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• Design Studio's Look at South East False Creek • The Economic Impact of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter

Games - The Missing Pieces Planning Students Association Student Projects Welcome to the Winter Semester After a much deserved break staff, faculty and students are back at WMAX for another semester.

For some, this means a chance to experience new and revived classes, such as Michael Larice's Urban Design History and Theory and Peter Boothroyd's Community Economic Development class (taught this year with Erika de Castro and Nathan Edelson). For others, its business as usual with plenty of time in Kamloops or in studio.

Back in Studio - Helen Ma and Gina Mitteco review their work. Photo: D.

Welch The new year has brought some other changes to SCARP. The new PSA is up and running with an active social committee and a newly formed fundraising and Legacy Fund committee. As well, the school management committee is in the process of striking admissions committees for each of SCARP's four streams as well as task forces which will look into teaching and advising and fundraising.

WMAX has also seen some changes in the New Year. Clocks have sprung up in a number of rooms and Norman Sippert has set up six new computers in the lab. An early spring cleaning has also swept the building and student projects can be seen on the walls.

In this newsletter, you can check out some of the hard work of last semester - including the design work for South East False Creek as well as the Global Citizenship forum which SCARP

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students hosted. As well, there is a section on planning for the Olympics including some thoughts on the economic impacts of the Olympics contributed by Adjunct Professor Eric Vance. And, as usual, you can find an update on the students, staff and faculty and the Planning Students Association.

In the final edition of the newsletter, due out in the first week if April, I will be presenting a 'Year in Review,' including a look at the numerous design and research projects which have been underway over both semesters. If you would like to contribute in any way, please send me an e-mail.

Planning Accreditation Board Update

Students prepare for a potluck with the PAB review team. Photo: D. Welch. On January 26, the members of the American Planning Accreditation Board had the chance to meet with students over a potluck lunch. After careful preparation by a number of students, largely Kristina Bouris, Catherine Jacobsen, Sarah MacMillan and Kamala Rao, SCARP students were well positioned to tell the reviewers about our experiences and to reflect on the ways in which the school is preparing us for professional practice.

When asked about SCARP's mission of sustainability and the democratization of planning, students replied enthusiastically. Comments such as "I wouldn't be here if this wasn't the vision," were heard across the table and many took the chance to explain how this mission is felt throughout the school.

Other highlights of the meeting included discussions of SCARP's involvement in the community and the impressive work of the urban design studio's look at South East False Creek. To end off the meeting, students were given the chance to voice their opinions on where SCARP could be strengthened. Again, the students were honest in their assessments of the school and offered a number of ideas.

Overall, the meeting went well. Indeed, it would appear that the review in general was a success.

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School Director, Tony Dorcey, shared his impressions:

Congratulations and thank you to everyone that made the outcome of the PAB Review of the School so successful. Based on my exit interview with the Site Visit Team, I am anticipating that their report will be most positive and recommend re-accreditation. They were highly impressed by all that they read, heard and saw. They see the School as having made major progress since the last review in 1999 and positioned to be one of the top tier planning schools in North America.

The final report of the visit will be delivered to SCARP later in the term.

Book Launch - Cosmopolis II: Mongrel Cities of the 21st Century This March Leonie Sandercock will launch her new book Cosmopolis II: Mongrel Cities of the 21st Century.

UBC geography professor David Ley will be on hand to introduce the book and applaud Leonie on her newest effort.

As well, Mongrel Cities will be introduced at American Association of Geographer Annual Meeting. During an "Author Meets the Critics" session, Leonie will again be in the company of David Ley, as well as three other geographers from the across the United States, in a panel discussion of the book.

Leonie Sandercock with the jacket cover for her newest publication.

Photo: D. Welch. As a sequel to Towards Cosmopolis, Mongrel Cities has been called a "visionary book of our urban future." The book examines the struggles for equality and diversity that will mark the 21st century through a global tour of contemporary cities - from Birmingham to Rotterdam, Frankfurt to Berlin, Sydney to Vancouver, and Chicago to East St. Louis.

Join SCARP and the planning community at the UBC launch of this book, March 23 at 4:30 in West Mall Annex.

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Planning Related Conferences Across North America conferences are being held which address many of the key issues related to planning. Whether you're planning to attend or just want to know what's out there, the following offers a summary of some of 2004's offerings.

