safe and effective. Methods: Prospective longitudinal cohort study across 14 health regions in Ontario, Canada. Each region received $100 000 (CAN) to develop and implement a sustainable new model of survivorship care for BC survivors that involved transition from medical oncology-led practice. Each region had a designated lead, and support from primary care. Funding could be used to develop any aspect of the model including personnel support, development of communication materials and outcome measurement. A minimal dataset reporting requirement included a description of the program, documentation of transitioned BC survivors as well as standardized patient and provider experience feedback once transition completed. Results: All 14 health regions in Ontario participated and all developed a survivorship care plan and patient educational materials. The models developed included direct transition to primary care in 6 regions, a nurse-led transition clinic in 4 and a GP-led transition clinic in 4. To date, 3,418 BC survivors have transitioned. Of 676 BC respondents to date, 83% felt there was a clear plan for follow up and 87% felt adequately prepared for transition. Feedback from primary care providers demonstrated that many feel informed about intent of transition and understand their role in on-going follow-up care. Process outcomes such as re-referral back to cancer center and adherence to follow-up guidelines are currently underway. Conclusions: The wide scale transition of appropriate BC survivors to a primary setting appears feasible with high acceptability by patients and providers.
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Bell, F. Wayne, James A. Baker, George Bruemme, John Pineau, and Al Stinson. "The Canadian Ecology Centre – Forestry Research Partnership: Implementing a research strategy based on an active adaptive management approach." Forestry Chronicle 84, no. 5 (October 1, 2008): 666–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc84666-5.
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Between April 2000 and March 2007, the Canadian Ecology Centre – Forestry Research Partnership funded, directed, or catalyzed approximately 145 projects. Most of these focused on knowledge and data acquisition, providing a solid foundation for a series of sensitivity and gap analyses to determine whether a long-term goal of enhancing productivity on 6 forest management units in Ontario was achievable, and more importantly, sustainable. A research strategy provided the focus for knowledge and data acquisition and the partnership facilitated integrated research, development, transfer, and implementation. Here we provide an overview of this effort, which is expected to position forest managers of the 6 forests to apply an adaptive management process to increase understanding of the response of their forests to various forest management policies and practices in the future. The strategy and approach described could be useful to other jurisdictions aiming to more closely integrate forest research and operations as well as those interested in implementing adaptive management. Key words: forest ecology, forest economics, forest inventory, forest management
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Halbe, Johannes, and Claudia Pahl-Wostl. "A Methodological Framework to Initiate and Design Transition Governance Processes." Sustainability 11, no. 3 (February 6, 2019): 844. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11030844.
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Abstract: Sustainability transitions require societal change at multiple levels ranging from individual behavioral change to community projects, businesses that offer sustainable products as well as policy-makers that set suitable incentive structures. Concepts, methods and tools are currently lacking that help to initiate and design transition governance processes based upon an encompassing understanding of such diverse interactions of actors and intervention points. This article presents a methodological framework for the initiation and design of transition governance processes. Based upon a conceptualization of sustainability transitions as multilevel learning processes, the methodological framework includes participatory modeling, a systematic literature review and governance system analysis to identify social units (learning subjects and contexts), challenges (learning objects) and intervention points (learning factors) relevant for initiating case-specific transition governance processes. A case study on sustainable food systems in Ontario, Canada is provided to exemplify the application of the methodological framework. The results demonstrate the merit of combining stakeholder-based and expert-based methods, as several learning factors identified in the participatory process could not be found in the general literature, and vice versa. The methodological framework allowed for an integrated analysis of the diversity of existing initiatives in the case study region and specific intervention points to support place-based sustainability innovations. Initiators of transition governance processes can use the results by designing targeted interventions to facilitate and coordinate existing initiatives or by setting new impulses through purposeful action.
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Venkiteswaran, J. J., S. L. Schiff, M. J. Paterson, N. A. P. Flinn, H. Shao, and R. J. Elgood. "Changing nitrogen deposition with low δ15N−NH4 + and δ15N−NO3 − values at the Experimental Lakes Area, northwestern Ontario, Canada." FACETS 2, no. 1 (May 1, 2017): 249–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/facets-2016-0060.
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Ammonium deposition at the International Institute for Sustainable Development Experimental Lakes Area (IISD–ELA), in northwestern Ontario, Canada, has doubled in the last 45 years and thus is no longer among the low nitrogen (N) deposition sites in North America. This may be related to the concurrent intensification of Manitoba agriculture to the west and upwind of the ELA. Large increases in ammonium deposition at the ELA were important in driving the observed trend and increased the NH4 + to NO3 − ratio of input to aquatic and terrestrial systems. Stable isotope analyses of two years of bulk (wet and dry) atmospheric deposition revealed very large ranges in δ15N−NH4 + (22‰ range), δ15N−NO3 − (18‰), and δ18O–NO3 − (19‰). Few other δ15N−NH4 +, δ15N−NO3 −, and δ18O–NO3 − values have been published for Canadian precipitation. Increases in δ15N of NH4 + and NO3 − in July occurred with increases in total N deposition. The wide range and seasonal trends of δ15N and δ18O values in ELA precipitation mean that studies characterizing N inputs to watersheds and lakes require an ongoing and comprehensive annual sampling regime. Global trends of declining δ15N of N deposition evident in lake sediment records may be a result of increases in NH4 + deposition with lower δ15N−NH4 + values. Similarly, the relationship in Lake Superior between increasing NO3 − and lower δ15N−NO3 − values may be explained by increased atmospheric deposition of N with low δ15N values.
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Phillips, Lynne. "Eating Cars: Food Citizenship in a “Community in Crisis”." Environnement urbain 6 (January 15, 2013): 64–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1013713ar.
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Guptill and Wilkins (2002) employ the concept of “food citizenship” to argue that engaging people more fully in decision-making about their own food systems encourages alliances between food producers and eaters and helps to build sustainable food environments. In this article my focus is on the development of community food citizenship, a phrase I use to draw attention to the dynamics of including all residents in the creation of new food systems. Focusing on a community’s diversity – to include, for example, residents who are economically marginalized and those who are economically privileged, as well as residents who are food activists and those who are not – highlights the pedagogical dimensions of initiating and building food citizenship in particular places. To sketch out some of the tensions in and possibilities for community food citizenship, I focus here on the case of Windsor, Ontario, a once thriving automotive centre now facing high unemployment rates and economic hardship. My relationship to this particular case study is as a participant in community efforts to develop an alternative food system and as a researcher/educator who is currently studying this process.