2019 Housing and Community Planning Course …...Course Title Housing and Community Planning Policy...

SchoolofCommunityandRegionalPlanning(SCARP)UniversityofBritishColumbia

COURSEOUTLINE

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CourseNumber PLAN583CourseCredit(s) 3.0CourseTitle HousingandCommunityPlanningPolicyTerm Summer2019Days/Dates/Times Thursday,August1st3pm–9pm

Tuesday,August6th4pm–6pmThursday,August8th4pm–8pmWednesday,August14th4pm–8pmSaturday,August17th10am–6pmWednesday,August21st4pm–8pmSaturday,August24th10am–6pmWednesday,August28th12pm–5pm

Instructor MichaelGordonOffice Telephone 604313-2181Email [email protected] OfficeHours n/a–callmeforinformation

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ShortCourseDescriptionHomesandcommunitiesareafocusofpublicpolicyforlocalandseniorgovernments.Thiscoursewillgiveanoverviewofpastandcurrentpoliciesaddressingthedesignanddevelopmentofhomesandcommunities.

CourseFormat–Lectures,DiscussionandWalkingToursTherewillbepresentationsfromtheinstructorandguestspeakersoncommunityplanningandhousingpolicies.Learningaboutthecoursetopicswillalsobepursuedthroughsixtoursonfootandaferryboattourandabustourofavarietyofneighbourhoods.Therewillbeopportunitiesforclassdiscussionwiththeguestspeakersandontheassignedreadingsorviewingvideodocumentaries.

CourseOverview,ContentandObjectivesThedesignanddevelopmentofhomesandcommunitiesisafocusofpublicpolicyforlocalandseniorgovernments.Accessingadequatehousingseemstohavebecomeaquestionofprivilegeratherthanabasichumanright.

Thiscoursewillgiveanoverviewofpastandcurrentpoliciesaddressingthedesignanddevelopmentofhomesandcommunities.Amongthetopicscoveredwillbe:! howtoprepareapolicydocument;! whatisahousingcrisis–fromavarietyofperspectivesincludingthecommoditizationof

residentialhousing,thelackofnewrentalhousingandchoicesforlowandmoderateincomefamilieswithchildren,themarginalizationofstate-assistedtenureoptionsandtheimpactofglobalcapitalinvestmentsinhousingandtheirimpactsonhousingaffordabilityandhomelessness

! therolesofgovernmentandtheprivateandnon-profitsectorsinaddressinghousingandcommunityplanningpolicyissues;

! thedesignofdifferenttypesofhousing;! communityamenityrequirementsandfundingstrategiesrelatedtocommunityplanning;! addressingsustainabilityandresilienceobjectivesaspartofhousingandcommunity

planningpolicies;! thecolonizationoftheSquamishcommunityofSnauqontheeastsideofKitsPoint(1868–

1947).

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Purposesofthecourse:

Inthiscoursewewill:1. Explorewhat‘meaning’thatyouandothersassociatewiththefollowingwords:

home,house,housingandneighbourhood;2. Becomefamiliarizedwithhousingandcommunityplanningpoliciesandthe

preparationofhousingpolicydocuments;3. ‘Unpack’thedefinitionofahousingcrisis;4. Explorethemeaningofaffordablehousingandthehousingneedsofavarietyof

households;5. Becomefamiliarwiththeroleofglobalcapitalanditsimpactontheaffordability

ofhomes.6. Considerpolicyobjectivesregardingsustainabilityandresilienceandthe

challengesposedbyclimatechangeandhowhousingpoliciescanaddresstheseissues;

7. Becomefamiliarwiththehistoryoflocal,provincialandfederalpoliciesandinitiativesaddressinghousingissuessince1900,includingtheintroductionofzoning,generalormasterplans,public,socialandco-ophousingandcommunityplanninginitiatives,inclusionaryzoningandotherimplementationtools;and

8. DiscussthehistoryoftheKitsilanoIndianReservetoprovideinsightintotherolesandinitiativesofthefederal,provincialandlocalgovernmentsincolonizingtheSquamishNation’slandsatSnauq.

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Inadditiontotheconceptsandtopicsidentifiedabove,inthiscoursewewilldiscuss:

1. communityandneighbourhoodplanning,urbandesignandcommunityamenitiesandtheirroleinachievinglivable,walkableandsustainableneighbourhoods;

2. Mixed-usebuildings,densificationofsinglefamilyneighbourhoods,mediumdensityhousingforfamilieswithchildren;

3. PublicBenefitStrategiesandPublicSpacePlansaddressinghousingandcommunityneeds;and

4. Strategiesfortheprovisionofmodestmarketandaffordablemarketrentalandowner-occupiedhousing.

LearningOutcomesAftercompletingthiscourse,studentswillbeableto:

! Demonstrateknowledgeofcommunityandhousingpolicies,theneedsofavarietyofhouseholdsandhowthedesignofhousingcanrespondtotheseneeds,planningandfundingstrategiesforpublicfacilitiesandtherolesofgovernmentsandtheprivateandnon-profitsectorsintheprovisionofhousing.

