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A Cooperative Comeback? A study of the recent return of cooperative housing development in Vancouver through the 3-I's Framework lens.
2024-03-04
Author: Ross-McElroy, Jeremy
The unmarked path towards integration: The role of market and social citizenship in the integration of refugee claimants
2024-02-12
Author: Barnard Ball, Ann
Revitalize, Rebuild, Replace: Investigating Socio-Economic Change in a Canada Lands Company-led Redevelopment in Chilliwack, British Columbia
2024-01-11
Author: Parr, Christian
From suburb to regional hub: Exploring logistical geographies in Abbotsford, B.C.
2023-12-15
Author: Charters-Gabanek, Kamilah
Aspirations and reality of a compact walkable neighbourhood: The case of Surrey's East Clayton neighbourhood
2023-12-06
Author: Lee, Winnie (Jin Yin)
The impact of place-based grassroots activism when challenging the real estate state: Strategies and successes of the False Creek South Neighbourhood Association
2023-12-04
Author: Chan, Robyn
Retrofitting suburbia: Surrey Central City twenty years later
2023-11-08
Author: Ingram, Bradley Kenneth
Making sense of "Problem Properties" in the City of New Westminster: Investigating governmental problematization of private rental properties
2023-09-07
Author: Maciel, Bruna
The evolution in design ideas regarding shared spaces in multi-unit rental housing: The case of Vancouver 1950-2020
2023-07-27
Author: Kamranzadeh, Ahad
Making connections: Understanding pedestrian indices in Squamish, British Columbia
2023-04-06
Author: Booth, Jordan
A study of built form and public life in Downtown Vancouver's Central šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl'e7énk Plaza
2023-04-04
Author: Demkiw, Richard
Valuing and assessing intangible heritage in Vancouver, British Columbia: The case of Wong's Market
2023-04-03
Author: Schleger, Maxine
"Let's talk supportive housing": a critical discourse analysis of responses to homelessness in Maple Ridge, BC
2023-02-10
Author: Dekleer, Lisa
Emergence and Disappearance: How did managed retreat move from an 'emerging direction' to being removed as a policy option in Crescent Beach, Surrey, B.C.?
2023-01-12
Author: Gunderson, Rebecca
Analyzing the influence of regional planning efforts in creating compact developments: A case study of the Metrotown regional town centre
2022-12-07
Author: Okorji, Emmanuel
Examining reconciliation within the Vancouver Public Library
2022-10-19
Author: Holdbak, Nichole
Clearing the air: Barriers to improving air quality and reducing environmental inequity along the Clark-Knight corridor
2022-10-06
Author: Chan, Nancy
Community spaces as critical infrastructure: How the South Vancouver Neighborhood House contributed to community resilience during the pandemic
2022-10-03
Author: Bouikidis, Aphrodite
Making space: Community-engaged research highlighting a spectrum of intentions, perceptions and ramifications behind the temporary use of transition spaces in Newton, Surrey from 2014-2020
2022-09-06
Author: Chandi, Aman
36 Blood Alley Square: Housing histories of conflict and co-production
2022-07-26
Author: Butcher, Alasdair
Social use and meaning of neighbourhood public realm: lived experience of high-density community housing residents in Richmond, BC
2022-07-21
Author: Akbarnejad Touchahi, Ghazaleh
Understanding differences in travel behaviour among electric and conventional vehicle drivers: Evidence from a one-day travel diary in Metro Vancouver
2022-07-11
Author: Fassihi, Farina
Deserted to destination: A planning and design case study of the High Bridge, Bronx
2022-05-10
Author: Wilkinson, Stephen
A collaborative governance process: The City of Vancouver's 2014-2017 healthy city for all leadership table
2022-04-14
Author: Gutmanis, Amanda
Exploring the role of the outdoor built environment for aging in place: A look into the False Creek South neighbourhood
2022-03-09
Author: Chew, Beverly
Cedar Place redevelopment: A case study of public-private partnership in affordable housing
2022-01-18
Author: Silva, Camila
Assessing the relationship between Ride-Hailing and sustainable transportation modes in Vancouver
2021-12-22
Author: Correa, Leandro
Embodied fear, perceived safety and transit-based mobility among women of color in Metro Vancouver
2021-12-06
Author: Tabassum, Sadia
Coalitional politics in the development of Vancouver's Chinatown from 2000 to 2019
2021-12-06
Author: Siggers, Paul
Puzzling, powering, and the transit funding gap: Learning from the 2015 Metro Vancouver Transportation and Transit Plebiscite
2021-11-16
Author: Korstanje, Nathan
The role of the City of Vancouver in addressing childcare availability
2021-10-15
Author: Cuttler, Rebecca
An investigation into the governmental rationalities of Vancouver Coastal Health's interventions in the Downtown Eastside
2021-09-17
Author: Goodspeed, Simon
Exploring perspectives: Vancouver street-style skateboarders in urban public space and beyond
2021-08-06
Author: Aujla, Jenna
Off-leash dog parks: Not just for dogs
2021-07-22
Author: Letchford, Natasha
More than a place of worship: Resilience through social capital in the Korean church during the COVID-19 pandemic
2021-07-21
Author: Kim, Steve
Crisis intimacies: The dialectics of shared housing
2021-05-17
Author: Co, Dionne
Understanding sense of community in a master planned community in Richmond's Oval Village
2021-04-29
Author: Tuguldur, Zolzaya
Permission to be loud: Struggling with urban development contradictions in the Vancouver Music Strategy
2021-04-22
Author: Campbell, Matthew
Vancouver's young professionals and the impacts of their financial challenges
2021-01-25
Author: Adams, Holly
Reconciliation in Vancouver: From federal truth telling to municipal reconciliation
2020-12-08
Author: Dyer, Sioned
Mission to build: Converging and competing interests over church property redevelopment in Vancouver, BC
2020-08-19
Author: Guay, Audrey
Learning in public space: The design process behind Science World's Environmental Trail
2020-06-19
Author: Bagnérès, Luc
How could theory better inform practice? An investigation of the potential contribution of social innovation research literature to community philanthropy social change initiatives
2020-05-05
Author: Adeli, Rahil
A leap of faith: Motivations for place of worship redevelopment in Vancouver
2020-04-20
Author: Erdman, Scott
Investigating accessibility of public campus spaces at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University
2020-04-20
Author: Lin, Yida
Relationship-building on unceded lands: An examination and assessment of the Musqueam–YVR Sustainability and Friendship Agreement
2020-04-15
Author: Carson, Jessica
Decolonizing municipal heritage programs: A case study of the city of Victoria’s heritage program
2020-04-15
Author: Hulbert, Julia
The motivations and operational realities of mixed model developments in the Province of B.C.
2020-04-09
Author: McEown, John Brendan
Managing stormwater more sustainably using green infrastructure and low impact development
2020-04-01
Author: Nadirshaw, Kayzad
Multilevel governing in British Columbia: A case study of residential development and the Agricultural Land Reserve in the City of Richmond
2020-02-27
Author: Obidi, Sara