This article questions the implications of a shift in dominant urban planning framework from sustainable development to climate change. The case of the City of Vancouver's Greenest City Action Plan (GCAP) (2010鈥 2020) is investigated as a window to perceive and understand this shift. We begin...
the Vancouver Plan team has been exploring several ideas to move towards this goal, but it became even more of a priority this year when the City of Vancouver announced their newClimate Emergency Action Plan.
the Vancouver Plan team has been exploring several ideas to move towards this goal, but it became even more of a priority this year when the City of Vancouver announced their newClimate Emergency Action Plan.
Installing new appliances and adding stylish lighting fixtures can also enhance the functionality and ambiance of your kitchen.You can also repaint the walls or add a decorative backsplash for a dramatic effect. Vancouver painting company and many other painting contractors specialize in kitchen make...
Vancouver is also already working towards its towards its own vision of the 15-minute city as part of its Climate Emergency Response. The City of Vancouver has set target that 90% of residents live within an easy walk or roll of their daily needs by 2030 (City of Vancouver, 2020a). ...
The framework is road tested by evaluating Vancouver's Greenest City Action Plan. We find that Vancouver does indeed push ER towards SD, especially in the political and cultural domains, even as Canada and British Columbia appear less committed. However, due to the proximity of city government ...
Here, Brian Palmquist goes through online responses by City staff to public questions submitted via the City of Vancouver’s ShapeYourCity app regarding Official Development Plan (ODP) being development for the Jericho Lands. Neither the applicants nor the City have been very forthright with their ...
Join us at the Ecocity World Summit 2019 from Oct 7 - 11, 2019 in beautiful Vancouver, Canada. Ecocity 2019 brings together a diverse mix of researchers, policy makers, city-building professionals, business innovators, and civil society leaders who share
More Equitable Access to Open Space? Vancouver Has A Plan for That ByKatherine HowardandKurt CulbertsononJune 22, 2020 Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been told to stay at home, stay close to our neighborhoods and try to enjoy being outside. But what if there is no park nearb...
Vancouver, Canada (2019) Ecocity 2019 helped to build an infrastructure of ideas, strategies, and actions that can be used to promote cities that are socially inclusive and ecologically healthy. The primary theme was “socially just and ecologically sustainability cities.” Important sub-themes inclu...