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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 ...
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. ...
Interview with Dr. Earl A. Levin
(2011-11-09)
Interview with Dr. Levin concerning his life and career.
Supporting Successful Tenancies
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2016)
Presentation on Supporting Successful Tenancies: Promising Practices for the Hard to House
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, ...
Confronting the Illusion: Developing a Method to Identify Food Mirages and Food Deserts in Winnipeg
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2016-06)
This In-Brief develops a new method to identify both food deserts and food mirages to broaden the understanding of barriers individuals face in accessing food. We find that while food deserts exist in Winnipeg, food mirages ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Divided Prairie City: Income Inequality Among Winnipeg's Neighbourhoods, 1970-2010
(2015-05-20)
This book brings twelve experts on Winnipeg to talk about the people, places, and spaces, impacted by a growing gap between rich and poor neighbourhoods. We add a geographic perspective to the recent conversations about ...
Where's Downtown? Varying Geographic Definitions of Winnipeg's Downtown and Inner City, 1947-2004
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2016-07-27)
This series of maps was created to provide a basic overview of how downtown Winnipeg has been defined over time and by different organizations. These definitions of downtown were downloaded from the Manitoba Land Initiative ...