Land Use Podcast Alberta Land Institute

As Alberta faces drought, how do we work with water licence holders to ensure Albertans have access to water? Find out more from our latest podcast episode with Lorraine Nicol.

For more information check out these resources:

Priority? Licence transfers? Here's how Alberta's water system works: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/priority-licence-transfers-here-s-how-alberta-s-water-system-works-drought-1.7115044

Municipal Development and Alberta's Water Management Framework (PDF)(on pg 27): https://www.albertaplanners.com/sites/default/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/files/PlanNW_Fall2017_WaterIssue_WEB.pdf

Modeling Sustainable Land and Water Policy in Alberta’s Irrigation Sector: https://www.albertalandinstitute.ca/research/research-projects/project/Alberta-irrigation-sustainable-land-and-water-policy

Alberta government Water for Life strategy: https://www.alberta.ca/water-for-life-strategy

An increase in greenhouse gasses is the main culprit of climate change around the globe with 50 to 60 per cent of emissions being produced by cities. Find out more about how neighbourhood carbon emissions are contributing in this podcast episode with Nilusha Welegedara.

For more information check out these resources:

Household energy-related carbon footprint in residential neighbourhoods in high-latitude cities: A case of Edmonton in Canada
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210670723007084

Exploring spatiotemporal changes of the urban heat Island effect in high-latitude cities at a neighbourhood level: A case of Edmonton, Canada
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210670723000148

Variations in direct greenhouse gas emissions across neighbourhoods: A case of Edmonton in Canada
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021002900

What does neighbourhood climate action look like? A scoping literature review
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-022-00009-2

Healthy soils are essential for food production, so how can you protect soil health in your garden? Learn about the basics of soil health in this episode based on the “Community Resource Guide: Sustainable Healthy Soils in Alberta” by Sukhwinder Singh, research funded in part by AREF.

For more information on soil health check out these resources:

Community Resource Guide: Sustainable Healthy Soils in Alberta
https://www.albertalandinstitute.ca/public/download/files/229346

Soil Health Workshop report
https://www.albertalandinstitute.ca/public/download/files/229352

Why should soil health matter to you? Come learn about soil health in Alberta with Sukhwinder Singh! We talk about the state of soil health in Alberta and Canada and how policy could be used to protect soil health.

For more information on soil health check out these resources:

Community Resource Guide: Sustainable Healthy Soils in Alberta
https://www.albertalandinstitute.ca/public/download/files/229346

Soil Health Workshop report
https://www.albertalandinstitute.ca/public/download/files/229352

Soil Erosion Risk Indicator (Government of Canada)
https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/environment/resource-management/indicators/soil-erosion-risk-indicator

Curious about what kind of research went into the City of Edmonton’s Zoning Bylaw Renewal? Dr. Sandeep Agrawal talks about how his research informed the new bylaw’s equitable approach to zoning.

For more information on the zoning bylaw renewal check out these resources:

Assessing inequity in zoning bylaw: a case of Edmonton, Canada
https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/default/files/public-files/ZoningBylaw_ThroughLensofEquity_Report.pdf?cb=1701372302

City of Edmonton Zoning Bylaw document library
https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/urban_planning_and_design/zoning-bylaw-renewal-studies-reports

Edmonton's New Zoning Bylaw
https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/urban_planning_and_design/zoning-bylaw-renewal

Making Space Podcast
https://transforming.edmonton.ca/msp/

EPISODE 3- WE'RE BACK!
What's the deal with Edmonton's Zoning bylaw renewal? Join ALI's Aysha Wu and City of Edmonton City Planner Trevor Illingworth to learn all about zoning, the bylaw renewal and what's next for zoning in Edmonton.

For more information on the zoning bylaw renewal check out these resources:

Bylaw Renewal Library
https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/urban_planning_and_design/zoning-bylaw-renewal-studies-reports

Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative
https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/urban_planning_and_design/zoning-bylaw-renewal

City Plan
https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/city_vision_and_strategic_plan/city-plan

Making Space Podcast
https://transforming.edmonton.ca/msp/