Methodology

This report contains the results of a feasibility study focusing on growth management in Ontario’s Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) that was designed to answer two questions: (1) What data are available to assess the capacity of and constraints on existing and planned water and wastewater systems relative to the availability of fresh water and the assimilative capacity of the region’s inland water systems? and (2) Using the available data, what types of data products and tools can be developed to better inform the allocation of growth across the Greater Golden Horseshoe?
Methodology (2018)
This paper describes a method for mapping and measuring the lands designated for growth and urban expansion in the area known as the Greater Golden Horseshoe under the provisions of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
Author(s):
Neptis Foundation
Analysis, Methodology (2014)
The goal of the research was to provide context for the 40% residential intensification rate target in Ontario’s Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
Author(s):
Marcy Burchfield, Byron Moldofsky, and Jo Ashley
Methodology (2007)
This paper describes a method for mapping and analysing the built-up urban area of a municipality using Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) 5 satellite imagery and Geographic Information Systems.
Author(s):
Paul Du, Marcy Burchfield, Byron Moldofsky and Jo Ashley
Methodology (2007)