Symposium on Challenges to Affordable and Sustainable Housing Proceedings
Panel A1: Housing Policy
Discussant: Frances Bula (Urban Studies, SFU).
Penny Gurstein and Nancy Hofer (SCARP, UBC), “Workforce Housing Policies and Strategies: Models and Tools to Contribute to Affordability.”
Vanessa Kay (SCARP, UBC), “Taking the Long View: Who Should Pay to Maintain Vancouver’s Bonused Social Amenity Spaces?”
Haley Mousseau (BCNPHA), “Housing Policy Trends and Implications for Non-Profit Housing Providers.”
Karen Stone, Natasha Jategaonkar and Haley Mousseau (BCNPHA), “The Need for Affordable Family Housing in British Columbia.”
Panel A2: Emerging Housing Needs
Discussant: Cecile Lacombe (Ministry of Citizens’ Services, BC Government).
Sadia Ramirez (School of Social Work, UBC), “Review of the Working Paper Series on Housing and Immigrants Published by Metropolis British Columbia and the Ontario Metropolis Centre.”
Heather Millar (Public Policy Program, SFU), ”Rehousing Street-Involved Youth in Metro Vancouver.”
Kathy Sherrell (Geography, UBC) and Chris Friesen (ISSBC), “At Home in Surrey?: The Housing Experiences of Refugees in Surrey, B.C.”
Don Luymes and Cherie Enns (City of Abbotsford), “Supportive Recovery Housing: Challenges and Opportunities.”
Panel B1: The Provision of Housing 1: The role of the non-profit sector
Discussant: Ann McAfee (SCARP, UBC).
Christine Wenman (SCARP, UBC and BCNPHA) “The Financial State of British Columbia’s Non-profit Housing Stock.”
Benjamin Isitt (History, UVic), “Housing for All: The Social Economy and Homelessness in British Columbia’s Capital Region.”
Martine August (Geography and Planning, University of Toronto), “Mixed Income Public Housing Redevelopment: Proceed with Caution.”
Nicole Stewart (Geography, SFU), “Housing Challenges: A Study of Housing Provision and Housing Advocacy in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.”
Panel B2: The provision of Housing 2: The role of the private sector
Discussant: Bob Ransford (COUNTERPOINT Communications Inc).
Latosia Campbell (Woodbuffalo Regional Municipality), “Challenges Faced in the Rented Condominium Market: The Perspectives of Rental Providers, City of Vancouver.”
Andy Yan (Bing Thom Architects), “Ownership, Occupancy, and Rentals: An Indicative Sample Study of Condominiums in Downtown Vancouver.”
Tracy Kalaw, Agnes Rosicki, Barbara Powidel & Matthew Sharp (Public Policy, SFU), “Exploring Vancouver’s Informal Rental Market.”
Wendy Tse (SCARP, UBC), “Parent - Adult Child Co-Residence: An Economic Coping Strategy for Unaffordable Housing?”
Workshop 1: Energy Efficiency in Social Housing
Presenters:
- Natasha Jategaonkar, Research Director, BC Non-Profit Housing Association.
- Michael D. Blaschuk, Vice President, Asset Strategies, BC Housing.
- Margo Longland, Program Manager, Power Smart Residential Marketing, BC Hydro.
- Ned Georgy, Program Manager, Energy Efficiency & Conservation, Terasen Gas.
Posters:
Tom Walker (2010 Legacies Now), “The Impact of Gentrification: A Case Analysis.”
Jay Hiscox (Stantec Architecture), Senior Associate MOAQ MRAIC LEED Stantec Architecture, “Meeting the Challenge: Sustainable Housing for Seniors and Healthcare.”
Amy Oliver and Kali Gordon (SALA, UBC), “The Challenges Facing Postwar Social Housing: A Reflection and Analysis of North American Popular Social Housing Models.”
Panel C1: Housing, Transportation and Zoning
Discussant: Ronald Kellett (SALA, UBC).
Ren Thomas (SCARP, UBC),”Integrating Housing and Transportation Policy in BC: Implications for Immigrant Communities.”
Ugo Lachapelle (SCARP, UBC), Lawrence D. Frank, Brian Saelens, Jim Sallis and Terry Conway, “Importance of Closeness to Public Transit in Long Term Housing Choices, Resulting Satisfaction with Service and Monthly Public Transit Use.”
Cherie Enns (City of Abbotsford) and Dan Paris (Vancity Enterprises Ltd), “Can We Build Affordable Again? ‘Harmony’: an Innovative Affordable Ownership Housing Model in Abbotsford.”
Panel C2: Affordable and/or Sustainable: Can We Have Both?
Discussant: Paul Kopas (Political Science, UBC).
Markus Moos (Geography, UBC), “The Housing Costs of the ‘Sustainable City.’”
Meredith Starkey (Urban Studies, SFU), “Sustainable for Whom? An Analysis of Housing Affordability in Proto-Sustainable Cities.”
Elena Feditchkina (Political Science, UBC), “Why Does Sustainability Trump Equity? The Path of Least Resistance.”
Workshop 2: Challenges to Rental Housing in BC
Presenters:
- Ms. Molly Harrington, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Research Division, Ministry of Housing and Social Development, B.C. Government, will discuss the role and mandate of provincial governments regarding the rental issue.
- Ms. Karen Stone, Executive Director, BC Non-Profit Housing Association, will discuss the role that non-profit organizations are and could play in the provision of affordable rental housing.
- Ms. Jill Davidson, Assistant Director, Housing Policy, City of Vancouver, will discuss the strategies that municipal government’s can use to encourage affordable rental housing.
- Dr. Penny Gurstein, Director and Professor of the School of Community and Regional Planning, will discuss recent research on international examples of affordable rental housing and their applicability to the B.C. context.
Panel D1: Vulnerable Groups and the Risk of Homelessness
Discussant: Margaret Eberle (Eberle Planning and Research).
Carla Alexander and Christine Walsh (Social Work, University of Calgary), “Optimal Homeless Shelter Design for Women: Site, Situation, and Service.”
Melanie Piper (Social Work, UVic), “Everyday Heroes: Investigating Strengths of Formerly Homeless Families who Have Found Stability Within their Community.”
Bernadette (Bernie) Pauly (School of Nursing, UVic) & Bruce Wallace (UBC), “Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness: Assessing the Effectiveness of Transitional Shelter.”
Panel D2: New Strategies on Affordability, Density and Zoning: what works and what doesn’t
Discussant: Dennis Carr (Social Infrastructure, City of Vancouver).
Maged Senbel (SCARP, UBC), “How Dense Should We Be? Exploring The Limits of GHG Reductions Through Densification.”
Natasha Jategaonkar and Haley Mousseau (BCNPHA), “Exploring Densification Opportunities in B.C.’s non-profit Housing.”
Nellie Chang (Planning, Queens’ University), “Inclusionary Zoning for the Provision of Affordable Housing: A Comparative Analysis of Vancouver and San Francisco.”
Workshop 3: Homelessness. Capacity Building and the role of Multi-stakeholder initiatives
Presenters:
- Jill Clements, Executive Director of the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness.
- Rose Henry, Member of the First Nations, researcher and documentary film maker with Homeless Nation.
- Tricia Roche, Community Lead, Housing and Homelessness Strategy, OCBR University of Victoria or Maeve Lydon, Associate Director OCBR
- A representative of the photovoice project "Street Stories" (experiential person).
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