Research
Research has been a component of our work for more than 3 decades. Much of our work in longer-term policy and implementation programs involves garnering input from affected stakeholders, governments, and agencies, incorporating a wide range of research and community engagement practices, including surveying, conducting focus groups, literature reviews and much, much more. Over the years Lura gained so much experience in research, it has created an in-house research group to provide internal support to our project teams as well as to our many clients across Canada and the US.We provide the following research services:
- Literature reviews
- Surveys (mailed, telephone, in person, door to door or web based)
- Focus groups
Representative Projects
- City of Toronto Community Development survey of community-based groups working on reducing homelessness
- Town of The Blue Mountains online community survey for residents to provide input into the future of waste planning in their community
- City of Toronto survey to gather input on preferences for a short-list of architectural plans for the redevelopment of Nathan Phillips Square
- Clean Air Partnership and Natural Resources Canada evaluation of the effectiveness of different methods of encouraging people to reduce vehicle idling
- CFB Kingston on-line survey for CFB Kingston to measure the incidence of energy efficient behaviours
- Halifax Regional Municipality telephone surveys to measure a baseline and the effectiveness of a communications effort to reduce vehicle idling
- Capital Region District, British Columbia telephone survey to develop a baseline of knowledge, attitude and behaviour regarding how residents handled fat, oil andgrease in their homes
- City of Owen Sound telephone and online survey to residents regarding waste management
- Earth Day Canada online survey as part of a review of Earth Day Canada's EcoAction Teams program
- Halifax Regional Municipality Attitude Survey towards municipal recycling and composting programs