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Ending or Obscuring Homelessness? Applying the White Racial Frame to Homeless Literature in Canada
(Institute of urban Studies, 2019-07-22)This paper summarizes existing literature on homelessness throughout Canada and then applies the White Racial Frame (WRF) to analyze homeless literature collected as part of two research projects to answer two questions: ... -
Exurban development in the Winnipeg region : the issue of services
(Institute of Urban Studies, 1996) -
From Controversy to Celebration: How the 1995 Relocation of Marcien Lemay's Riel from the Manitoba Legislature to Saint Boniface Impacted Its Public Reception
(Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg, 2022-06)In 1970, when the Manitoba government commissioned a statue of Louis Riel, one of Canada’s most significant (and most contentious) historical figures, the public expected a certain level of controversy. Commemorating an ... -
Gentrification : assessing the causes and effects / Winnipeg's municipal conflict of interest guidelines : problems and solutions
(Institute of Urban Studies, 1992) -
Gentrification : is the gentrification process negative by definition?
(Institute of Urban Studies, 1991) -
Impact of Discounted University Student Transit Fares on Winnipeg's Public Transit System
In 2000, Winnipeg Transit implemented a discounted monthly transit pass for use by post secondary students. The cost savings from this monthly pass has caused a small number of students to use public transit more often. ... -
Impeaching the car : an assessment of the potential for sustainable urban transportation
(Institute of Urban Studies, 1995) -
In search of a good neighbourhood
(Institute of Urban Studies, 1995) -
Increasing Public Transit Ridership Among University Of Manitoba Students: A Bus Rapid Transit Solution
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2002-04-11)Public transit ridership has decreased over the last 50 years as automobile ownership has increased. The environmental impacts of automobile use have prompted the need for more sustainable methods of transportation. ... -
Mixed-Income Housing Developments: Separating Myth from Reality
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2016-02-01)Mixed-income housing has long been promoted as a panacea to the largely-failed social housing experiments of the mid-twentieth century. However, more often than not, the social mix philosophy leads to more problems than ... -
The new autonomy and the urban environment : the political and societal implications of globalization for cities
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New Uses for Old Buildings: Organic Renewal in the West Exchange District, 1975-2010
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2014-09-26)Since 1975, the Exchange District west of Main Street has emerged as downtown Winnipeg’s most successful and interesting neighbourhoods. Built up as a wholesale warehouse district in the late 19th and early 20th century, ... -
The Opportunity Cost of Surface Parking in Downtown Winnipeg
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2008-01-01)The provision of parking is a necessary land use in any city. However, there can be a point at which there is too much parking. Such may be the case in Downtown Winnipeg. The excessive amount of parking in the downtown may ... -
Panhandlers and Winnipeg’s by-law: Perceptions and realities
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2013-02-15)This exploratory qualitative research examines the impact of panhandling by-laws on panhandlers in downtown Winnipeg. Panhandlers' descriptions of their experiences make it clear that Winnipeg's Obstructive Solicitation ... -
The perception of downtown Winnipeg and its role in shaping the city / Using hedonic methods to value environment damages to residential housing
(Institute of Urban Studies, 1994) -
Physical Activity and the Inner City: The Case of West Central Neighbourhood
Physical Activity and the Inner City: The Case of West Central Neighbourhood describes a community- university partnership project that provided benefits for the local community and enhanced the student’s knowledge of ... -
Roads of blight : solutions to the automobile burden
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2000) -
The Role of NGOs, Non-Profits, and the Government in the Provision of Settlement Services for Canadian Newcomers: A Policy Crisis
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2017-10-27)The concept of collaboration and consensus building lends itself to the emerging theory of “New Public Governance,” where a shift to horizontal accountability and governance takes over from ideals of vertical power in ... -
Saint-Boniface: The Roman Catholic Values that Shape its Landscape
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2014-09-26)This paper begins by analyzing different divisions in the Saint-Boniface district. It explains the reasons for focusing on Central Saint-Boniface and more specifically on the Roman Catholic Church as leader in its landscape ... -
Structural Design and Social Impacts in Winnipeg Central Park Neighbourhood
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2014-10-15)Th is study analyzes the relationship between structural design and social behavior within an urban public space, using Winnipeg Central Park as a case study. Th e fi ndings suggest that the structural dimensions leading ...
