The Land-use Framework was approved in December 2008
by the Government of Alberta. This session provides an overview the
Land-use Framework (LUF) and seven basic strategies to improve
l...
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After researching leading practices across North
America, the City of Edmonton is embarking on a new, comprehensive
approach to creating and sustaining great neighbourhoods. All city
de...
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The Green Communities Guide was developed by the
Land Stewardship Centre of Canada (LSCC) to help communities
implement strategies to conserve water, protect water quality,
conserve agr...
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This presentation, from the 2009 Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference and Energize Workshop, provides an overview of how public art can be
included in parks and municipal sp...
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This presentation provides an overview of
sustainability principles and concepts, and an opportunity to
discuss practices specific to recreation and parks. It addresses the changes required ...
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Describes what ARPA has been doing in response to the
groundswell of interest stimulated by the book Last Child in the
Woods, by Richard Louv. Highlights include an outline of programs
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A panel of individuals from both urban and
rural municipalities that are currently engaged with various models
of community gardens outlines how each of their local
communities operates...
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The ARPA Education & Professional Development Committee
has identified a set of core competencies directly related to the
recreation and parks field, and has developed a resource tool fo...
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Using case
studies this presentation outlines the process that publicly funded
projects and events must go through in order to be successful in
working with the corporate sector. Specif...
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This presentation focuses on ways to think about and
understand the experience of parks and recreation users. Experiences
live inside people, so they can't be influenced directly. Each perso...
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This session, from the 2009 Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference and Energize Workshop, reflects on "big picture" societal change,
trends in leisure, participation and...
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This presentation, from the 2009 Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference and Energize Workshop,
provides a compelling body of knowledge, principles and strategies
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This presentation from the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association 2009 Annual Conference and Energize Workshop explores the basics of geocaching
and how it can be used to showcase public art,
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The Calgary Folk Music Festival began its commitment
to reducing the environmental impact of its main event over a decade
ago. The festival is proud of its achievements, but they haven't
...
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Provision of recreation and leisure services may
become repetitive and not necessarily reflect the ever-changing
needs or wants of users, the organization, community, or partners.
Using...
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This session from the 2009 Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference and Energize Workshop, answers basic questions about needs assessment, provides an overview of
tips and techn...
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Recreation and leisure service providers are strong
advocates of healthy, active living so why are facilities full of unhealthy food? Is it their responsibility to
manage the food choices of...
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In 2007, the Red Deer community began the process of
visioning its ideal cultural future. This session from the 2009 Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference and Energize Worksh...
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This presentation, from the 2009 Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Conference & Energize Workshop identifies
some of the major situations that increase the level of risk at at a
re...
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This presentation specifically reviews
corporate sponsorship opportunities with sport, culture, and
recreation, addressing issues such as: what is corporate
sponsorship, really, and how...
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Stand Up for Your Life is a social marketing program
designed to influence Albertans' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours
around chronic disease prevention. It's about repositioning "living ...
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As cities mature and the infrastructure
deteriorates, there is a constant need for renewal. This presentation focuses on the conflicts that arise between civic
infrastructure renewal and a c...
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Traditional marketing and websites are increasingly
taking a back seat to Web 2.0 approaches which recognizes that a
website - a static marketing piece (like a digital brochure) - is no
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