Green Space
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Podcast: COVID Reflections
It is safe to say that it’s been a wild few months. And now, after two months of strict social distancing here in Canada, many provinces are starting to...
By Spacing -
It’s complicated — our relationship with Instagram and nature
On a hike to Upper Joffre Lake near Pemberton this summer, I saw a dozen people frozen in the same pose. In one hand, they held out crumbs. In the other...
By Christopher Cheung -
Event – 2019 East Vancouver Garden Tour, Sunday, June 16th!
East Vancouver Garden Tour Sun, 16 June 2019 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT This year’s East Vancouver Garden Tour will be on Father’s Day, Sunday...
By Spacing -
VancouverSpeculations: Covered Playgrounds
http://spacing.ca/vancouver/2018/12/17/vancouverspeculations-covered-playgrounds/Covered playground concept. To enlarge the image, click here. For many...
By Erick Villagomez -
10 Principles for a Rain-Friendly City
It is no secret that it rains a lot in Vancouver. The city sees over 160 rainy days a year – with much of it falling between October and March. Should we...
By Jillian Glover -
VancouverSpeculations: Beginnings
‘Speculation’ is one of the most suspect words in urban planning and development conversations. With its contemporary economic underpinnings, it beats...
By Erick Villagomez -
Urban greenways can reduce neighbourhood carbon emissions
Cities working to prioritize active transportation with the aim of reducing neighbourhood carbon emissions now has some of the first scientific evidence...
By Victor Ngo -
Writing Vancouver – Smashed Egg Syndrome
SMASHED EGG SYNDROME or How to Make an Omelette If you want to make an omelette, you have to break a few eggs. — City of Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan...
By natashasanderskay -
Vancouver’s urban agriculture movement
SETTING THE STAGE FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE IN VANCOUVER: GLOBALIZATION & NEOLIBERALISM While globalization has come to be a highly-circulated term...
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Can We Raise Children in Vancouver? – UBC Dialogues Recap
Local leaders in social policy and population health tackled the question “Can we raise children in Vancouver” in the Creekside Community Centre gym...
By Vanessa Kay -
Book Review – Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design
Author: Timothy Beatley (Island Press, 2016) The term “biophilia” may be new to many people. In recent years, people have become more aware and accepting...
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Video Vancouver: Stand up for Public Space
Via UN-Habitat: In this lecture, Luisa Bravo, president of City Space Architecture, advocates for that public space in cities is a common good, meant to...
By Yuri Artibise