http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/ News, Events and Institute Activities en Copyright 2011 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:01:26 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Prince of Wales' new book, Harmony, in the Winnipeg Free Press: "According to the prince, our civilization's woes can be traced to the ideological dominance of modernism and scientific rationalism. In promoting a thoroughly mechanistic view of humanity and the world and demystifying nature, these beliefs led us to consider all plants, animals and minerals as mere economic commodities. To demonstrate such harmony in action, Prince Charles and his co-authors describe how people everywhere are working at the margins to restore this lost balance. Through a return to traditional agricultural practices, dramatic reductions in consumption, technological innovations, a resurgent civil society and holistic economic approaches, individuals and organizations are showing how ecological harmony can promote a high quality of life. Not incidentally, many of these innovations are those undertaken by the prince himself. Between his Foundation for the Built Environment, the Foundation for Integrated Health, the Accounting for Sustainability project, the School of Traditional Arts, various sustainable agriculture efforts and his Start campaign to promote more sustainable consumer choices, Prince Charles has achieved results few elected officials can match."]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2011/02/book_review_harmony.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2011/02/book_review_harmony.html Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:01:26 -0600 comment in the Winnipeg Free Press that, while the installation of such signs must follow permitting rules we do need to consider that most of the world's famous cities -- Manhattan, Tokyo, Las Vegas -- are awash in neon eye candy. Perhaps it's time, he writes, for Winnipeg to follow suit: "we must...recognize the need for downtowns to be a bit brash and bold. We need the neon, the lights and the action to create an identity."]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2011/01/disastio_on_signs.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2011/01/disastio_on_signs.html Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:12:32 -0600 interviewed by the CBC and the radio station CJOB on her ongoing work related to a "Sidewalk Index" measuring how hazardous walking conditions are. 'The Safe Communities Winnipeg Committee has been creating what's being called a 'slip and fall index' to help people navigate — or stay away entirely from — dangerous areas until city crews can correct the problem." ]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/12/ius_researcher_promotes_sidewa.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/12/ius_researcher_promotes_sidewa.html Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:56:44 -0600 Canadian Commission for UNESCO's Sectoral Commission on the Natural, Social and Human Sciences. IUS Director Jino Distasio was in Ottawa November 23rd to meet with the Commission. ]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/11/ius_invited_to_unesco_sectoral.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/11/ius_invited_to_unesco_sectoral.html Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:50:13 -0600 Curb Magazine, entitled "Two Eruptions, One Warning," which examines the near-simultaneous disasters in the spring of 2010 -- the Icelandic volcano and the Deepwater Horizon -- and their implications for our oil-dependent society. Curb is produced at the City-Region Studies Centre at the University of Alberta.]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/11/ius_researcher_in_curb_magazin.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/11/ius_researcher_in_curb_magazin.html Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:43:05 -0600 Dr. Gina Sylvestre spoke at the 2010 Convention of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities on the topic of handi-vans in rural Manitoba. She spoke on the need for municipal engagement in their operation, as well as for AMM to take on a leadership role in effecting policy change to the Mobility Disadvantaged Transportation Program (MDTP) in terms of guidelines and licensing.]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/11/ius_at_amm_convention.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/11/ius_at_amm_convention.html Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:32:18 -0600 My City's Still Breathing" which examines how the arts and design relate to city-making.]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/11/distasio_to_speak_at_my_citys.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/11/distasio_to_speak_at_my_citys.html Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:50:58 -0600 Disaster Recovery Information Exchange (Central) in Winnipeg, November 5th, speaking on the theme of "City Planning: From Crisis to Resilience."]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/11/ius_at_the_disaster_recovery_i.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/11/ius_at_the_disaster_recovery_i.html Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:48:22 -0600 9th International Conference on Urban Health held in New York City, October 27-29th 2010. He spoke about the experience of the Winnipeg Site of the At Home/Chez Soi project on mental illness and homelessness.]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/11/international_conference_on_ur.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/11/international_conference_on_ur.html Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:45:00 -0600 available on the CBC National website.]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/10/distasio_on_the_battle_over_bi.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/10/distasio_on_the_battle_over_bi.html Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:02:18 -0600 Being "Sweet" to Bicycles Benefits Everybody. "To those Winnipeggers who are up in arms over the recent wave of bikeway construction; who are infuriated over the loss of parking spaces and car lanes, or just annoyed at the scale of public dollars being spent on the needs of what you might think of as a vocal minority... I have someone you need to listen to. His name is Jan Gehl, a renowned Copenhagen-based architect who has spent decades working to make cities in Europe, Australia and the U.S. more people-friendly. He has just come out with a book called Cities for People."]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/10/on_being_sweet_to_bicycles.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/10/on_being_sweet_to_bicycles.html Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:15:03 -0600 review of Winnipeg's Great War by Jim Blanchard: Winnipeg's Great War A City Comes of Age By Jim Blanchard University of Manitoba Press, 272 pages, $25 In this impressively researched and powerful book, Blanchard returns this era and its fatal passions to life by showing how the city of Winnipeg experienced -- and helped wage -- the Great War and how it was, in turn, changed by it.]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/10/book_review_winnipegs_great_wa.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/10/book_review_winnipegs_great_wa.html Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:06:36 -0600 IUS Director Jino Distasio ran an op-ed in which he argued in favour of the controversial Fort Rouge Yards redevelopment. He writes: "The proposed redevelopment of the abandoned industrial lands in Fort Rouge is perhaps the best example of how Winnipeg should be revitalizing older neighbourhoods. Rarely are we presented with such a great opportunity to not only convert an empty wasteland but to also support and strengthen existing services...Lord Roberts has a great opportunity to ensure future generations will remain proud "Terriers" in a community that is so closely tied to its history and preservation. In the end, being bold and innovative, much like how Austin was in helping to open up the area is so fitting for adopting this new step forward."]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/09/distasio_on_the_fort_rouge_yar.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/09/distasio_on_the_fort_rouge_yar.html Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:39:29 -0600 Winnipeg Free Press ran an article profiling the Mental Health Commission of Canada's At Home/Chez Soi project with which the Institute is presently engaged as a co-investigating research partner. The article is "Homes for the homeless: New approach means shelter first, then getting straight" by Larry Kusch. ]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/09/wfp_homes_for_the_homeless_hig.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/09/wfp_homes_for_the_homeless_hig.html Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:24:36 -0600 Empires of Food: Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations: "Empires is an engagingly written history with an urgent message about the fragile unsustainability of our agriculture. According to the authors, it is only through the massive use of artificial fertilizers, manufactured with finite supplies of natural gas, that we have managed to increase our numbers past six billion people. Peaking fossil fuel supplies, combined with our abuse and destruction of topsoil, climate change and the depletion of aquifers mean that, sooner than we think, the global larder will be empty -- with all that implies for our ability to maintain current population levels."]]> http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/08/book_review_empires_of_food.html http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ius2/2010/08/book_review_empires_of_food.html Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:01:41 -0600