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Is Vancouver a destination for visitors, rather than a community for residents?
City News | | Media coverage
School of community and regional planning professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein discussed the decreasing sense of community in Vancouver.
Second time lucky? Input sought for controversial Beedie proposal for lot in Vancouver's Chinatown
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
SCARP PhD candidate Louisa-May Khoo discussed housing for seniors in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
UBC students construct one of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ hempcrete buildings
Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
James Olsen, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science, commented on Third Space Commons, the new institutional space that is made out of hempcrete.
Climate change is a symptom of ecological overshoot
Rabble | | Media coverage
Rabble featured School of Community and Regional Planning professor emeritus Dr. William Rees's research on ecological footprint and ecological overshoot.
Critics call out a lack of measures in the federal budget to push down the high cost of housing
CBC | | Media coverage
Professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein from the School of Community and Regional Planning commented on the federal budget's measures on housing and housing affordability.
SCARP Planning Studio 2023
Apr 4, 2023 | 3:45pm - 6:00pm | Event
After months of research, community engagement, partnerships, and planning, our Planning Studio teams will present their research findings and formal proposals to their community partners.
Turkiye-Syria earthquake: Here's why BC's elite rescue team remains grounded
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Dr. Michael Hooper, professor at the School of Community and Regional Planning gave comments on why Canada has not deployed its Canada Task Force 1 to help with the aftermath of the Turkiye-Syria earthquake.
Filipino language classes to begin at Vancouver secondary school
CBC News | | Media coverage
Dr. Leonora Angeles, associate professor at the School of Community and Regional Planning, commented on the introduction of a Filipino language and culture course for students in grades 10 to 12 at Sir Charles Tupper Secondary.
Former Victoria Mayor’s appointment as housing adviser draws mixed reactions – Cranbrook Daily Townsman
Canada Today | | Media coverage
School of Community and Regional Planning professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein commented on the appointment of former Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps as housing adviser for B.C. Premier David Eby.
Owners of the priciest properties in Vancouver pay very little income tax: UBC study
Building | | Media coverage
A report co-authored by School of Community and Regional Planning PhD candidate Paul Boniface Akaabre found that owners of the priciest estate in Vancouver pay the very little income tax.