Atlas News
A sprawled Waterloo Region? Considering an alternate view
A sprawled Waterloo Region? Considering an alternate view Markus Moos Our views and opinions are in part shaped by the positions presented in newspapers. In a recent opinion piece in the K-W Record, it was argued that Waterloo Region’s efforts to stem suburban sprawl were ‘anti-family’. It was suggested that the proposed policies would prohibit [...]
Housing Affordability and the Canadian Suburb
Tristan Wilkin presents “Housing Affordability and the Canadian Suburb”, the first in a series of working papers from the PLAN 675 Canadian Suburbanisms reading course
Mapping the Dimensions of Suburbanisms
Pablo Mendez (UBC) offers an analytical writeup to accompany the most recent contribution to the Atlas data: a series of 69 maps covering 23 cities visualizing 3 sets of socioeconomic data themes. The result: a compelling set of data-rich maps showing interesting and surprising patterns of suburbanism across Canada.
Markus Moos on WNPR: Atlas of Suburbanisms featured on Where We Live “Suburbs 4.0″
Conneticut public radio calls on Markus Moos and the Atlas of Suburbanisms as part of a radio segment on the changing nature of the suburbs
Atlas maps featured at Strip Appeal design charette
A research team from the City-Region Studies Centre at the University of Alberta recently made use of Atlas of Suburbanisms maps as part of a design charette for the Strip Appeal urban design competition
Miscellaneous
Gracen Johnson: Living in the Sprawl
Canadian student and social mobilizer Gracen Johnson examines sprawl through the lens of social activism
Neighbourhood Change event: Addressing Urban Injustice
The Neighbourhood Change Research Group is hosting a panel event on the topic of urban inequality on July 4 in Toronto. Read for more info
Cultures of the Suburbs International Research Network
Links have been added to the Cultures of the Suburbs International Research Network project. Read more about this international collaboration and its contribution to the scholarly conversation about suburban development.
Suburban Growth in Ontario – Martin Prosperity Institute
A recent Insight report “Boomtown in the Backyard – Suburban Growth in Ontario” from the Martin Prosperity Institute features the work of School of Planning scholars in examining the growth patterns of what many would consider traditional suburbs. Alongside the written analysis is the use of dot-density maps to visually represent population distribution across Ontario’s cities.