! Prepareapolicydocument.AdditionalCourseRequirements

! Thiscourseisuniquebecauseasignificantportionoftheclasstimewillbespentwalkinginthefieldobservingbestpracticesinhousingandneighbourhooddevelopment.TherewillbetwoferryboattripsonFalseCreekeachcostingbetween4and11dollars.TheInstructorwillalsobeorganizinganafternoontourofsuburbanhousingdevelopments,subjecttotheInstructorfindingfundingforthisbustrip.YoushouldbringyourUPassbecausewewillalsobetakingpublictransit.

AttendanceItismandatorythatstudentattendallclassesandtours.Itisvitallyimportantthatyouattendallclasses.Classattendanceisarequirementofthiscourse.Gradesaredeductedforabsencesandsignificantlatearrives(seebelow).EvaluationCriteriaandGrading

! Thiscourseisgradedonanumeric(percentage)basis.

! GradingwillbecompletedaccordingtothegradingrubricoutlinedontheSCARPwebsiteunderPolicies/Grades:http://www.scarp.ubc.ca/policies#cote

! Assignments:1. Project#1,Whatmeaningdoyouassociatewiththewords:home,house,

housingandneighbourhood(30%).Prepareashortthoughtpapernomorethan1200wordsplusvisualmaterials(minimumof10pages).Youcanalsouseothermediasuchasavideo,mixedCDwithcommentary,painting,ordrawingsorprepareawebsite..ThisisdueAugust17th.

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2. Project#2,GroupProject(50%):Studentswillworkinagroupfocusingonemergingorcurrenthousingorhousing-relatedneighbourhoodplanningissuesandprovideviablepolicyoptionsandothersolutions.Afterconsultationwithmeonthehousingpolicyareachosenbythegroup,youwillcollectbackgroundinformation,identifypolicyoptionsandexplaintherationalefortherecommendedpolicies.Thereportcanbeadigitalcopy.ThepresentationandreportisdueWednesday,August28th.

! ClassroomandTourParticipation(20%):Yourcontributiontoclassdiscussions,yourknowledgeandgraspofthefeaturedreadingsandtheobservationsyoumakeduringthewalkaboutswillbethebasisofthisevaluation.‘Noshows’andlatearrivalsordeparturesarealsonoticedandwillresultinthereductionofastudent’sfinalgrade.Yourfinalgradewillbereducedby2%(upto20%)foreverythreehoursorportionsthereofofclasstimeyouareabsent.

! Intheeventofthelatesubmissionofmaterial,gradeswillbededucted.YourfinalgradewillbesubmittedtotheschoolonAugust30th.

! PleaseTurnOffyourCellPhonesduringtheclass.Onthefirstdayoftheclass,studentswillorganizethemselvesintogroupsofthreeorfourstudentsandwillchosefromthefollowingtopicsforyourProject#2-GroupProject:

• AffordableHousing:Whatisaffordablehousinginamarketeconomy?Whatlocalorseniorgovernmentpoliciesareappropriateforaddressingaffordablehousingissues?

• PoliciesAddressingGlobalCapitalanditsimpactonHousingAffordability–Explainhowthisissueisaddressedinanumberofcountriesandurbanareas,reviewbestpracticesandpoliciesandrecommendthemosteffectiveones.

• AffordableHousingandClimateChange:Howdoesthedefinitionofaffordablehousingandthepoliciesforaddressingthisissueshiftwhenoneconsidersthechallengesofalsoaddressingclimatechange?Proposeasetoflocalorseniorgovernmenthousingpoliciesthataddressaffordablehousingissues,butalsoconsidertheneedtoaddressthechallengesposedbyclimatechange.

• Resilience:Whatisresilience?Whatarethequalitiesofresilienthousingandneighbourhoods?Whatlocalandseniorgovernmentpolicieswouldfosterresilienthousingandneighbourhoods?

• UrbanAboriginalHousingPolicies:DoindividualsandfamiliesfromFirstNationCommunitieshaveuniqueneedswhensettlingintolargerurbancentressuchasVancouver,Calgary,Regina,SaskatoonandWinnipeg?Arethereuniquedesignconsiderationsandotherelementsthatshouldbeconsideredinhousingpoliciesrespectinghomesforaboriginalfolkslivinginlargeurbancentres?Alternatively,theteamcouldprovideapolicyframeworkforaddressingissuesrelatedtohomelessaboriginalindividualsandfamiliesinurbancommunities.

• NeighbourhoodLaneInfillStrategy:Choosetwobacklanesineither–theWestEnd,theDowntown-Eastside,MarpoleorGrandview-Woodland,assessthehousingstock,

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openspace,parking,socialprofileandrelatedissuesandproposeasetofpoliciesaddressingopportunitiesforinfilllanehousingandotherneighbourhoodamenities.

• Housingfamilieswithchildrenathigherdensities:Assessthehousingchoicesforfamilieswithchildrenforthosechoosingtonotliveinasinglefamilydwelling.Prepareasetofpoliciesthataddresstheneedtoensurefamilieswithchildrenhavearangeofviableandappropriatechoicesforlivinginhigherdensityhousingwiththeirchildorchildren.

