Re-Urbanization: The Don River Development

Flashcards covering vocabulary, environmental impacts, and planning strategies from the Don River Development re-urbanization lecture notes.

Re-Urbanization

The process of revitalizing and redeveloping urban land, exemplified by the Don River Development in Toronto, Canada.

Don River

A river in Toronto, Canada that was historically modified to build an industrial zone with a ship port, resulting in widespread blight and brownfield sites today.

Brownfield sites

Blighted, previously industrialized land areas found today along the Don River due to its past development into an industrial zone and ship port.

Light Rail Transit (LRT)

A public transit mode integrated into the Don River Development alongside mixed-use spaces that reduces non-point source pollution.

High density living

A residential design strategy implemented to reduce transportation need, thereby decreasing energy inputs and pollution outputs.

Green space conversion

The practice of removing former paved surfaces and replacing them with green space to improve aesthetics, enhance flood control, and facilitate water and pollution absorption.

Non-point source pollution

A broad category of pollution that is mitigated in the Don River Development area through the addition and use of Light Rail Transit (LRT).