February 11- 13, 2004 - Challenging Communities in Canada / Le Défi Des Villes Au Canada in Montréal, Québec. The conference will consider the big questions of urban politics, local governance and urban planning as well as innovative solutions including: What role do urban centres play in our society? What challenges do they face? How might cities best be organized to serve multiple interests? How can the different levels of government and a variety of social actors contribute to the well-being of cities? Check out www.misc-iecm.mcgill.ca for details.

Samya Clumpner and Arti Khanderia catch the sunrise

during a Bio-Regional Mapping fieldtrip.

Photo: D. Welch.

February 13 -15, 2004 - Culturepoles: City Spaces, Urban Politics & Metropolitan Theory. Organized by the Canadian Association of Cultural Studies, this conference of the Canadian Association of Cultural Studies seeks to critically engage with questions of the location of culture and cultural studies through a conscious revisiting of the city as a site for the production of theory, dominant/resistant cultural practices, and as the location of radical politics. The conference will be held in conjunction with the opening events of "Future Cities," a major international art exhibit and speakers series organized by the Art Gallery of Hamilton. Both events in Hamilton, Ontario. February 16 - 20, 2004 - Stormwater and Urban Water Systems Modeling, Toronto. A forum for professionals from across North America and overseas to exchange ideas on urban water management. Check out this link for details. February 25 - Special Session on Climate Change, EcoSmart Concrete Technology and Green Building presented by the EcoSmart(tm) Concrete Project. The Vancouver session will be held in conjunction with the BC Construction Show. Click here for information and to register. March 3-5, 2004 - E-governance: Developing on-line Citizen Participation Tools. Hosted by the City and Regional Planning program at OSU, this conference will bring speakers from across the United States. For a conference program and registration form visit their website or contact Jennifer Evans-Cowley by e-mail or by phone at (614) 247-7479.

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March 10-13, 2004 - The 2004 Community Indicators Conference: Advances in the Science and Practice of Community Indicators in Reno, Nevada. Check out their website for details. April 24 - 30, 2004 - 24th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment: "Impact Assessment for Industrial Development: Whose Business Is It?" in Vancouver. Check out their website for details. May 12 – 14, 2004 - BC Land Summit: Working Together for Better Results. The Planning Institute of British Columbia is proud to announce that it will be combining its 2004 annual conference with those of other affiliated land use professional organizations, as the BC Land Summit, at UBC in Vancouver. For more information check out the BC land summit website. July 2004 - Sustainable Communities Conference in Burlington, Vermont. The three-day, international conference will explore the progress many communities around the world have made in meeting their sustainable development goals. Cosponsored by APA National and the Canadian Institute of Planners. Check out www.global-community.org/conference/ for details. On-Line Resources Smart Growth Bylaws Guide is available on-line

Looking for planning and urban design books on-line? Check out Sprawl Solutions, New Society Publishers and Island Press

The AMS has launched its own e-newsletter on campus development. Sign up and stay informed.

Sage Publications is giving free access to online journals until the end of March. Subjects include: development studies, economics, evaluation & methodology, peace studies, social policy, social work, sociology, urban studies & planning, and women's & gender studies. Click here to check it out.

Langara College Continuing Studies has just announced new community development course offerings for 2004. For a full listing of Continuing Studies courses, visit their website or contact Leslie Kemp at 604-323-5981.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development has launched Version 2 of the Compendium of Sustainable Development Indicator Initiatives, a worldwide directory of who is doing what in the field of sustainability indicators. Check it out here.

The Worldwatch Institute recently released a special edition of the State of the World Report that examines how we consume, why we consume, and what impact our consumption choices have on the planet and our fellow human beings. Find out more at by clicking here.

Looking for planning journals? Start with the UBC library and then check out this link.

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Coming Events As the new year gets going, more and more events are being held across campus and throughout the region. As well, be sure to check out the Conferences page to see what's happening.

On-going - Graduate Student Workshop Series, sponsored by UBC Library, UBC Writing Centre, Arts ISIT, the Office of Learning Technology, and Student Development and Services, features workshops on research, writing and presentations skills.

SCARPies Darren Cole, Mark Pickersgill and

Helen Ma relaxing in WMAX. Photo: D. Welch.