• TheDesignofHousing:Choseatypeofhousing(e.g.multipleconversiondwellings,courtyardapartments,townhouses,lowrise,mid-riseorhighrisehousing,work-livehousing),assessoneormoreofitselements(e.g.thecourtyard,thedeckspaces,thebalcony,thefrontporchorstoop,thelayoutofthedwellingor...)andproposepoliciesand/ordesignguidelinestoaddressitsdesign.

• Homelessness:ReviewbestpracticesinlocalandseniorgovernmentpoliciesaddressinghomelessnessinCanadiancitiesandidentifythemosteffectivepolicies.

RequiredReadingsandVideosTherearerequiredreadingsand/orvideosforseveralofthecoursedates.Seebelowfordetailsonthese.RecommendedReadingsTherearelengthylistsofrecommendedreadingsbutthesearenotrequiredreadings.Theyareprovidedtoyouasaresource.CourseScheduleSummaryofCourseDatesandLocations:Thursday,August1st3pm–9pm–PenthouseOne,2057West3rdAvenueTuesday,August6th4pm–6pm–PenthouseOne,2057West3rdAvenueThursday,August8th4pm–8pm-PenthouseOne,2057West3rdAvenueWednesday,August14th4pm–8pm-PenthouseOne,2057West3rdAvenueSaturday,August17th10am–6pm–PenthouseOne,2057West3rdAvenueWednesday,August21st4pm–8pm-PenthouseOne,2057West3rdAvenueSaturday,August24th10am–6pm–PenthouseOne,2057West3rdAvenueWednesday,August28th12pm–5pm–TBDNote:Whenwemeetingoveramealtime,youarewelcometohavesomethingtoeatduringtheclass.GuestSpeakerswillbeconfirmedinJuly.

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1.Thursday,August1st,3pm–9pm-IntroductiontotheCourse,thefirstassignment,andaWalkabout(KitsilanoandtheDowntown-Eastside)! themeaningofhome,house,housingandneighbourhood! thestartofourdiscussionon‘HousingCrises”! affordable,appropriateandaccessiblehousing! housing–socialnormsandideologicalassumptions,housingasacommodity! anintroductiontotheDowntown-Eastside! anintroductiontothewalkingandferrytours,and! choosingthetopicforyourpolicygroupproject.CaseStudyofaHousingPolicy–EmptyHomesTax–GuestSpeaker–MatthewBourke,SeniorPlanner,CityofVancouverThen,wewilltaketransit(Route44)tothedowntown(SeymourandHastings)andthenhaveawalkaboutintheDowntown-Eastside.Theclasswillconcludedowntown.TouroftheLoriKrillCo-op,CordovaStreetconductedbyCo-opBoardMembers.Followingthewalkabout,youshallhaveanopportunitytodiscusswithotherstudentsmutualinterestsinagroupprojectforyourPolicyGroupProject.Youmustbeinapolicygroupbytheendoftheevening.Iwillassistinfacilitatingthis.Bringalongyourbuspassandafewdollarstohaveabeverage(i.e.probablyagoodideatogototheBankMachinebeforeclassnotduring).HousingTypes,DesignElementsandGround-orientedfamilyhousing-GroupWalkaboutandReportBackonSaturday,August17thEachofthepolicygroupswillmeettogetherandgoforawalkabouttogetherbeforeSaturday,August18th.Inclasswewilldiscussyourobservations.Pickoneofthefollowingself-guidedwalkingtours:-CedarCottage-Kitsilano,or-MountPleasant.Theinstructorwillsharehandoutsfortheself-guidedwalkingtours.Asexplainedasanintroductiontothewalkingtours:! Learnaboutdifferenttypesofground-orientedfamilyhousing.! Explorewhatyoulikeanddon’tlikeaboutcertainhousingtypesanddesignelements.

RecommendedReadings(youarenotrequiredtoreadthese;theyareassembledasaresourceforyou):

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Anderson,JayleneTaylor&Collins,Damian(2014)“PrevalenceandCausesofUrbanHomelessnessAmongIndigenousPeoples:AThree-CountryScopingReview,”HousingStudies29(7)959-976

Carter,Novia(1983)MakingMan'sEnvironment:Housing,Toronto:Nelson

Castells,Manuel(1983)TheCityandtheGrassroots:ACross-culturalTheoryofUrbanSocialMovements,Berkeley:UniversityofCaliforniaPress

CMHC,(2017-2019)CanadianHousingObserver,Ottawa:CMHChttp://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/observer/

Drummond,Don,Burleton,Derek,Manning,Gillian(2003)AffordableHousinginCanada:TowardsaNewParadigm,Toronto:TDBankhttp://www.urbancenter.utoronto.ca/pdfs/home/debates/TDAffdHousing.pdf

Dunn,William(2012)PublicPolicyAnalysisNewYork:Routledge

CityofVancouver(2014)Downtown-EastsideLocalAreaPlanhttp://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/dtes-local-area-plan.aspx

CityofVancouver(2016)EncouragingHomesforRenters:RecommendedApproachforTaxingEmptyHomeshttps://council.vancouver.ca/20161115/documents/rr1.pdf

