Researchers

In forming and pursuing its research program, Neptis has been fortunate to engage the expertise and professional opinions of an extraordinary group of experts. They include:

• Rian Allen, Senior Planner, Township of Muskoka Lakes: http://www.muskokalakes.ca/content/planning

1. Rian Allen and Philippa Campsie. (2013). Implementing the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe Has the strategic regional vision been compromised? Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Jo Ashley, GIS Analyst, Ontario Council of University Libraries OCUL: http://www.ocul.on.ca/member-institution/Scholars%20Portal

1. Du, Paul and Marcy Burchfield, Byron Moldofsky, Jo Ashley. (2007). A Guide for Deriving a Consolidated Built-Up Urban Area for the Toronto Metropolitan Region Using Satellite Imagery. Toronto: University of Toronto Department of Geography and Program in Planning.

2. Marcy Burchfield and Byron Moldofsky, Jo Ashley. (2007). A Method for Estimating the Historical Rate of Residential Intensification between 1991 and 2001 for the Toronto Region. Toronto: University of Toronto Department of Geography and Program in Planning, Toronto, 2007.

3. Taylor, Zack and Marcy Burchfield, Byron Moldofsky, Jo Ashley. (2010). Growing Cities: Comparing Urban Growth and Regional Growth Policies in Calgary, Toronto, and Vancouver. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Leah Birnbaum, Urban Planning Consultant: http://www.leahbirnbaum.ca/

1. Birnbaum, Leah and Lorenzo Nicolet, Zack Taylor. (2004). Simcoe County: The New Growth Frontier. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Pamela Blais, Principal, Metropole Consultants: http://metropoleconsultants.com/pamela-blais/

1. Blais, Pamela M. (2000). Inching Toward Sustainability: The Evolving Urban Structure of the GTA. Toronto: Metropole Consultants.
2. Blais, Pamela M. (2003). The Growth Opportunity: Leveraging New Growth to Maximise Benefits in the Central Ontario Zone, Issue Paper No. 5. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.
3. Blais, Pamela M. (2003). Smart Development for Smart Growth, Issue Paper No. 6. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

4. IBI Group and Metropole Consultants, Dillon Consulting Limited. (2003). Toronto-Related Region Futures Study Sketch Modelling of Four Alternative Development Concepts. Toronto: IBI Group.

• Larry S. Bourne, Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography and Program in Planning, University of Toronto: http://geography.utoronto.ca/profiles/larry-bourne/

1. Bourne, Larry S. (2000). People and Places: A Portrait of the Evolving Social Character of the Greater Toronto Region, Toronto: Department of Geography/Program in Planning University of Toronto.

• Ron Buliung, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Toronto, Mississauga: http://geography.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/full-time-faculty/

1. Buliung, R., and T. Hernandez. (2009). Places to Shop and Places to Grow: Power Retail, Consumer Travel Behaviour, and Urban Growth Management in the Greater Toronto Area. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Michael Bunce, Associate Emeritus Professor, Division of Social Sciences, Geography, University of Toronto : http://geography.utoronto.ca/profiles/michael-bunce/

1. Bunce, Michael and Jeanne Maurer. (2005). Neptis Studies on the Toronto Metropolitan Region - Prospects for Agriculture in the Toronto Region: The Farmer Perspective. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Paul Du, Criminal Intelligence Analyst at Lloydminster RCMP

1. Du, Paul and Marcy Burchfield, Byron Moldofsky, Jo Ashley. (2007). A Guide for Deriving a Consolidated Built-Up Urban Area for the Toronto Metropolitan Region Using Satellite Imagery. Toronto: University of Toronto Department of Geography and Program in Planning.

• Will Dunning, Will Dunning Inc.: http://www.wdunning.com/

1. Dunning, Will. (2006). Neptis Studies on the Toronto Metropolitan Region: Economic Influences on Population Growth and Housing Demand in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Pierre Filion, Professor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo: https://uwaterloo.ca/planning/people-profiles/pierre-filion

1. Filion , Pierre. (2007). Neptis Studies on the Toronto Metropolitan Region - The Urban Growth Centres Strategy in the Greater Golden Horseshoe: Lessons from Downtowns, Nodes, and Corridors. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Donald M. Fraser, Senior Ecologist (Principal Beacon Environmental): http://www.beaconenviro.com/donald_fraser.aspx

1. Fraser, Donald M. (2003). Greenlands in the Central Ontario Zone, Issue Paper Number 4. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

2. Fraser, Donald M. and Bernard P. Neary, Gartner Lee Limited. (2004). Neptis Studies on the Toronto Metropolitan Region. The State of Greenlands Protection in South-Central Ontario. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Frances Frisken, Professor Emerita, York University: http://www.cspi.org/authors/frances-frisken

1. Frisken , Frances. (2007). The Public Metropolis: The Political Dynamics of Urban Expansion in the Toronto Region, 1924-2003. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.

