Reports (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)

2021-01-01

Collins, D., de Vos, E., Evans, J., Severson Mason, M., Anderson-Baron, J, Cruickshank, V., McDowell, K.

Evictions are a common contributing factor to homelessness and are experienced overwhelmingly by vulnerable populations, including low-income households, single parents and minority groups. At the same time, social and affordable housing providers serve increasingly vulnerable populations....

2024-02-26

Kaur, Arshdeep

Golf is a very land-intensive sport that imposes environmental costs and can have socially exclusionary effects, in contrast to other sports such as tennis or cricket, which only take a fraction of land to meet the goal of active outdoor recreation. The demand for golf is declining and yet many...

2010-03-01

Collins, Damian, Kearns, Robin

This report documents and analyses stakeholder perspectives on the status and future of the Ngunguru sandspit, with a focus on how interested parties perceive and value the landscape. Our research took place at a time when a major development was proposed for the sandspit by its private owners,...

2017-10-15

Sandeep Agrawal, Seraphine Zietouny

This report documents the settlement experiences of recently arrived Syrian refugees in Albertan cities. It then compares them across the three streams of sponsorship to better understand the perspectives of the refugees, the sponsors, and the social agencies that work with them.

2021-01-15

Stout, Alexandra

This report focuses on rental tenants’ ability to perform home-making practices and the subsequent effects on tenancy sustainability. It includes an original analysis of landlords’ and tenants’ rights vis-a-vis home-making practices in two Canadian provinces: Alberta and British Columbia.

2021-02-01

Kenna McDowell

This research focuses on the experiences of LGBTQ2 people within the Canadian housing sector.

2023-04-18

Christina Hirny Potter

This report provides a broad overview of the subject of vehicular homelessness and dwelling, drawing upon recent source material from the last two to five years, with a primary focus on Canada. It includes a detailed literature review on the topic, as well as a reflection on the acclaimed film...

2021-08-01

Joshua Evans, Robert Shields

Drawing together literatures related to these three concepts, this discussion paper presents a theoretical framework to guide collaborative research projects undertaken over the next four years. In the sections that follow, these three concepts are first defined and then applied to Canada’s...