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Churchill Sustainability Planning Framework (CSPF)
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2011-02)
e current report is the Churchill Sustainability Planning Framework (CSPF) which sets out the
Vision, Values and Priorities for making Churchill a more sustainable community, and provides a
“toolkit” for moving these ...
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 ...
Subsidizing Professional Sports Teams and Building New Facilities: Flagship Projects for Urban Renewal or Corporate Welfare?
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2014-10-15)
The issue of taxpayer support of professional sports teams and for building new downtown facilities is a
contentious one. Proponents argue this practice is beneficial to the community in terms of municipal revenue,
economic ...
How Well Are Poor People Served by Canadian Banks? Testing Consumer Treatment Using Mystery Shopping
(2012-02-14)
This study reports on results from a mystery shopping method that was designed to see how lowincome
people were treated by banks in a simple shopping event. Banks that were shopped
include mainstream and fringe banks. ...
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 ...
The Lived Experience Circle: An Advisory Committee of the At Home/Chez Soi Project's Winnipeg Site
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2014-10-24)
The Lived Experience Circle (LEC) was formed in 2010
as an advisory group to the Winnipeg site of the At
Home/Chez Soi study. At Home/Chez Soi is a study on
homelessness and mental illness, and is the largest of its
kind ...
Holding On!: Supporting Successful Tenancies for the Hard to House
(2014-10-27)
The following report assembles a preliminary examination of eviction prevention approaches used across Canada (also known as housing retention practices). The particular focus was to better understanding how persons ...
Peguis First Nations TLE Selection. Acquisition and Development Background Report and Strategic Framework
(2011-12-20)
This report sets out a framework on which Peguis First Nation can build their land acquisition strategy. The purpose of the framework will be to provide the conceptual and analytical tools the TLE Advisory Committee needs ...
City Planning as Ideology and Practice: Ten Speeches by Dr.Earl A. Levin
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2011-01-01)
For more than three decades, Dr. Earl A. Levin delivered extraordinarily eloquent speeches
concerning Canadian cities and city planning. Earl Levin was wont to speak on an
impressively wide range of topics, at great ...