Ongoing - Each and every Tuesdays in the SUB you have the chance to support organic, fair trade producers. Brought to you by the UBC Natural Food Co-op- an AMS Club. 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. February 3, 2004 - Community Forum Series: Is Greater Vancouver a Truly Multicultural Community? Opening words by Ujjal Dosanjh. 7:00 pm at Surrey Arts Centre - 13750 - 88 Ave, in Bear Creek Park. Free, no registration required. February 5, 2004 - Presentation on Planning Green Communities: Seattle's Lake Union District. 3:00-6:00 pm at Terasen Gas, 1111 West Georgia St., Georgia Room. E-mail Sharon Lisette for fees and registration. February 6 - 7, 2004 - Travelling World Community Film Festival. Co-Development Canada and the World Community Development Education Society present 37 documentaries from around the world highlighting stories, voices and perspectives seldom seen in mainstream media and that touch on pressing social issues of the day. SFU Harbour Centre (515 W. Hastings St.) For more information, call 604-708-1495. February 16 - 192004 - Reading Break Seminars for Graduate Students. This year TAG is offering seven half-day seminars designed by graduate students for fellow students who are interested in teaching and learning. Check out the details and register at www.tag.ubc.ca. February 17th, 2004 - Community Forum Series: Is Greater Vancouver a Truly Multicultural Community? Opening words by award-winning architect Bing Thom. 12 noon (brown bag lunch) at Vancouver Public Library - Main Branch. Free, no registration required. February 17th, 2004 - Community Forum Series: Is Greater Vancouver a Truly Multicultural Community? Opening words by SFU Chancellor and Vancouver financier Milton Wong. 7:00 pm in Richmond (location TBA). Free, no registration required.

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February 18, 2004 - Integration of GIS, Mobile Solutions and Satellite Imagery. Seminar hosted by the B.C. Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association. Ramada Plaza Conference Resort, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Breakfast, Lunch and Coffee will be served. For registration and cost, check out www.urisabc.org or send an e-mail. February 20, 2004 - Urban Traplines: Exploring Safety and Social Inclusion in the City. This event provides a democratic space for citizens to explore the related issues of homelessness, increased visibility of poverty, mental illness and drug use on the streets and how these conditions challenge our notions of community standards of livability and public safety. 7-9:30 pm, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, SFU (580 W Hastings St.). To register please call 604.291.5100 February 23, 2004 - Community Forum Series: Is Greater Vancouver a Truly Multicultural Community? Opening words by Nurjehan Mawani, Senior Advisor on Diversity, Canadian Centre for Management Development, and former Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of the Immigration and Refugee Board. 12 noon (brown bag lunch) at Vancouver Public Library - Main Branch. Free, no registration required. February 26, 2004 - Panel on Immigration: Vancouver and Our Future. Panelists include: Martin Collacott, Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute, Danial Heibert, Co-director, Vancouver Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration in the Metropolis (RIIM), and Marilyn Viger, Director General - BC and Yukon, Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 2:00 pm at SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hasting St, Vancouver. March 3-5, 2004 - E-governance: Developing on-line Citizen Participation Tools. Hosted by the City and Regional Planning program at OSU, this conference will bring speakers from across the United States. For a conference program and registration form visit their website or contact Jennifer Evans-Cowley by e-mail or by phone at (614) 247-7479. March 5 - BC Smart Growth Economic Development Forum presents Creating Prosperous, Livable Communities. Registration is required. Check out www.smartgrowth.bc.ca for details March 10-13, 2004 - The 2004 Community Indicators Conference: Advances in the Science and Practice of Community Indicators in Reno, Nevada. Check out their website for details. March 12, 2004 - 23rd Annual Graduate Symposium, Crash: Conflict in Urban Space. Hosted by the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory, UBC. 12 noon until 9 pm in Room 102, Lasserre. The keynote address will be given by Whitney Davis, Department Chair of the History of Art Department at the University of California, Berkeley. April 24 - 30, 2004 - 24th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment: "Impact Assessment for Industrial Development: Whose Business Is It?" in Vancouver. Check out shierwebsite for details. May 12 – 14, 2004 - BC Land Summit: Working Together for Better Results. The Planning

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Institute of British Columbia is proud to announce that it will be combining its 2004 annual conference with those of other affiliated land use professional organizations, as the BC Land Summit, at UBC in Vancouver. For more information check out the BC land summit website. July 2004 - Sustainable Communities Conference in Burlington, Vermont. The three-day, international conference will explore the progress many communities around the world have made in meeting their sustainable development goals. Co-sponsored by APA National and the Canadian Institute of Planners. Check out www.global-community.org/conference/ for details.

Faculty

Updates The New Year has brought some changes to the staff and faculty at SCARP:

• New Staff - Many of us have already had the chance to meet Eve Clark, the new PhD Secretary in the SCARP office, who started in November. She is responsible for database and website management, room bookings, maintaining and scheduling audiovisual equipment, and numerous other general office duties.

