His research areas include Urban Sustainability; Environmental Planning/Impact Assessment; Sustainable Transportation Planning; Transit-Oriented Development; Travel Demand Management; Sustainable Water Resource Management; Land Use Planning and Urban Sprawl; New Urbanism; Sustainable Solid-Waste Management (garbage); Alternative Dispute Resolution; and Public Consultation and Engagement. He received his Baccalaureate degree in Environmental Systems and Biology from the University of Toronto; Masters in Environmental Studies (Planning) from York University; PhD in Planning from the University of Waterloo; and a Certificate of Postdoctoral Study in Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning from McMaster University.