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Rural Planning and Development at the University of Guelph is one of Canada's leading centres for the study of rural issues. With both Canadian and International streams of study, the program is involved with rural development issues both within Canada and the rest of the world. Our central objective is the generation of knowledge and the development of the planning practice to advance the welfare and integrity of rural communities and rural environments.

Rural Planning and Development programs cover a wide breadth of topics relating to rural issues. With students and professors coming from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, the program has adopted an interdisciplinary approach to rural topics and professional practice. Also emphasized in the program is the importance of bringing the ideas of theory into practice and the experience of practice into theory. Students are encouraged to employ the skills they learn in the classrooms in real world experiences. To help provide students with such experiences, the program regularly engages in professional practice with outside organizations and communities. Many students also find employment or internships with organizations outside of the University.

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How do Rural Youth make their Voices Heard in Climate Change Planning in Andean Communities? A Case Study from the Mantaro Valley, Central Peru

Siraj, Anab (University of Guelph, 2023-05)
Mutual Aid and Third Places during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Intersections in Nova Scotia & New Brunswick

Dale, John Cameron (University of Guelph, 2022)
The Impacts of On-Farm Diversification to the Family Farm and the Intersection with Land Preservation and Public Planning Policy in Ontario

Duesling, Pam (University of Guelph, 2022-11)
Influence of a global pandemic for Ontario newcomers: Challenges and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic

Bahrefar, Behnaz (University of Guelph, 2022-09)
COVID-19 & Rural Labour Markets: Understanding the Relationships Between Economic and Social Disruptions and its Role on Mental health

Burke, Randi (University of Guelph, 2022-08)
Understanding the Role of Researchers in Engaging and Communicating Sciences with Inuit Youth

Gbetholancy, Claudia (University of Guelph, 2022-05)
Capacity Building in Rural Ontario Infrastructure: An Analysis of Collaborative Infrastructure as an Exploration for Policy and Economic Development

Visser, Melissa (University of Guelph, 2022-04)
An Exploration of Voluntary Practices and Programs to Conserve Agricultural Biodiversity in Ontario’s Dairy Industry

Sousa, Emily C. (University of Guelph, 2021-12)
Building Agency in a Landscape of Extraction: The Global Politics of Canadian Transnational Mining, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Local Communities in the Philippines

Asuncion, Angela (University of Guelph, 2021-12)
Evaluating Transportation Policies and Practices in Canada’s Largest Municipalities

Guyadeen, Dave; McCain, Lindsey; Henstra, Daniel (2021)
The Becoming of an Ontario Shared Rural Vision: A New Narrative from Rural Ontarians

Pashley, Marie Carmelle Ourlaine (University of Guelph, 2021-09)
Urban is the New Rural: An Exploratory Investigation of Community Gardens and Urban Agriculture in Vancouver, BC

Marginet, R. Alberic (University of Guelph, 2021-09)
Adapting the Impoverishment Risks and Reconstruction Model to Climate-Induced Planned Relocation in Coastal Communities: A Case Study in Seine Bight, Belize

Liang, Yanjun (University of Guelph, 2021-09)
Heritage-led Planning for Rural Community Resilience: Terrace Landscapes in Peru

Bhattacharya, Sampoorna (University of Guelph, 2021-09)
Rural Philanthropy: Mapping Patterns of Charitable Giving in Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada's Atlantic Region

Ivany, Miranda (University of Guelph, 2021-06)
Exploring Chinese Immigrants' Active Transportation Patterns Through the Lens of Community Planning

Wan, Xiaoyuan (University of Guelph, 2020-09)
Local Water Collaboration to Enhance Community Source Water Protection at Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, Ontario

Garrod, Natalya (University of Guelph, 2020-06)
Agritourism as a Solution to Rural Revitalization?: A Case Study of North Durham Region

Parish, Sarah (University of Guelph, 2020-05)
The Role of Housing in the Integration and Wellbeing of Foreign Labour in the Canadian Agri-Food Sector: Experiences of Mexican Seasonal Agricultural Workers in Canada

Helps, William Louis (University of Guelph, 2020-04)
Polanyian Protective Countermovements: The Case of Organic Producers in Canada

Larrivee, Marc-Antoine (University of Guelph, 2019-12)

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