• Returning Faculty - Nora Angeles has returned after the birth of her baby girl, Seneca, and is teaching Gender and International Development Planning.

• Faculty Leaves - Tim McDaniels has begun his study leave and will be off campus for the remainder of the year. As well, both Penny Gurstein and Nora Angeles will be taking study leave from July 1, 2004 until June 2005.

Faculty Publications

Congratulations to Leonie Sandercock for the upcoming release of her new book, Cosmopolis II: Mongrel Cities of the 21st Century.

To recognize this accomplishment SCARP will be hosting a book launch later in March.

Welcome to Stephanie Chang I had the opportunity to catch up with Stephanie Chang, who arrived at UBC in January. She has been busy getting set up in West Mall Annex, moving research grants over to UBC from the University of Washington, continuing her research activities, and attending a couple of conferences and workshops in L.A.

Stephanie is looking forward to getting her research going at UBC, preparing for her teaching

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next year, and getting better acquainted with the faculty and students at SCARP and across campus. She welcomes students to make appointments to come and talk to her, as a couple have already done.

Early in March she will be having a brownbag seminar to introduce herself to students.

Global Citizenship Forum In September 2003, a group of students came together in the course, PLAN 548O, Practicum in Development Planning, to look at the development issues, both in Vancouver and abroad, and to continue to critically examine UBC's commitment to global citizenship. Following the momentum of last year's class, the group, under the guidance of Professor Peter Boothroyd, Erika de Castro and Vince Verlaan decided to host an Open Space event focused on global citizenship.

On December 4, 2003, over 40 people came together to look at global citizenship and to examine the role of the university in upholding the tenets of this concept. Using Open Space technology, participants were given an active role in shaping the agenda. These ranged from funding global citizenship projects and adding citizenship issues to UBC's curriculum, to discussions aimed at defining citizenship and its inherent rights and responsibilities.

Over all, the event was a success. Participants left feeling energized and more aware of issues and challenges at UBC, as well as with the knowledge that there were other people on campus interested in notions of global citizenship.

Students, faculty and staff 'shopping' for workshops at the forum.

Photo: D. Welch.

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After the session was over, the class quickly compiled all the session notes into a report, which was then distributed to all the participants within 48 hours. With this in hand, it is the hope that through this class more people at UBC will be prepared to take action for global citizenship at UBC and that networks will be created to support this work.

”I want to complement SCARP, the students of PLAN 5480 and Peter Boothroyd for taking the initiative to follow up the president's initiative on global citizenship in 2002 with the workshop last week...they planned the day well, were professional, organized and committed...it is so good to see SCARP taking this kind of lead in inspiring action and change on our own campus.”

- Brenda Sawada, Manager, UBC SEEDS, Campus Sustainability Office

Forum participants debrief after an energizing day. Photo D. Welch.

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Planning for the 2010 Olympics Starting early in 1998, a group of local people approached Vancouver City Council as a first step in submitting a bid for the 2010 games. After five years of campaigning, a city-wide plebiscite, and an enormous bid effort, Vancouver won the 2010 Winter Games.

Now comes an even harder part - planning for the event. According to the City of Vancouver's website, development for the Games, including permanent facilities, will "follow the City's normal development approval processes, including public consultation, and issuing of development and building permits."

And indeed, a quick read of the bid and further documents demonstrates that sustainability issues are on the radar screen of the City, especially in the environmental sphere. Environmental issues, including green building, sustainable transportation, energy efficiency, water conservation, air quality and greenhouse gas management, waste minimization, and protection and enhancement of natural landscapes are listed in the Bid.

As well, the Bid speaks to making the Olympics an "inclusive" Games. This means that attention will be paid to "working with the community to protect people from being made homeless by the event, to ensure both short and long-term jobs are created for local communities, and to ensure that civil liberties such as the right to protest are respected."

With six years until game time, there is a lot of planning yet to come, and SCARP may have the chance to participate in the process. As Michael Larice's design students and Eric Vance's article have already demonstrated, planning students and faculty have a significant contribution to make in planning for the Olympics:

• Urban Design Studio's look at South East False Creek • Economic Impact of the 2010 Olympics

(Source: All Bid details from City of Vancouver)

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Urban Design Studio's Look at South East False Creek

The Vancouver Athletes Village is one of the many planning processes that the City of Vancouver is undertaking in preparation for the games. The village, which will be situated on city owned land along the southeast shore of False Creek, will be a mix of apartments and townhouses, which will be sold or leased to the public after the Games.