• Meric S. Gertler, President, University of Toronto: http://www.president.utoronto.ca/biography

1. Gertler, Meric. (2000). A Region in Transition: The Changing Structure of Toronto's Regional Economy. Toronto: Programme in Planning Department of Geography University of Toronto.
2. Gertler, Meric. (2003). Smart Growth and the Regional Economy, Issue Paper No. 7. Toronto: the Neptis Foundation.

• Ian Graham, Director of Planning, R.E. Millward & Associates Ltd and Publisher, NRU Publishing Inc. : http://remillward.com/profile/ian-graham/, http://www.nrupublishing.com/contact/
• Richard Gilbert, Toronto-based consultant on energy and transportation: http://www.richardgilbert.ca/

1. Gilbert, Richard. (2003). Energy and Smart Growth, Issue Paper No. 7. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Tony Hernandez, Director of the Centre for the Study of Commercial Activity and the Eaton Chair in Retailing, Ryerson University : http://www.csca.ryerson.ca/Staff_Tony_Hernandez.html

1. Buliung, R., and T. Hernandez. (2009). Places to Shop and Places to Grow: Power Retail, Consumer Travel Behaviour, and Urban Growth Management in the Greater Toronto Area. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Paul Hess, Associate Professor, Geography and Planning, University of Toronto: http://geography.utoronto.ca/profiles/paul-hess/

1. Sorensen, Andre and Paul Hess. (2007). Metropolitan Indicators Poster. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Neal Irwin, Chairman Emeritus, The IBI Group: http://www.ibigroup.com/2014/10/17/neal-irwin-honoured-at-tac-conference/

1. IBI Group and Dillon Consulting Limited. (2002). Toronto-Related Region Futures Study Interim Report: Implications of Business-As-Usual Development. Toronto: IBI Group.

2. IBI Group and Metropole Consultants, Dillon Consulting Limited. (2003). Toronto-Related Region Futures Study Sketch Modelling of Four Alternative Development Concepts. Toronto: IBI Group.

• Anna Kramer, PhD researcher, Metrolinx

1. Burchfield, Marcy and Anna Kramer. (2015) Growing Pains: Understanding the New Reality of Population and Dwelling Patterns in the Toronto and Vancouver Regions. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Jeanne Maurer, Professor, Ryerson University: http://www.ryerson.ca/geography/faculty/maurer_j/

1. Bunce, Michael and Jeanne Maurer. (2005). Neptis Studies on the Toronto Metropolitan Region - Prospects for Agriculture in the Toronto Region: The Farmer Perspective. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Eric J. Miller, Bahen-Tanenbaum Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto: http://www.engineering.utoronto.ca/Engineering%20Authors/e-j-miller-bahen-tanenbaum-professor/

1. Miller, Eric J. and Amer Shalaby. (2000). Travel in the Greater Toronto Area: Past and Current Behaviour and Relation to Urban Form. Toronto: Department of Civil Engineering University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering Ryerson Polytechnic University.
2. Miller, Eric J. and Richard Soberman. (2003). Travel Demand and Urban Form, Issue Paper No. 9. Toronto: the Neptis Foundation.
3. Miller, Eric J. and Matthew J. Roorda, Murtaza Haider, Abolfazl Mohammadian, Jonathan Hoss, Winnie W.L. Wong. (2004). Travel and Housing Costs in the Greater Toronto Area: 1986 - 1996. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Byron Moldofsky, Manager GIS and Cartography Office, University of Toronto: http://geography.utoronto.ca/department/gis-cartography-office/

1. Du, Paul and Marcy Burchfield, Byron Moldofsky, Jo Ashley. (2007). A Guide for Deriving a Consolidated Built-Up Urban Area for the Toronto Metropolitan Region Using Satellite Imagery. Toronto: University of Toronto Department of Geography and Program in Planning.

