Urban Studies Theses

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The evolution in design ideas regarding shared spaces in multi-unit rental housing: The case of Vancouver 1950-2020
2023-07-27
Making connections: Understanding pedestrian indices in Squamish, British Columbia
2023-04-06
A study of built form and public life in Downtown Vancouver's Central šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl'e7énk Plaza
2023-04-04
Valuing and assessing intangible heritage in Vancouver, British Columbia: The case of Wong's Market
2023-04-03
"Let's talk supportive housing": a critical discourse analysis of responses to homelessness in Maple Ridge, BC
2023-02-10
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
Analyzing the influence of regional planning efforts in creating compact developments: A case study of the Metrotown regional town centre
2022-12-07
Examining reconciliation within the Vancouver Public Library
2022-10-19
Clearing the air: Barriers to improving air quality and reducing environmental inequity along the Clark-Knight corridor
2022-10-06
Community spaces as critical infrastructure: How the South Vancouver Neighborhood House contributed to community resilience during the pandemic
2022-10-03
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
36 Blood Alley Square: Housing histories of conflict and co-production
2022-07-26
Social use and meaning of neighbourhood public realm: lived experience of high-density community housing residents in Richmond, BC
2022-07-21
Understanding differences in travel behaviour among electric and conventional vehicle drivers: Evidence from a one-day travel diary in Metro Vancouver
2022-07-11
Deserted to destination: A planning and design case study of the High Bridge, Bronx
2022-05-10
A collaborative governance process: The City of Vancouver's 2014-2017 healthy city for all leadership table
2022-04-14
Exploring the role of the outdoor built environment for aging in place: A look into the False Creek South neighbourhood
2022-03-09
Cedar Place redevelopment: A case study of public-private partnership in affordable housing
2022-01-18
Assessing the relationship between Ride-Hailing and sustainable transportation modes in Vancouver
2021-12-22
Coalitional politics in the development of Vancouver's Chinatown from 2000 to 2019
2021-12-06
Embodied fear, perceived safety and transit-based mobility among women of color in Metro Vancouver
2021-12-06
Puzzling, powering, and the transit funding gap: Learning from the 2015 Metro Vancouver Transportation and Transit Plebiscite
2021-11-16
The role of the City of Vancouver in addressing childcare availability
2021-10-15
An investigation into the governmental rationalities of Vancouver Coastal Health's interventions in the Downtown Eastside
2021-09-17
Exploring perspectives: Vancouver street-style skateboarders in urban public space and beyond
2021-08-06
Off-leash dog parks: Not just for dogs
2021-07-22
More than a place of worship: Resilience through social capital in the Korean church during the COVID-19 pandemic
2021-07-21
Crisis intimacies: The dialectics of shared housing
2021-05-17
Understanding sense of community in a master planned community in Richmond's Oval Village
2021-04-29
Permission to be loud: Struggling with urban development contradictions in the Vancouver Music Strategy
2021-04-22
Vancouver's young professionals and the impacts of their financial challenges
2021-01-25
Reconciliation in Vancouver: From federal truth telling to municipal reconciliation
2020-12-08
Mission to build: Converging and competing interests over church property redevelopment in Vancouver, BC
2020-08-19
Learning in public space: The design process behind Science World's Environmental Trail
2020-06-19
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
A leap of faith: Motivations for place of worship redevelopment in Vancouver
2020-04-20
Investigating accessibility of public campus spaces at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University
2020-04-20
Relationship-building on unceded lands: An examination and assessment of the Musqueam–YVR Sustainability and Friendship Agreement
2020-04-15
Decolonizing municipal heritage programs: A case study of the city of Victoria’s heritage program
2020-04-15
The motivations and operational realities of mixed model developments in the Province of B.C.
2020-04-09
Managing stormwater more sustainably using green infrastructure and low impact development
2020-04-01
Multilevel governing in British Columbia: A case study of residential development and the Agricultural Land Reserve in the City of Richmond
2020-02-27
How will restaurants adapt and succeed in a world without plastics?
2019-12-16
Fostering community resiliency for displaced persons: A case study of the Saddlebrook Temporary Neighbourhood
2019-12-13
Finally home: Housing that works for women who have experienced homelessness
2019-10-31
Social sustainability strategies in green neighbourhoods: An assessment of Dockside Green
2019-10-29
Household Income Composition Changes with Rapid Transit Implementation: A Natural Experiment Study of SkyTrain, Metro Vancouver, 1981-2016
2019-10-08
Public life in Minoru Park: Community connection in Richmond's city centre
2019-08-13
Tools of the trade: How tool selection increases challenges in the work of binners in North-Central Surrey
2019-08-13
The Rationale Behind Vancouver’s Bike Share Program: A Reflexive Exploration of the Program’s Goals, Fare Structure, and Bike Rental Relationship
2019-07-15