Engeland,J.,Figueroa,R.(2006)TheDynamicsofHousingAffordabilityOttawa:StatisticsCanada

Firely,EricandStahlCaroline(2009)UrbanHousingHandbookChichester:JohnWileyandSon

FederationofCanadianMunicipalities(2017)NationalHousingStrategy:GettingitRight,Ottawahttps://fcm.ca/sites/default/files/documents/resources/submission/national-housing-strategy-getting-right.pdf

Gordon,Michael(1985)UrbanLandPolicyandtheProvisionofHousinginCanada–1900–1985https://circle.ubc.ca/bitstream/handle/2429/24672/UBC_1985_A6_7%20G67.pdf?sequence=1

Gurstein,PennyandSmall,Dan(2005)‘FromHousingtoHome:ReflexiveManagementforthoseDeemedHardtoHouse,’JournalofHousingStudies20(5)pp.717-735

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Harvey,David(2012)RebelCities,NewYorkCity:VersoBooks

HousingNewCanadiansvariouspublicationsfromtheTorontoResearchWorkingGrouphttp://www.hnc.utoronto.ca/

Hulchanski,J.David(2001).ATaleofTwoCanadas:HomeownersGettingRicher,RentersGettingPoorer.Toronto.Toronto:CentreforUrbanandCommunityStudies,UniversityofToronto,ResearchBulletin#2.http://www.urbancenter.utoronto.ca/pdfs/researchbulletins/02.pdf

Hulchanski,J.D.andShapcott,M,(2004)FindingRoom:PolicyOptionsforaCanadianRentalHousingStrategy.EditedbyJ.D.HulchanskiandM.Shapcott.Toronto:CUCSPress,UofT.472pages

Hulchanski,J.D.(2005)RethinkingCanada’sHousingAffordabilityChallenge,Toronto:CentreforUrbanandCommunityStudies14pp.http://www.urbancentre.utoronto.ca/pdfs/elibrary/Hulchanski-Housing-Affd-pap.pdf

Hulchanski,J.D.(2010)TheThreeCitieswithinTorontohttp://www.urbancentre.utoronto.ca/pdfs/curp/tnrn/Three-Cities-Within-Toronto-2010-Final.pdf

Larsen,AlisonM.(2013)“ExaminingHousingPolicy:ASelectAnnotated”BibliographyofHousingPolicy–FocusedPeriodicals,TheSerialsLibrarian:FromthePrintedPagetotheDigitalAge,65:2,181-201

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Ley,David&Tutchener,Judith(2001)Immigration,GlobalizationandHousePricesinCanada'sGatewayCities,HousingStudies,16(2),199-223

Ley,David&Lynch,Nicholas(2012)DivisionsandDisparitiesinLotusLand:Socio-SpatialIncomePolarizationinGreaterVancouver1970–2005,Toronto:CitiesCentre,UniversityofToronto

Logan,Jennifer&Murdie,Robert(2016)“HomeinCanada?TheSettlementExperienceofTibetansinParkdale,Toronto,”JournalofInternationalMigrationandIntegration17:1,95-113

Siddiq,FazleyandBabins,Shira(2013)“TrendsinPopulationGrowth–InequalityacrossSubnationalJurisdictionsinCanada,”CanadianPublicPolicyv.34,special2013issue,pp.pp.S41–S64

Thurston,W.E.,Oelke,N.D.,&Turner,D.(2013).“Methodologicalchallengesinstudyingurbanaboriginalhomelessness”InternationalJournalofMultipleResearchApproaches,7(2),250-259.

UrbanFuturesInstitute(2011)IntheEyeoftheBeholder:HousingAffordabilityinBritishColumbia,Part1:EvaluatingCurrentMeasuresofOccupancyAffordabilityforTenantshttp://www.urbanfutures.com/housing-affordability-1

UrbanFuturesInstitute(2011)IntheEyeoftheBeholder:HousingAffordabilityinBritishColumbia,Part2:MeasuringOccupancyAffordabilityforOwnershttp://www.urbanfutures.com/housing-affordability-2

UrbanFuturesInstitute(2012)Averages&Anecdotes,2012Update:DecipheringTrendsinRealEstatePriceshttp://www.urbanfutures.com/2012-update

UrbanFuturesInstitute(2014)MuchAdoAboutNothing:WhattheCensusdatasay,anddon'tsay,aboutforeign&temporaryresidentsandunoccupieddwellingshttp://www.urbanfutures.com/foreign-unoccupied

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NewYorkWorld’sFair(1939/1940)–buildingthemodelofthe‘CityofTomorrow’fortheFuturamaExhibit,SponsoredbyGeneralMotors

2. Tuesday,August6th–OverviewofHousingPolicyandanIntroductiontotheGroupPolicyProject

Anoverviewofcurrenthousingpolicyshallbeprovidedincludingkeyconceptssuchtheroleofpolicyvs.regulationssuchaszoninganddevelopmentcontrol,andrentcontrol,financingandinterestrates,thehousingcontinuum,financingandinterestrates,therelianceontheprivatemarket.Thedimensionsof‘housingcrisises’willbediscussed.

