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  • Examining the relationship between urban density and sense of community in the Greater Vancouver Regional District

    Who’s Afraid of a Little Density?

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    Published in the journal ‘Cities’ and available here This study investigated whether highly dense urban environments have a negative influence on residents’ sense of community. It used an online survey to measure respondents’ sense of community and compared it to the density of the areas in which they live. Findings of this study suggest that…

  • Health authorities should acknowledge and address airborne transmission of COVID-19

    Who’s Afraid of a Little Density?

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    A version of this article was published as an Op-Ed in The Province here. With schools reopening and businesses evaluating whether to bring employees back to their offices, it is important for all of us to have as clear an understanding as we can of the risk of contracting and spreading the SARS-CoV-2 virus that…

  • Can better indoor ventilation make schools safer during the COVID-19 pandemic?

    Who’s Afraid of a Little Density?

    Photo by Luke Lawreszuk on Unsplash

    Note – For references, please see pdf version of this post here. Introduction As children return to school this Fall, parents, teachers, school officials, and others may wonder how safe their school environments are from COVID-19.  While, by now, most of us are quite familiar with the enhanced hygiene recommendations provided by health officials to…