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Youth and Public Transit: A Knowledge Synthesis of Recent Publications (SSHRC Forum Presentation)
(2022-01-20)Historically, youth (13-25) have been one of the most active user groups of public transit in Canada, accounting for one-third of ridership nation-wide, and up to two-thirds in cities such as Moose Jaw, SK and Red Deer, ... -
Free and Reduced-fare Public Transit for Youth (Evidence Brief)
(2021-12-15)This two page evidence brief summarizes the academic literature and media reports of free and fare-reduced public transit for youth. Motivations, Canadian initiatives, and assessment of programs are considered. -
Youth and Public Transit: A Knowledge Synthesis of Recent Publications
(2021-12-15)Historically, youth (13-25) have been one of the most active user groups of public transit in Canada, accounting for one-third of ridership nation-wide, and up to two-thirds in cities such as Moose Jaw, SK and Red Deer, ... -
Youth and Public Transit (Evidence Brief)
(2021-12-15)This two page evidence brief summarizes recent (2010-2021) literature related to youth and public transit. Major themes include demand, barriers, youth advocacy, various types of passes (i.e., U-PASS, free or reduced-fares), ... -
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 ... -
[Book review] The good ancestor: A radical prescription for long-term thinking
(Planning Institute of British Columbia, 2021-12)Review of The good ancestor: A radical prescription for long-term thinking by Roman Krznaric. -
Innovative leisure practices: Cases as conduits between theory and practice
(VIU Press, 2021-12)The World Leisure Centre of Excellence (WLCE) at Vancouver Island University is privileged to share its fifth volume of case studies, as part of the Innovative Leisure Practices series. The series aims to provide a forum ... -
Achieving sustainability through adaptive reuse strategies: Beijing 798 Arts District demonstrates the power of cultural and creative industry
(VIU Press, 2021-12)This case study demonstrates how an obsolete military factory complex, which manufactured weapon components in the industrialization period, was developed into a center of contemporary art as an example of urban renewal ... -
The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity: A case study
(VIU Press, 2021-12)This case study will explore how the Banff Centre addresses truth and reconciliation to work towards social sustainability through its creative arts programs and community development practices. This case study will use ... -
Leisure as a cutting edge innovation to increase self-determination and personal resilience
(VIU Press, 2021-12)This chapter discusses the leisure-based innovation, known as Recovery Camp (RC), from the perspective of the developing evidence base on RC’s role in offering leisure-based challenge, support, and facilitation of participant's ... -
Measuring the value of varsity athletics through student retention and the balanced scorecard strategy
(VIU Press, 2021-12)This case study attempts to determine the value of student athletic programs at Canadian universities, using Vancouver Island University (VIU) as a reference case. First, the study compares Canadian varsity athletics to ... -
Exploring culinary experiences of visitors in temporary settings: the case of pop-up restaurants
(VIU Press, 2021-12)In recent years, novel and innovative ways to accommodate diners and visitors’ desire for new experiences have emerged (Warnaby & Shi, 2018). Pop-up restaurants are indicative of this growing trend to provide an appealing ... -
The view from the Island: What's on the horizon for VIU
(Planning Institute of British Columbia, 2021-12)This article marks the second in a series of brief insights on ideas emerging from British Columbia's planning schools-the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Island University (VIU), ... -
Sex segregation and the participation of transgender adults in recreational sport in British Columbia, Canada
(VIU Press, 2021-12)The lack of a formal policy on transgender participation in recreational sport results in transgender people struggling alone with stigmatization. Recreational sport guidelines identify inclusion as an imperative in ... -
Place-making: From a residents' initiative to a participatory effect - the case study of BOMBAST
(VIU Press, 2021-12)This case study illustrates an organic bottom-up place-making process, which started with the initiative of a couple of residents who created an invented folktale as a gift to their community. Through the development of a ... -
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 ... -
Innovative and promising practices in sustainable tourism
(VIU Publications, 2021-12)The intent of this volume is to provide an opportunity for academics, extension professionals, industry stakeholders and community practitioners to reflect, discuss and share the innovative approaches that they have taken ... -
Portable gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in drug checking: Detection of carfentanil and etizolam in expected opioid samples
(Elsevier, 2021-11)Background: There has been a recent increase in adulteration of opioids with low concentration actives such as fentanyl analogues and benzodiazepines. As drug checking projects using vibrational spectroscopy continue to ... -
Arbutus
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2021-10-28)Pressed specimen of Arbutus menziesii. -
What matters most to older Chinese adults
(Sage, 2021-10-26)Introduction: Although an abundance of gerontological research has focused on subjective well-being, quality of life, and life satisfaction, we know little about what matters most to older adults in sub-cultural groups. ...
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