Also,anoverviewofpreparingpolicydocumentswillbediscussed.

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Thegroupproject(thepreparationofapolicydocumentandpresentation)willbediscussed.

Wewillalsodiscussthreereadings–identifiedbelowas‘RequiredReadings.’

ThreeRequiredReadings:

Grant,JillL.&Scott,DanielE.(2011)RedefiningtheCanadiandream?Householdlifecycles,housingcosts,andaspirationsforsuburbanhousinghttp://theoryandpractice.planning.dal.ca/_pdf/suburbs/working_papers/grant_scott_11_redefining%20Canadian%20dream.pdf

Smith,Susan(2015)‘Owneroccupation:athomeinaspatial,financialparadox’InternationalJournalofHousingPolicy15(1)pp.61-83

Wetzstein,Steffen(2017)TheGlobalUrbanHousingAffordabilityCrisis,UrbanStudies54(14)3159–3177

AlsohereareexamplesofPolicydocumentsandarticlesrelevanttotoday’sdiscusion,youcanreviewthefollowing:

Aalbers,ManuelB.(2015)‘TheGreatModeration,theGreatExcessandtheGlobalHousingCrisis,’InternationalJournalofHousingPolicy,20151(15)pp.43-60

August,MartineandWalks,Alan(2018)‘Gentrification,suburbandecline,andthefinancializationofmulti-familyrentalhousing:ThecaseofToronto,’Geoforum,89,pp.124-136

CityofSurrey(2013)MasterPlanforhousingtheHomelessinSurreyhttp://www.surrey.ca/files/130703_NS_Surrey_MasterPlan_FINAL.pdf

CityofToronto(2010)AnAffordableHousingActionPlanhttp://www1.toronto.ca/city_of_toronto/affordable_housing_office/files/pdf/hot_actionplan.pdf

CityofToronto(2017)OfficialPlanHousingPoliciesseepp.21-26https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/official-plan-guidelines/official-plan/

CityofVancouver(1991)TheCentralAreaPlanhttp://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/guidelines/C028.pdf

CityofVancouver(2011)CambieCorridorPlanningProgrammehttp://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20110505/documents/csbu2.pdf

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CityofVancouver(2014)Downtown-EastsideCommunityPlanhttp://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/dtes-local-area-plan.aspx

CityofVancouver(1992)HighDensityHousingforFamilieswithChildrenGuidelineshttp://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/guidelines/H004.pdf

CityofVancouver(2018)HousingPolicy(website)http://vancouver.ca/people-programs/housing-and-homelessness.aspx

CityofVancouver(2014)MarpoleCommunityPlanhttp://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/marpole-community-plan.aspx

CityofVancouver(2013)WestEndCommunityPlanhttp://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/west-end-community-plan.aspx

Madden,D.andMarcuse,P.(2016)InDefenseofHousing,Verso,London

Marcuse,Peter(2012)‘ACriticalApproachtoSolvingtheHousingProblem,’Citiesforpeople,notforprofit:criticalurbantheoryandtherighttothecity,Chapter13,NewYork:RoutledgePawson,I.(2018)‘ReframingAustralia’sHousingAffordabilityProblem:ThePoliticsandEconomicsofNegativeGearing’JournalofAustralianPoliticalEconomy81,pp.121-43.ProvinceofAlberta(2017)AffordableHousingStrategyhttps://www.alberta.ca/affordable-housing-strategy.aspx#toc-0 ProvinceofBritishColumbia(2018)HomesforBC:A30-PointPlanforHousingAffordabilityinBritishColumbiahttps://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2018/homesbc/2018_homes_for_bc.pdf SFUTrust(2018)SFUOfficialCommunityPlanhttp://univercity.ca/planning-development/ocp/ Slater,Tom(2018)‘Theinventionofthe‘sinkestate:’ConsequentialcategorizationoftheUKhousingcrisis’TheSociologicalReviewMonographs,66(4)pp.877–897Tansey,James(2018)GrowingPains:Density,EconomicGrowth,SustainabilityandWell-beinginMetroVancouverUBC:SauderSchoolofBusiness

Walks,Alan(2014)“Canada’sHousingBubbleStory:MortgageSecuritization,theStateandtheGlobalFinancialCrisis,”InternationalJournalofUrbanandRegionalResearch,38(1)Januarypp.256–84

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3. Thursday,August8th– HousingPoliciesthroughdifferentlensesTentatively(tobeconfirmedinJuly),therewillbefourguestspeakerswhowillspeaktotheissuesofhousingpoliciesthroughthelensesofadecision-maker,policy-makersandsomeonewhoworksfora‘ngo’fosteringco-ophousingprojects:! GordonPrice,formerCityCouncillorandDirectoroftheSFUCityProgramme,andeditorof

thewebsite:pricetags.ca;! KarenHemmingson,Director,ResearchandCorporatePlanningatB.C.Housing;and! DarrenKitchen,DirectorofGovernmentRelations,Co-operativeHousingFederationof

BC.! SarahEllis,CityofVancouverHousingPlanner.

