Sustainable Infrastructure

While there are no perfect examples of sustainable communities in Canada, there are components of it to be found in projects across the country.  These are a series of case studies in Energy, Transportation, Waste Management, Land-Use Planning, and Governance, which you can be browse starting at the bottom of this page (either on-screen or by selecting "printer-friendly version) or by searching and browsing from the left-hand menu.

The case studies were selected on the basis of three key attributes:

Cases demonstrate explicit (and implicit) links among and between the 4 substantive “pillars” of the Canada Research Chair in sustainable community development:

1. Place, scale, limits and diversity
2. Sustainable community development
3. Networks
4. Community Vitality