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The geometric and electronic structure of a doubly oxidized bimetallic Co complex containing two redox-active salen moieties connected via a 1,2-phenylene linker has been investigated and compared to…

In the late 1800s, major shifts in manufacturing, media, and marketing began to take place. During this time, advertisements in the food industry boomed as mass-produced goods were readily available…

A detailed summary report of the findings of the 2014 Rethinking the Region workshop.

A two person panel on local leaders' perspectives on working within the Metro Vancouver regional system, with New Westminster mayor Jonathan Cote and Langley Township mayor Jack Froese.

Peter Fassbender, British Columbia Minister of Community, Sport, Cultural Development speaks about regional districts in BC.

Zack Taylor, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Western University and David Bragdon, Executive Director, TransitCenter give presentations on regional governance. Held at the Anvil…

There is little doubt that housing affordability in Vancouver is in crisis. Recent plans policy documents from the City of Vancouver and Metro Vancouver have not hesitated to use the term, and…

This article is a book review of Bish, Robert L. and Josef Filipowicz. Governing Greater Victoria: The Role of Elected Officials and Shared Services. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2016.

This paper was prepared on November 9, 2016 to replace a scheduled talk (on 'The Possessive-Individualist City') for a conference of urban philosophers held two weeks later in the United…

The case studies in this discussion guide look at four cities that have different answers to the question of how we should govern our regions. The cities fall on a spectrum from decentralized…

Intrusive mentation, rumination, obsession, and worry, referred to by Watkins as "repetitive thought" (RT), are of great interest to psychology. This is partly because every typical adult…

Canada’s participation in the Columbia River Treaty is potentially an inefficient use of Canadian water resources because the parties do not account for the value of ecosystem services in the…

A panel discussing the vision that gave rise to the regional government system in place in Metro Vancouver. Moderated by Paddy Smith, Professor of Urban Studies and Political Science at SFU with…

A presentation given by Ken Greenberg, principal of Ken Greenberg Consultants (an architecture and urban design firm based in Toronto) that discusses the importance of mixed income housing using…

The world has seen China’s remarkable economic growth, its increasing military power and rising global influence since the end of the 1970s. Based on this background, this study is interested in…

Cumulative effects are the accumulated spatial and temporal impacts to environmental and socioeconomic values from multiple projects and other activities. Cumulative effects assessment (CEA) assesses…

This paper outlines the creation and evolution of the Institute of Environment Learning at Simon Fraser University from 2006 to 2016. From its inception in 2006, as the BC Working Group and Network…

China’s economic rise has led to competing images of the nation-state in the world’s media. Chinese audiences, for their part, are increasingly concerned with how the foreign media represent China.…

In 2013, Brazil witnessed a turning point in the recent history of politics through the largest social movements since the military dictatorship. The purpose of this paper is to identify the role…

Global Citizenship is a popular ideology that underpins education initiatives in formal, informal, and non-formal settings around the world. Based on concepts such as empathy, sustainability, social…