Research:
Hello, I am
happy to announce that starting Fall 2012 I will be on
tenure-track at the Catholic University of America,
School of Architecture and Planning. I am grateful for
the many years of contract teaching at the University of
Toronto and the wonderful students, faculty, colleagues
and world-class research that takes place there.
architecture.cua.edu/
My research examines the challenge
of planning to mtigate urban sprawl in the context of
regional infrastructure; including land
use, transportation, habitat conservation
(biodiversity), waste management, water/wastewater and
public health. The pubic health crisis I am now
examining is the obesity epidemic - planning must play a
major role in mitigating inceasing BMI through smart growth, transit-oriented-development,
and transportation demand management. The fast/processed-food industry must be
stopped from their destructive agenda and urban planners
must tackle in this mandate.
In my research and professional planning practice recurring themes have included the need to reduce our ecological & carbon footprints and to promote environmental justice, social/gender equity and dispute resolution approaches to planning. There is also a need for more integrated and holistic approach to international development that combines environmental, infrastructure, poverty, health and gender issues. Other areas of long-standing interest include the application of GIS technologies, ecological footprint anlaysis and life cycle assessment in environmental planning. The main field sites for my research include Ontario"s Golden Horseshoe, Washington DC, central Minnesota and SE Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos - see Waste-econ)
Awards
- Government of Canada CMHC - 2011 Excellence in Education Award for Promotion of Sustainable Practices
- Canadian Institute of Planners - 2011 Planning Excellence in Transportation and Infrastructure - Hurontario-Main Street LRT (one of the Project Managers on the study team)
- Canadian Association of Geographers- 2003 Service to Government & Business
- Carolinian Canada Conservation Award - 2002 City of Hamilron's Stoney Creek Open Spaces & Natural Environment System
- Teaching Award - Ryerson University CVMT305 Environmental Science Applications
-
Ontario Professional
Planners Institute- City of Ottawa Natural
Environment Systems Strategy
Teaching Reviews
Curriculum vitae
Contact - hostovsky (at) cua.edu
The Catholic University of America
School of Architecture and Planning
Washington, DC 20064
202-319-5188
architecture.cua.edu/
Sample Publications (some downloadable)
Forthcoming book chapter – Hostovsky, C. “Environmental Assessment in Ontario: Moving from Planning Process to Process of Least Regret” in Hanna, Kevin S. (ed.), third edition expected 2010. Environmental Impact Assessment: Practice and Participation. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
Garkowski, Jeffrey, and Hostovsky, Charles. 2011. “Policy
versus Practice in Municipal Solid Waste Diversion: The
Role of the Waste Crisis in Ontario Waste Planning”,
Canadian Journal of Urban Research, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp.
1-22.
Hostovsky, C. 2009. “Greenwashing”, in Paul
Robbins, Juliana R. Mansvelt, J. Geoffrey Golson (eds.).
Green Society: Toward a Sustainable Future - Green
Consumerism: An A-to-Z Guide. SAGE. (online journal)
Even-Har, Meirav and Hostovsky, C. 2006. “The
Montreal Car Free Day: A Catalyst for Multimodal
Transportation Planning”. Plan Canada. Vol. 46, No. 2, pp.
17-20.
Hostovsky, C 2005. “Evaluation in Integrated Waste
Management: Understanding the Crisis and Improving
Practice Through Planning Theory”, Canadian Journal of
Urban Research, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 81-101.
Hostovsky, C , Hall, Fred, L, Wakefield, S. 2004. “Freeway
Users’ Perceptions Of Quality Of Service: A Comparison Of
Three Groups”. Transportation Research Record No. 1883,
pp. 150-157.
Hostovsky, C and Hall, Fred. L. 2003. “Freeway
Quality of Service: Perceptions of Tractor-Trailer
Drivers”. Transportation Research Record No. 1852, pp.
19-25.
Hostovsky, C . 2000. “Integrating Planning Theory and
Waste Management – An Annotated Bibliography”, Journal of
Planning Literature, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 305 – 332.
Hostovsky, C. 1998. “City of Guelph’s Experience with
Charity Casino Gambling”, Ontario Planning Journal, Vol.
13, No. 1, pp. 23-28.
Hostovsky, C. Jan. 1996. "Planning In Cyberspace", Plan
Canada, pp. 12-14.
Hostovsky, C., Miller, D. and Keddy, C. Nov. 1995. "The
Natural Environment Systems Strategy: Protecting Ottawa
Carleton's Ecological Areas", Plan Canada, , pp.
26-29...... Referenced in the text books:
o Hodge, Gerald and Gordon, David. 2008. Planning Canadian Communities, Fifth Canadian Edition. Toronto: Thomson Nelson (p. 201).
o Grant, Jill (ed.) 2008. A Reader in Canadian Planning: Linking Theory and Practice. Toronto: Thomson Nelson (p. 245).