Followingtheguestspeakers,therewillbeawalkingtourofKitsilano,FairviewSlopesandSouthFalseCreek.ThewalkingtourwillconcludeattheentrancetoGranvilleIsland

RequiredReading:

Hulchanski,J.D.(2004)“WhatFactorsShapeCanadianHousingPolicy–theIntergovernmentalRole,”InRobertYoungandChristianLeuprecht(eds.).TheStateoftheFederation:Municipal-Federal-ProvincialRelationsinCanada.MontrealandKingston:InstituteofIntergovernmentalRelations.pp.221-247.http://www.ppm-ppm.ca/SOTFS/Hulchanski.pdf

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RecommendedReadings(youarenotrequiredtoreadthese,theyareassembledasaresource):

BCHousingServicePlan–2017-2018:https://www.bchousing.org/about/corporate-reports-plans

Bruegmann,Robert(2019)15thAnnualInternationalHousingAffordabilitySurveyhttp://www.demographia.com/dhi.pdf

CanadianHousingFederationofBC–website-http://www.chf.bc.ca/

CityofCalgary(2016)FoundationsforHome:Calgary’sCorporateAffordableHousingStrategyhttp://www.calgary.ca/CS/OLSH/Documents/Affordable-housing/Corporate-Affordable-Housing-Strategy.pdf

CityofVancouver(2018)HousingVancouverStrategy:AnnualProgressReportandDataBook–2018https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/2018-housing-vancouver-annual-progress-report-and-data-book.pdfCityofVancouver(2018)HousingVancouverStrategyhttps://council.vancouver.ca/20171128/documents/rr1appendixa.pdfDavidoff,Thomas(2013)‘SupplyElasticityandtheHousingCycleofthe2000s,’RealEstateEconomics41(4)pp.793813Freemark,Yonah(2019)UpzoningChicago:ImpactsofaZoningReformonPropertyValuesandHousingConstructionUrbanAffairsReview1–32Gordon,Josh(2016)Vancouver’sHousingAffordabilityCrisis:Causes,ConsequencesandSolutions,https://fraseropolis.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/2016-housing-affordability-crisis-report-sfu.pdf Pavolov,AndreandWachter,Susan(2011)‘SubprimeLendingandRealEstatePrices’RealEstateEconomics39(1)pp.1-17

4.Wednesday,August14th-SustainabilityandHousing

EachspeakerwillexplaintheimplicationsofsustainabilityprinciplesandtheimplicationsforHousingandNeighbourhoodPlanningpolicy.Cityinitiativessupportingsustainabledevelopmentwillbediscussed(includinganoverviewoftheSoutheastFalseCreekneighbourhood)Theincorporationofothersustainability‘legs’suchaseconomic,socialandculturalsustainabilityinhousingpolicywillalsobediscussed.

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Guestspeakerwillinclude:

GuestPlanner-Speakingtotheroleofsustainabilityandresilienceinhousingandcommunityplanningpolicy

WalkingTouroftheOlympicVillageledby:

RogerBayley,ProjectManager,OlympicVillage(tobeconfirmedinJuly)

RequiredReading:

CityofVancouver(2013)GreenestCityWebhttps://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/greenest-city-action-plan.aspx


Canada,NaturalResources(2012)ClimateChangePlanning:CaseStudiesfromCanadianCommunitieshttp://www.planningforclimatechange.ca/wwwroot/Docs/Library/CIPReports/CASE%20STUDIES%20FROM%20CANADIAN%20COMMMUNITIES%20FINAL.PDF

ChallengeSeries(The)(2010)TheSoutheastFalseCreekOlympicVillagehttp://www.thechallengeseries.ca/

CityofSurrey,‘SustainbilityCharter’http://surrey.ca/files/Sustainability_Charter.pdfhttp://surrey.ca/plans-strategies/6036.aspx

CityofVancouver(2011)GreenestCity2020http://vancouver.ca/greenestcity/index.htm

CityofVancouver(GreenBuildingWebSite):http://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/green-buildings.aspx

CityofVancouver(2005),SustainabilityIndicators,Targets,StewardshipandMonitoringforSouthEastFalseCreek,http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20050201/ph2.htm

CityofVancouver(2004),SoutheastFalseCreekPlan,http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20040726/sc1.pdf

Cook,Rick(2011)AchievingNewHeightsinArchitecturalExcellence(VideooflecturebyarchitectRickCookfromNewYorkCity,withafocusonsustainabilityanddesign)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a85W__eVyc0&feature=channel_video_title

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Gradelink,Helena,(2005)“GardenCity:AnexemplaryHousingCo-operativetakesheritagepreservationandsustainabilitytomeaningfulnewlevel,”CanadianArchitect50(11),Nov,pp.50–53.

