International Research Project

Client: City of Calgary and Capital Regional District

Partners: Royal Roads University's Canada Research Chair

Timeline: July 2010 – December 2010

The Project

Sustainability Solutions Group, is leading a sustainable cities strategic review, a joint partnership between SSG, Royal Roads University's Canada Research Chair, and is being funded by the Capital Regional District and the City of Calgary. The purpose of the review is to identify key sustainability issues and barriers facing Canadian municipalities and international best practices helping to address these barriers and to build a supportive network of people who are working on sustainability in municipalities across Canada.

A series of e-Dialogues have been conducted with planners and practitioners from across the country. This advisory team of staff and elected officials from Canadian municipalities ensures the production of useful knowledge and on-the-ground implementation. SSG will use this research to develop a toolkit for Canadian cities and towns, targeting key policy measures that are ideally suited for implementation in Canada.

Our Role

• Leading the sustainable cities strategic review and series of e-Dialogues;
• Developing a sustainability guide for Canadian cities and towns to be distributed to municipalities across the country.

Our Approach

• Research established policies and instruments that represent an integrated approach to key sustainability issues and opportunities facing Canadian municipalities.