SCARP in the media
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Why Is Queen Elizabeth Annex on the Chopping Block Again?
THE TYEE | Mar 24, 2022
Dr. Michael Hooper, a professor at UBC's school of community and regional planning, gave comments on the potential closure of Queen Elizabeth Annex elementary school.
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What The Economist’s newsletter readers say about the war in Ukraine
THE ECONOMIST | Mar 3, 2022
Dr. Tom Hutton, a professor emeritus at UBC's school of community and regional planning, discussed the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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Why carbon capture and storage is key to avoiding the worst effects of the climate emergency
GLOBE AND MAIL | Dec 30, 2021
Dr. Penny Gurstein, head of the Housing Research Collaborative at UBC’s school of community and regional planning, says that this summer’s heat dome and the recent flooding prove that all levels of governments need to link their plans for affordable housing to climate change because the poorest people often live in the most vulnerable places.
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Heat domes, wildfires and flooding: Get prepared now for the next emergency, experts say
CBC | Dec 22, 2021
Dr. Ryan Reynolds, a postdoctoral researcher in the faculty of applied science’s school of community and regional planning, says the effects of climate change on weather patterns are happening as predicted and now affecting places like B.C.
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Communication is key when severe weather looms
VANCOUVER IS AWESOME | Dec 17, 2021
Dr. Ryan Reynolds, a postdoctoral researcher in the faculty of applied science’s school of community and regional planning, spoke about emergency alerts.
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Cracking the housing puzzle: What Victoria could learn from other cities
CAPITAL DAILY | Dec 15, 2021
Dr. Penny Gurstein, head of the Housing Research Collaborative at UBC’s school of community and regional planning, says there is a real mismatch between people's incomes and housing prices and Canada is in need of a shift in its societal attitude toward renters to solve this problem.
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Vancouver urges residents to download emergency alert app
BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER | Dec 2, 2021
A UBC-developed disaster preparedness app for Vancouver Island was mentioned in a story on a similar app for the city of Vancouver. The UBC app was developed by Dr. Ryan Reynolds, a postdoctoral researcher in the faculty of applied science’s school of community and regional planning.
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The dream of high-speed rail in the Pacific Northwest may be on the horizon
CROSSCUT | Nov 18, 2021
Dr. Martino Tran, a professor at the faculty of applied science's school of community and regional planning and director of the Urban Predictive Analytics Lab, gave comments about high-speed electric rail in Cascadia.
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How can you be prepared for a natural disaster?
CKNW THE SHIFT (19:05 MARK) | Nov 17, 2021
Dr. Ryan Reynolds, a postdoctoral researcher in the faculty of applied science’s school of community and regional planning, discussed his app that aims to help Canadians create disaster preparedness.
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‘Hot air in Glasgow means it’s time for radical leadership’: Read full letter signed by more than 200 academics
INDEPENDENT | Nov 13, 2021
Dr. William Rees, a professor emeritus at UBC's faculty of applied science's school of community and regional planning, is among the signatories to an open letter urging communities to lead their own emergency response to slash dangerous greenhouse gas emissions.