5. Saturday, August 17th – A History of Housing Policy and Housing Policies and aWalkabout:Snauq,FalseCreekNorthandtheWestEnd

Thefollowingtopicswillbecovered:

! theemergenceofhousingasaconsiderationinpublicpolicy! thehistoryofPlanningandHousingPolicy! theroleofgovernmentsinaddressingaffordablehousinganddesignissues! theroleofurbandesignandcommunityplanninginaddressinghousingissues! thedesignofhousing,includingsinglefamilyhousingandlanewayhousing,

townhousesandhighriseandlowriseapartments,and! CaseStudy:thecolonizationoftheSquamishcommunityofSnauqontheeastside

ofKitsPoint(1868–1947.! WalkingTour–Snauq,OldandNewYaletown,FalseCreekwaterfront

neighbourhoodsandtheWestEnd).WewillconcludethetourintheWestEnd.

Youwillneedtobringabout10dollarsCASHfortheferrytour.

Duringtheclasswewillalsodiscussyourobservationsonhousingtypes,designelementsandground-orientedfamilyhousing.

RequiredReadingsandViewings:

EartotheGroundPlanning(2006)ThroughaYoungLens(interviewsyouthandfamilieslivinginthedowntownpeninsula)http://vimeo.com/66204700

Barman,Jean(2007)‘ErasingIndigenousIndigeneity’BCStudies,115,pp.3–30.


Bacher,J.C.(1993)KeepingtotheMarketplace:theEvolutionofCanadianHousingPolicy,Montreal:McGill-Queen’sUniversityPress

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CityofVancouverPlan(1928)–ZoningRegulations(Housing)

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CanadianSocialResearchLinks,HomelessnessandHousing(anexcellentwebsite):http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/homeless.htm

CityofVancouver(1928),APlanfortheCityofVancouver(BartholomewPlan)http://www.archive.org/stream/vancplanincgen00vanc#page/n0/mode/2up

CityofVancouver(2008)LanewayHousinginSingleFamilyAreas–IssuesandOptionshttp://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20081030/documents/pe3.pdfCityofVancouver(1991),DowntownSouthDesignGuidelineshttp://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/guidelines/D007.pdfCityofVancouver(1992),KitsilanoRM-4Guidelineshttp://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/guidelines/K005.pdfEnvironics(2010)UrbanAboriginalPeoplesStudyToronto:Environmicshttp://www.uaps.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/UAPS-Main-Report_Dec.pdf

Firely,EricandGron,Katharina(2013)TheUrbanMaterplanningHandbookChichester:JohnWileyandSonssee:pp.8-21and164–177

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Frank,Leonard(2010)‘SoMuchBumph:CPRTerminusTravailsatVancouver,1884–1889,’BCStudies,166,Summer2010,pp.7–38.

Gordon,Michael(2013)Editor–Sitelines–PlaygroundRuleshttp://www.sitelines.org/sites/default/files/sitelines_issues/BCSLA_April_2013_FINAL.pdf

Harris,Cole(2012)‘ALifebetweenGeographyandHistory,’CanadianHistoricalReview,93(3),pp.436-462.

MacDonald,Elizabeth(2005)“Street-facingDwellingUnitsandLivability:TheImpactsofEmergingBuildingTypesinVancouver’sNewHigh-DensityResidentialNeighbourhoods,”JournalofUrbanDesign,v.10,n.1,13-38,February.

Mulliner,EmmaandMaliene,Vida(2011)“AusterityandReformtoaffordableHousingPolicy,”JournalofHousingandtheBuiltEnvironment,28,pp.397-407

Stranger-Ross(2008)‘MunicipalColonialisminVancouver:CityPlanningandtheConflictoverIndianReserves,1928-1950’s,’CanadianHistoricalReview,89(4),pp.541–580.

Vancouver,Cityof(2013)VancouverandWestHousingBackgroundandHousingPolicy(DisplayBoardsfromOpenHouse)http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/West_End_Community_Plan_Housing_Information_Display_Boards.pdf

Vancouver,Cityof(2013)WestEndCommunityPlanhttp://vancouver.ca/files/cov/west-end-community-plan-2013-nov.pdf

Wade,Jill(1994)HousesforAll:TheStruggleforSocialHousinginVancouver,1919-1950,UBCPress

Wolfe,Jeanne(1998)“CanadianHousingPolicyintheNineties,”HousingStudies,13(1),1998

6. Wednesday,August21st–TheCityofVancouver’sCurrentHousingPoliciesand InitiativesandFerryBoatTourofFalseCreekBasin

TheCityofVancouver’s10yearHousingStrategyandhousingmarketandaffordabilitymetricsfromtheDataBook,shallbediscussed.TheguestspeakerwillbeSarahEllis,CityofVancouverHousingPolicyPlanner(tobeconfirmedinJuly).

AfterherwewillhaveaferryboattouroftheFalseCreekBasintolearnabouthowVancouverhousingandcommunityplanningpolicieshaveresultedintheemergenceofneighbourhoodsonFalseCreeksince1974.ThenwewillwalktoMoleHillintheWestEndforatouroftheMoleHillHousingCo-Operative.

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PleaseBring10dollarsfortheFerryBoatfare.

DonaldLuxton,HeritageArchitectfortheMoleHillDevelopmentwillgiveusatouroftheMoleHillblock.

