SCARP in the media
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Researchers, academics speak out against encampment evictions in Vancouver’s DTES
THE UBYSSEY | Jun 13, 2023
SCARP professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein among several UBC academics signing open letter to stop homeless encampment evictions
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The Vancouver school board projects declining enrolment BC Stats suggest otherwise. Who's right?
VANCOUVERSUN | Jun 12, 2023
School of community and regional planning professor Dr. Michael Hooper commented on enrollment rates at Vancouver elementary and secondary schools.
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Canada sees the rise of mall cities
THE GLOBE AND MAIL | Jun 2, 2023
School of community and regional planning professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein discussed the potential of mall cities to solve Canada’s housing crisis.
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Do we have the time and space for a 15-minute city?
BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER | Jun 1, 2023
School of community and regional planning PhD student Wes Regan discussed the 15-minute city concept.
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‘A start’: Toronto multiplex policy aimed at boosting housing welcomed by observers
TORONTO STAR | Jun 1, 2023
SCARP's Dr. Penny Gurstein, co-director of UBC’s housing research collaborative, commented on a new policy allowing single family homes in Toronto to be converted into low-rise multiplexes.
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Would you pay $800 a month to live in a closet? In Vancouver, that may be all you can afford
CBC | May 27, 2023
SCARP professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein, co-director of UBC’s housing research collaborative, said that B.C. needs “all hands on deck” to deal with the housing crisis.
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Chinatown groups back controversial Keefer Street development plan
VANCOUVER SUN | May 24, 2023
School of Community and Regional Planning's PhD candidate Louisa-May Khoo commented on the plan to redevelop a site on Chinatown’s Keefer Street.
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Is Vancouver a destination for visitors, rather than a community for residents?
CITY NEWS | May 16, 2023
School of community and regional planning professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein discussed the decreasing sense of community in Vancouver.
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Second time lucky? Input sought for controversial Beedie proposal for lot in Vancouver's Chinatown
VANCOUVER SUN | May 3, 2023
SCARP PhD candidate Louisa-May Khoo discussed housing for seniors in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
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UBC students construct one of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ hempcrete buildings
GLOBE AND MAIL | Apr 13, 2023
James Olsen, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science, commented on Third Space Commons, the new institutional space that is made out of hempcrete.