Inventory Archive - University of Toronto Sustainability

Title The Politics of Participation: Youth, Sustainability, and University Governance

Excerpt A comparative study of how the University of Toronto and Erasmus University Rotterdam foster meaningful youth engagement in sustainability governance.

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Students Ana Desirée Stockermans Muñoz

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Client John Robinson

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SDGs Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Title Centring Equity in TransformTO

Excerpt Proposes an Inclusive Climate Governance and Accountability Framework to embed social equity into TransformTO by etablishing local-decision-making panels and tracking equity outcomes using transparent metrics to create a low-carbon, just city.

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Students Aria Naebkhil, Dominic Tang, Laraib Fatima, Mishal Khan, Thomas Yue

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Client City of Toronto

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SDGs Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsReduced InequalitiesSustainable Cities and Communities

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Topics Community, Equity & Education

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Title Towards an Equitable Transition: Addressing Settlement Housing and Social Service Gaps in TransformTO

Excerpt Proposes a three-phase approach that builds Toronto’s capacity to link its decarbonization strategy with service and housing equity, utilizing transparent governance tools to track progress and guide future policy and infrastructure developments.

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Students Yubing Han, Annie An Ni Lem, Stephanie Panovski, Taylor Torreon, Hao Zheng

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Client City of Toronto

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SDGs Affordable and Clean EnergyClimate ActionPeace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Reduced InequalitiesSustainable Cities and Communities

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Title TransformTO: Using Green Infrastructure to Better Address Drug Use and Youth Engagement

Excerpt To empower youth climate action in Toronto, this paper proposes dual-use green infrastructure where community spaces offer sustainability education and leadership opportunities during the day, and serve as restorative hubs for youth drug recovery in the evening.

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Students Patrick Feng, Jarine Kim, Alexandra Muchalov, Xinyi (Echo) Zhang

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Client City of Toronto

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SDGs Climate ActionGood Health and Well-BeingQuality Education

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Sustainable Cities and Communities

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Topics Community, Equity & Education

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Title Transforming TO’s Net Zero Housing Initiatives: Centring Housing Equity Considerations in TransformTO’s Net Zero Strategy

Excerpt Develops a framework integrating equity into TransformTO’s retrofitting and housing policies to support Toronto’s net-zero transition. This framework is informed by three criteria: impact on vulnerable communities, policy feasibility and manageability, and opportunity for meaningful invention.

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Students Andrew Tureski, Gabriela Quintero, Meghan Henderson, Zihao Li

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Client City of Toronto

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SDGs Affordable and Clean EnergyClimate ActionPeace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Title Experimental study of thermostat-interface fans towards reducing air-conditioning use

Excerpt To encourage pro-environmental behaviour, we explored whether mechanical fans incorporated into an exper-imental thermostat interface would affect the temperatures set on prototype thermostats. In warm outdoor conditions, higher thermostat-temperature settings could reduce air-conditioning use in buildings, along with the associated energy expenditure and greenhouse-gas emissions.Of interest to thermostat-interface design is whether one or both of […]

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Students A.L. Rea; L.H. Corbit; L.H. Shu

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Client University of Toronto

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SDGs Affordable and Clean Energy

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Topics GHG Emissions & Renewable Energy

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Title Decarbonising the building sector in Toronto: Through lessons and learnings from large-scale deep energy building retrofit programs

Excerpt An exploration of strategies to scale building retofits by analysing existing policy frameworks, financial models, and technological innovations.

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Students Areeba Khalid

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Client City of Toronto

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SDGs Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Cities and Communities

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Title Smarter, Greener, Better: The Future of Cities and Implications for TransformTO

Excerpt Advocates for ethical data governance in TransformTO, ensuring transparency, consent, equity, and community participation are integral to the climate monitoring tools Toronto uses as part of its climate action strategy.

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Students Sofia Karpouzis, Shahrez Ejaz, Rita Maragha, Keshiv Sharma

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Client City of Toronto

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SDGs Climate ActionPeace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsReduced Inequalities

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Title Ontario’s Electricity Grid Modernization and Lessons from International Electricity Jurisdictions

Excerpt A review and assessment ofenergy transition and grid modernization internationally, to inform recommendations to advance Ontario’s grid modernization.

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Students D. Van de Coevering

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Client City of Toronto

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Title TransformTO Net Zero Strategy: Housing Accessibility and Governance

Excerpt Proposes a municipal green bank to finance building retrofits and reduce reilance on public funds, while calling for stronger stakeholder engagement and affordability safeguards to prevent displacement and ensure equity in the TransformTO Net Zero Strategy.

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Students Sahar Hamdam, Shehjin Lamya, Sonya Mungal, Bingyu Tian, Yixuan Zhang

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Client City of Toronto

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SDGs Affordable and Clean EnergyClimate ActionPeace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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