Some trends from a decade studying cities in the Vancouver view

Meg HOLDEN (Simon Fraser University)

This presentation traces the major contours of a drastic normative shift in thinking about cities from 2010 to today, urban public space and mobility, neighbourhoods and growth goals, public participation and representation; and some consistent themes related to affordability, and persistent concerns about the city’s Downtown Eastside. Master of Urban Studies theses completed within the SFU Urban Studies Program from 2009-2019 will be the basis of the analysis presented.