Tag: sustainable neighbourhoods

A new form of housing delivery in Germany and France – Part 1

November 24, 2015

Part 1: Cohousing the German context During our field research into ecourban neighbourhoods in Northern Europe, we saw German and French examples of resident-led housing design and development as an alternative form of housing provision, known in North America as co-housing[1]. In the first part of this two-part blog post, I introduce  the principles behind … More A new form of housing delivery in Germany and France – Part 1

Planning for resilience is also social

August 19, 2015

Amidst growing awareness of the role of urban planning and development in responding to the need for urban resilience against climate change, we can begin to recognize some standard protocols and responses. Typically, what springs to mind are efforts to reinforce seawalls and dykes, improve natural as well as engineered flood and storm-water management systems, … More Planning for resilience is also social

Dockside Green: How a community can grow in unplanned circumstances

July 2, 2015

Last week, a couple of our research team members: Stuart Dow, Mike Wakely and myself went to Victoria for a site visit of Dockside Green, a neighbourhood scale development project which aims at an ecological form of urban living. Although I was excited to be in Victoria, I had come into the site visit with low expectations simply because the project … More Dockside Green: How a community can grow in unplanned circumstances

Introducing the Ecourbanism Worldwide research blog

June 3, 2015

Ecourbanism Worldwide is a research project based in the Urban Studies Program at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. This blog will serve as a hub for our explorations in the practice, policy, and ideas around ecourban development at the neighbourhood scale, around the world. You will find posts related to our research, from the … More Introducing the Ecourbanism Worldwide research blog