Hear from Canadian landscape architects working in local and regional government on how to overcome national obstacles and advance biodiversity and climate goals. Learn about Nunavut’s Climate Adaptation Plan, Vancouver’s Blue Green systems, and Toronto’s performance requirements for low carbon, resilient, and biodiverse development – which have all been led by landscape architects. Discover new ways to move forward policy and action in an equitable way at the local and regional levels.
Learning objectives:
Understand how climate and biodiversity policies are developed at the national, regional, and local levels in Canada
Gain insight into equitable planning and design strategies that involve Indigenous and underserved communities
Understand how Canadian landscape architects in public practice are developing policies at the regional and local levels on climate adaptation, biodiversity, green infrastructure, and water and land resource management