scholarly journals Regional hydrogeology: models and land use planning, Oak Ridges Moraine, southern Ontario

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
D R Sharpe ◽  
M Hinton ◽  
H A J Russell ◽  
C Logan
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Oak Ridges Moraine ◽  
Regional Hydrogeology

scholarly journals Assessing Land Use Planning Tools to Mitigate Odour and Lighting Nuisance Related to Cannabis Production

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessia Pugliese ◽  
Jordan Scholten ◽  
Samantha Yeung
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Planning Policies

Cannabis production has expanded significantly across southern Ontario with the legalisation of theindustry. Much of this expansion has occurred within the rural countryside, through the utilisation of existinggreenhouse infrastructure. While the growth of this sector provides economic benefits to rural communities, complaints from adjacent residents related to lighting and odour issues are common and mitigation of such issues is complex. Land use planning policies have been established across southern Ontario to manage the development of cannabis greenhouses; however, policies vary by region and countyand the appropriateness of these policies have not been tested. This study seeks to analyse municipalplanning policies that regulate cannabis production and understand the impacts of these policies on sector,adjacent land owners and rural communities. Planning policies will be analysed at the municipal, regional orcounty level, with the creation of a database to highlight consistency and differences between communities. Case studies will be utilised to gain better insights into the challenges and opportunities related to cannabis production and planning mitigation. This presentation will provide a summary of current research findings, including highlights of a municipal scan of zoning by-law policies and informalinsights into policy appeals in southern Ontario.

scholarly journals Encouraging farm gate sales and marketing through land use policy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Britten
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Food System ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Local Food System ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Sales And Marketing ◽  
The Impact

This research brings together concepts of sustainability, a local food system, and farm gate marketing. With these concepts, the research explores two scales of policy planning with regards to land use in Ontario, and answers the question: In Southern Ontario, what is the impact of land use on a farmer's ability to sell at the farm gate? Despite the seemingly simple and small-scale nature of a farmer selling his/her produce at their own farm gate, there is surprising complexity to the myriad policies that apply. The dynamic relationship between eaters, farmer, and planners presents particularly interesting challenges for planners in Southern Ontario. Understand [sic] the local food system and engaging in local food consumption begins to address larger issues of sustainability and farm viability. By providing farmers with opportunities, through land use planning policy, they are able to engage with eaters at the farm gate and accomplish place-making activities.

scholarly journals Encouraging farm gate sales and marketing through land use policy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Britten
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Food System ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Local Food System ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Sales And Marketing ◽  
The Impact

This research brings together concepts of sustainability, a local food system, and farm gate marketing. With these concepts, the research explores two scales of policy planning with regards to land use in Ontario, and answers the question: In Southern Ontario, what is the impact of land use on a farmer's ability to sell at the farm gate? Despite the seemingly simple and small-scale nature of a farmer selling his/her produce at their own farm gate, there is surprising complexity to the myriad policies that apply. The dynamic relationship between eaters, farmer, and planners presents particularly interesting challenges for planners in Southern Ontario. Understand [sic] the local food system and engaging in local food consumption begins to address larger issues of sustainability and farm viability. By providing farmers with opportunities, through land use planning policy, they are able to engage with eaters at the farm gate and accomplish place-making activities.

Wetland boundary and land-use planning in southern Ontario, Canada

1994 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 865-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Pearsell ◽  
George Mulamoottil
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Wetland Boundary

Diatoms and pollen as indicators of water quality and land-use change: a case study from the Oak Ridges Moraine, Southern Ontario, Canada

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Watchorn ◽  
Paul B. Hamilton ◽  
Thane W. Anderson ◽  
Helen M. Roe ◽  
R. Timothy Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Oak Ridges Moraine

Hydrogeology of the Oak Ridges Moraine aquifer system: implications for protection and management from the Duffins Creek watershed

2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 1333-1348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E Gerber ◽  
Ken Howard
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Groundwater Protection ◽  
Flow System ◽  
The South ◽  
Oak Ridges Moraine ◽  
Aquifer System ◽  
Regional Flow ◽  
Creek Watershed

The Oak Ridges Moraine aquifer feeds the headwaters of major rivers in the Greater Toronto Area and is an important source of domestic water supply. Recognizing the rapid rate of urban growth in the region, there is a concern that changing land use along the moraine must be strictly controlled if groundwater is to be adequately protected. To date, efforts to incorporate groundwater protection into the land use planning process have been hampered by an inadequate quantitative hydrogeological understanding of the aquifer system. Focusing on the Duffins Creek watershed, comprehensive hydrogeological studies including a numerical flow model now provide a quantitative insight into the hydrogeologic function of the moraine. These studies demonstrate that 60% of the entire basin groundwater discharge to streams occurs along the south flank of the moraine, and 60% of this headwater discharge occurs below the 275 m above sea level contour, one of the commonly accepted planning boundaries of the moraine. The remaining discharge is contributed by aquifers within and underlying deposits that extend to the south of the moraine. While 75–80% of the watershed discharge to streams is received from the uppermost aquifer, 20–25% is contributed by deeper aquifers underlying the extensive Northern–Newmarket till aquitard. This work shows that the moraine sediments represent just one component of a regional flow system that extends beyond the morphological boundary of the moraine. This has important implications for groundwater protection, as it demonstrates the need for management strategies that incorporate the regional groundwater flow system and not the moraine in isolation.

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