COVID-19: Vancouver Island University and Region
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Selected open access scholarly and creative works and artifacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the regions and communities served by Vancouver Island University.
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Homeless encampments, hotels, and equitable access to public space: Advancing change towards socially sustainable post-pandemic public spaces in Victoria, British Columbia
(VIU Press, 2021-12)This case study will critically examine lessons learned during COVID-19 to inform how we advance change towards socially sustainable public spaces. Through the lens of equity, access to public space for vulnerable populations ... -
COVID-19 and its impact on social service delivery in the mid-Island region
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2021-12)This research has aimed to identify the ways in which social service delivery in the mid-Island region of Vancouver Island has shifted because of COVID-19 conditions. Prompted by initial informal comments regarding the ... -
Navigating a new normal: Planning for resilient tourism on Vancouver Island
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2021-04)Tourism has been affected on a global scale due to the novel coronavirus. Governments of all levels are trying to navigate how to move forward with the tourism industry in order to support best practices whilst addressing ... -
Teaching in the COVID-19 era: Understanding the opportunities and barriers for teacher agency
(University of the Free State, 2021-03-12)The school closures necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic created a rapid shift to alternative modes of educational delivery, primarily online learning and teacher-supported home-schooling. This shift has revealed deep ... -
Corridor urbanism and the rise of the neighbourhood in the post-COVID city
(VIU Press, 2021-03)In this paper, urban planner, development consultant and educator, Mark Holland, outlines a rethinking of urban structure that will be supercharged as we learn from the impacts of COVID 19 on our cities. The modern city ... -
Providing equitable and accessible educational programs during a pandemic: The five Rs of leadership theory and practice
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2021)Vancouver Island University (VIU), with the support of the British Columbia Council of Administrators of Inclusive Supports in Education (BCCAISE), conducted a province-wide study on the barriers and issues identified ... -
Land as life: (Virtual) learning from Indigenous knowledge-keepers
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2021)Land as Life is a community-led and created undergraduate course in the Faculty of Xwulmuxw/Indigenous Studies at Vancouver Island University that has been running for 18 years. Every year it is planned and created by local ... -
[Post-print] The importance of nature to city living during the COVID-19 pandemic: Considerations and goals from environmental psychology
(Routledge, 2020-07-30)The COVID-19 pandemic has produced an opportunity for urban planners, government decision-makers, health practitioners, and environmental psychologists to further understand human psychosocial wellbeing in cities. Given a ... -
Creating a Selective Web Archive of Central and North Vancouver Island Community Information during COVID-19: VIU Special Call for Proposals related to COVID-19 [Abstract of Proposal]
(2020-06-03)Describes and offers context for a proposed project to curate a web archive related to COVID-19 impacts for Central and North Vancouver Island.