Laura Taylor

About Laura Taylor

My research is on exurbia and growth management to limit sprawl and conserve nature, such as Toronto’s Greater Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt. I am interested in climate change, as the most pressing issue facing cities. Reducing emissions and adapting landscapes to extreme weather have become the focus of my work.

Areas of Expertise

Land Use Planning and Governance, Environmental Planning and Resource Management, Regional Planning

Selected Publications

Taylor L. and Hurley, P. T. eds. (2016) A Comparative Political Ecology of Exurbia: Planning, Environmental Management, and Landscape. New York: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29462-9_1, Cadieux, K. V. and Taylor, L. eds. (2013 ) Landscape and the Ideology of Nature in Exurbia: Green Sprawl. New York: Routledge., Taylor, L. (2019) The future of greenbelts, Chapter 40 in M. Scott, N. Gallent, and M. Gkartzios, eds. The Routledge Companion to Rural Planning. New York: Springer. doi:10.4324/9781315102375, Garforth, P., K. Farbridge, L. Taylor, J. Hall, & R. Kerr. (2021) Land Use & Energy Planning: Key Considerations for Policy Integration. Heritage Heights Community Energy Plan. City of Brampton

Recent Courses Taught

ENVS 5121 Perspectives in Planning, GEOG 4130 Planning Suburbs, ENVS 6131 Environmental Planning