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6%

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•  Waste reduction •  Embedded energy •  Low tech green measures •  Indoor quality, public health •  Landscape, site, stormwater

management •  Context impact, character,

revitalization •  Cultural value, social and mental

health, urban comfort, biophilia •  Support for local economy, tourism

..and what about lovability?

7%

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8%

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15%

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16%

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17%

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Can(we(have(it(all?(

“There!is!a!dis2nct!Canadian!Urbanism,!a!shared!approach!and!perspec2ve!to!ci2es!and!city0building!evolving!over!2me!within!our!cons2tu2onal,!socio0poli2cal!and!cultural!history,!and!shaped!by!our!landscape!and!climate.”!!

Regionalism,(diversity(and(authen4c(sense(of(place:%“Canadian!Urbanism!is!based!on!respect!for!regional!iden2ty!and!authen2city,!with!city0making!that!captures!the!unique!spirit!and!diversity!of!Canadian!communi2es!from!coast0to0coast”!