Campus
- Downtown Toronto (St. George)
Fields of Study
- Environment & Climate
- Policy & Planning
- Social & Political Geography
Areas of Interest
Environmental justice, public participation, land use, human-environment relationship, qualitative methods
Supervisor
Andrea Olive
Cohort
2023-2024
Biography
I am an environmental geographer who researches the complex relationship between humans and their environment, focusing on how this relationship shapes behaviour, participation, and environmental decision-making in Canada, with particular attention to issues of environmental justice and equity. With a strong academic foundation spanning both the sciences and social sciences, my previous work has explored community-based conservation, community health, and housing policy. This breadth of experience enables me to approach my research through multiple lenses, drawing from a variety of fields and methodologies. Alongside my doctoral work, I am actively engaged in other human-environment and community-driven research, contributing to projects on faith-based environmentalism, commons and commoning, biodiversity policy, and housing policy.
Publications
Dart, L., Martin, M. A., Nichols, N. (2024) Cross-Sectoral Roadmap for Change: Addressing Homelessness in Peterborough/Nogojiwanong. Research for Social Change Lab.
Dart, L. (2023). From Onus to Action in the Housing and Homelessness Crisis: Exploring Government Responsibilities and Innovative Approaches by Mid-Sized Ontario Cities. Peterborough Drug Strategy.
Dart, L. (2022). Community and conservation: contemporary constructions of land protection
among volunteers involved in a local land trust [Master's thesis]. Trent University.