Legislation /Literature Review (Phase 1) - Level UP
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Market research Law and policy Social sciencesSkills
nodes (networking) reconciliation poverty reductionAvailable positions: 4 students.
Student 1: Examine the TRC (Truth and Reconciliation Commission) Calls to Action and summarize the points related to Housing. Then examine the City of Edmonton Indigenous Framework and line up the similar points that reference housing. Summarize and categorize these two documents' goals and objectives.
Student 2: Review Canada's Poverty Reduction Strategy and the EndPoverty Edmonton Action Plan and pull out all the housing related action items and details from both documents. Conduct a literature review related to affordable housing initiatives in Canada.
Student 3: Review the new City of Edmonton Municipal Development Plan (MDP) called City Plan. Pull out all the sections regarding housing objectives. Review the City's Infill Roadmap and also pull out all the objectives and opportunities. Finally take the City's Nodes and Corridors work (going back 7 years to when the work was initiated under Wesley Andreas at the City) and determine how the most current documents align with the City Plan. Summarize these three documents.
Student 4: Summarize the Human Rights to Housing argument and proposed legislations, arguments and current status.
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As Urbanists our mission is to improve the well-being of our neighborhoods by building innovative spaces where SUSTAINABLE HOUSING and community come together. We are all about Inclusivity, Earth Friendly Design, and Social Connectedness.