RequiredReading:

MoleHillWebSite:http://www.mole-hill.ca/


CityofVancouver(2009)2009SurveyofLow-IncomeHousingintheDowntownCorehttp://vancouver.ca/docs/policy/housing-2009-low-income-survey.pdf

CityofVancouver(2018)AnnualProgressReportandDataBookhttps://vancouver.ca/files/cov/2018-housing-vancouver-annual-progress-report-and-data-book.pdf

CityofVancouver,(2018)HousingVancouverStrategyhttps://vancouver.ca/people-programs/housing-vancouver-strategy.aspx

CityofVancouver(2018)SocialandMarketRentalHousing(webpagewithlinkstoreportsandpolicies)https://vancouver.ca/people-programs/market-rate-and-subsidized-rentals.aspx

Grdadolink,Helena,(2005)“GardenCity:AnexemplaryHousingCo-operativetakesheritagepreservationandsustainabilitytomeaningfulnewlevel,”CanadianArchitect50(11),Nov,pp.50–53.

Hulchanski,J.D.andShapcott,M,(2004)FindingRoom:PolicyOptionsforaCanadianRentalHousingStrategy.EditedbyJ.D.HulchanskiandM.Shapcott.Toronto:CUCSPress,UofT.27chapters.472pages

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PortMoody–NewportVillage–BosaDevelopments–MixedUseBuildingandResidentialTower

7. Saturday,August24th–SuburbanHousingIssues,Transit-OrientedDevelopment(busandwalkingtours)

Topicsfordiscussionwillinclude:

! planninglow,mediumandhighdensitycommunitiesinasuburbancontext! theimplicationsofsmartgrowthandtransit-orientedstrategiesandnewurbanismfor

suburbancommunities! increasinghousingchoiceanddensificationstrategies

KaselYamashita,PlannerandSCARPgraduatewillbeaguestspeakerongreenfielddevelopments(tobeconfirmedinJuly).

! GreenfieldDevelopmentTour-wewilllookatfiveGreenfieldDevelopments-LangaraGardens,LougheedTownCentre,SFUUniverCityandNewportVillageandSuterBrookinPortMoody.

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GuestSpeakersonbustourwillbeconfirmedinJuly.

Thebustourwillconcludeat2057West3rdataround6:00p.m.Duetotimeconstraintswecannotdo‘dropoffs’enroute.

RequiredReadings:

O’Toole,Randal(2007)UnlivableStrategies:TheGreaterVancouverRegionalDistrictandtheLivableRegionStrategicPlan,FraserInstituteOccasionalPapershttps://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/UnlivableStrategiesGVRD.pdf

Owens,Cameron(2009)ChallengesinEvaluatingLivabilityinVancouver,Canada,UNHabitat,15pages.http://unhabitat.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/GRHS2009CaseStudyChapter09Vancouver.pdf

Pereira,David(2013)LougheedTownCentrehttp://davidpereira.ca/projects/burnabys-town-centres/lougheed-town-centre/

Perrin,LeahandGrant,Jill(2014)PerspectivesonMixingHousingTypesintheSuburbs,TownPlanningReview,v.85(3),pp.363–385.


Belec,John(2015)“UnderwritingSuburbanization:TheNationalHousingActandtheCanadianCity,”CanadianGeographer,59(3):341–35

CityofVancouver(2013)LangaraGardensPolicyStatementhttps://vancouver.ca/files/cov/langara-gardens-policy-statement-2018-03-13.pdf

CityofVancouver(2004)KingswayandKnightHousingAreaPlan,http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20040708/pe3.htm

CityofVancouver(2011)CambieCorridorPlanhttps://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/cambie-corridor-plan.aspx

CMHC(2003)IntegratedDesignCharretteforaSustainableUniverCityCommunityhttps://www03.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/catalog/productDetail.cfm?cat=37&itm=27&lang=en&fr=1550091580493

CMHC(2009)Transit-orientedDevelopment(TOD):CanadianCaseStudieshttps://www03.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/catalog/productDetail.cfm?cat=150&itm=40&lang=en&fr=1550091626641

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EastClaytonNeighbourhoodhttp://www.jtc.sala.ubc.ca/projects/Headwaters.html

Hayden,Dolores(2010)‘Ihaveseenthefuture:SellingtheUnsustainableCity’JournalofUrbanHistory38(1)pp.3-15

MetroVancouver(2019)MetroVancouverHousingDataBookhttp://www.metrovancouver.org/services/regional-planning/PlanningPublications/MV_Housing_Data_Book.pdf

PortMoodyOfficialCommunityPlan(2011)http://www.portmoody.ca/index.aspx?page=313

Surrey’sLandUsePlanandStrategies:http://www.surrey.ca/plans-strategies/4699.aspx

GreataRanch,Peachland(GreenfieldDevelopment)

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FirstMasterPlanforLougheedTownCentre–1964(DavidPereira)

LougheedTownCentre–FutureVision(2017)

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LougheedTownCentrein2013(DavidPereira)

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8. Wednesday,August28th-GroupPresentations(12:00–1pm–setup; presentations:1pm–4:00pm

Eachgroupwillpresenttheirpolicyproject.

Location:TBD

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