2. Marcy Burchfield and Byron Moldofsky, Jo Ashley. (2007). A Method for Estimating the Historical Rate of Residential Intensification between 1991 and 2001 for the Toronto Region. Toronto: University of Toronto Department of Geography and Program in Planning, Toronto, 2007.

3. Taylor, Zack and Marcy Burchfield, Byron Moldofsky, Jo Ashley. (2010). Growing Cities: Comparing Urban Growth and Regional Growth Policies in Calgary, Toronto, and Vancouver. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Bernard P. Neary, Gartner Lee Limited:

1. Fraser, Donald M. and Bernard P. Neary, Gartner Lee Limited. (2004). Neptis Studies on the Toronto Metropolitan Region. The State of Greenlands Protection in South-Central Ontario. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Lorenzo Nicolet, North Toronto Collegiate Institute: http://ntci.on.ca/ntci-staff/

1. Birnbaum, Leah and Lorenzo Nicolet, Zack Taylor. (2004). Simcoe County: The New Growth Frontier. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Ken Ogilvie, Senior Advisor to the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP, former Executive Director, Pollution Probe, Toronto: http://www.pembina.org/contact/ken-ogilvie

1. Ogilvie, Ken. (2003). Air, Water and Soil Quality, Issue Paper No. 2. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Amer Shalaby, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering University of Toronto: http://uttri.utoronto.ca/people/amer-shalaby/

1. Miller, Eric J. and Amer Shalaby. (2000). Travel in the Greater Toronto Area: Past and Current Behaviour and Relation to Urban Form. Toronto: Department of Civil Engineering University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering Ryerson Polytechnic University.

• Stephen Sheppard, Director - CALP Professor - Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Applied Sciences: http://calp.forestry.ubc.ca/people/stephen/
• Enid Slack, Director, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, Munk Centre, University of Toronto: http://publicpolicy.utoronto.ca/enid-slack/

1. Enid Slack Consulting Inc. (2000). Municipal Finance and Governance in the Greater Toronto Area: Can the GTA Meet the Challenges of the 21^st Century? Toronto: Programme in Planning Department of Geography University of Toronto.

• Richard Soberman, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto

1. Miller, Eric J. and Richard Soberman. (2003). Travel Demand and Urban Form, Issue Paper No. 9. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Andre Sorensen, Associate Professor of Urban Geography, University of Toronto Scarborough: http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/geography/andre-sorensen

1. Sorensen, Andre and Paul Hess. (2007). Metropolitan Indicators Poster. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Zack Taylor, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science; University of Western Ontario: http://politicalscience.uwo.ca/people/faculty/full-time_faculty/zack_taylor.html

1. Birnbaum, Leah and Lorenzo Nicolet, Zack Taylor. (2004). Simcoe County: The New Growth Frontier. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

2. Taylor, Zack and John van Nostrand. (2008). Shaping the Toronto Region, Past, Present, and Future: An Exploration of the Potential Effectiveness of Changes to Planning Policies Governing Greenfield Development in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.
3. Taylor, Zack and Marcy Burchfield. (2010). Growing Cities Comparing Urban Growth and Regional Growth Policies in Calgary, Toronto, and Vancouver. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• John van Nostrand, Partner, Planning Alliance, Toronto: http://svn-ap.com/people/john-van-nostrand/

1. Taylor, Zack and John van Nostrand. (2008). Shaping the Toronto Region, Past, Present, and Future: An Exploration of the Potential Effectiveness of Changes to Planning Policies Governing Greenfield Development in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Margaret Walton, Partner, Planscape, Bracebridge, Ontario: http://www.planscape.ca/OurTeam.asp

1. Walton, Margaret. (2003). Agriculture in the Central Ontario Zone, Issue Paper No. 1. Toronto: Neptis Foundation

• Richard White, Toronto historian, author, and university lecturer: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-studies/people/white-richard

1. White, Richard. (2003). Urban Infrastructure and Urban Growth in the Toronto Region 1950s to the 1990s. Toronto: Neptis Foundation.

• Robert Wright, Associate Professor, Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, University of Toronto: https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/people/wrightr

1. Write, Robert M. and Russell Loveridge. (2000). The Evolving Physical Condition of the Greater Toronto Area: Space, Form, Change. Toronto: Centre for Landscape Research University of Toronto.