A process has been in place to develop this land and numerous designs have been presented, including the work of SCARP's urban design studio. As presented here, the SCARP students developed professional designs, which addressed the Bid's commitment to both social and environmental sustainability.

the waste water cycle.

birds eye view design: christopher atkins

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perspective: looking east towards the pedestrian bridge. design: helen ma

the market place. design: jonathan tinney

the rainforest: log jam fountain. design: peter russell

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perspective to olympic fountain and wetland. design: dawei cao

The Economic Impact of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games - The Missing Pieces

Contributed by Eric C. Vance, MA, P. Econ., CMC, MCIP Adjunct Professor - SCARP Considerable publicity has been given to the anticipated benefits of the 2010 Olympics to the provincial economy. The commonly quoted figures are that BC stands to gain as many as 228,000 new jobs and as much as $10 billion in additional economic activity. This has lead many people to conclude that the Games will not only pay their own way but provide an economic windfall for the province (1). Whether one is a supporter of the 2010 Olympics or not, there are a number of issues on the economic front that as planners we should be thinking about.

To begin with, the figure of 228,000 new jobs that is tossed around by politicians and many in the media is not correct. The provincial government's own economic impact study estimated that the 2010 Olympics might generate that many person-years of employment over 30 years under a best case scenario (2). There is a big difference between jobs and person-years of employment, with 228,000 person-years of employment over 30 years translating into 7,600 full-time equivalent continuing jobs over the period. The Olympics will therefore not have the type of long-term effects on the province's employment picture that some would like to believe or have others believe.

More significantly, there has been no weighing of the public costs of the Games against the anticipated benefits. The question of whether or not the Olympics are a good use of public funds, especially compared to alternative uses, has not been examined by senior governments, as Schaeffer et al elaborate upon in their paper on a cost-benefit approach to evaluating the Games

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(3).

Beyond the battle of the numbers, there are a number of areas where the economic effects of the Olympics need in-depth investigation. For example:

• Many hundreds of millions of dollars of public funds will be spent to host the Olympics, including infrastructure upgrades (notably the Sea-to-Sky Highway). How will this affect other areas of provincial and federal government funding in the province?

• The Olympics are predicted by some to drive up the price of real estate in the region, a trend that is already being observed in the Squamish-Whistler-Pemberton corridor. That's great news for those who own real estate, but the long-term effects on renters (individuals and small businesses) and those trying to enter the home ownership market are unknown.

• Many of the economic benefits of the Olympics will accrue to the Greater Vancouver-Whistler region. Not quantified or clearly articulated is how communities elsewhere in the province stand to gain from the Games. Some appear to be hanging onto the hope that they will benefit through some type of vaguely defined spill-over economic effects.

• The Squamish-Whistler-Pemberton corridor is already a major outdoor recreation draw for Greater Vancouver residents and visitors and its attraction will grow in the coming years even without the focus that is being put on it by the Olympics. As the capacity of this area to accommodate recreational activity is reached, will it become a playground for the well-to-do rather than the average citizen and will the Olympics accelerate this process?

• There will be a variety of environmental impacts resulting from activities such as Olympic venue construction and expansion, transportation, and increased outdoor recreation. The significance of some of these impacts, how they will be mitigated and the costs involved have not been fully identified.

There are many reasons why one might want to support the 2010 Olympics, such as the contribution to Canadian sports, community pride, cultural promotion, showcasing the province and so on. However, it is far from clear how much the Olympics will ultimately benefit the economy of the province and its communities, particularly when weighed against the economic, social, financial and environmental costs. There is fruitful ground here for planning students and researchers looking for interesting projects to tackle.

1 - These economic impact figures include not only activity stimulated by the Olympics, but also the construction of a new Vancouver convention centre, which is not directly tied to the Games.

2- InterVistas Consulting Inc., The Economic Impact of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Game: An Update. November 20, 2002.

3 - Marvin Shaffer, Alan Greer and Celine Mauboules, A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, February 2003.

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Planning Students Association After a couple weeks of creative campaigning last fall SCARP students voted in their new Planning Students Association (PSA). Catherine Jacobsen has come on board as the new President, with Margaret Wittgens and Samya Clumpner filling the respective roles of Administrator and Treasurer. The three general Board positions have been filled by Aleksandra Brzozowski, James O'Neill and Danyta Welch.

Additionally, many other students have come on board as specific representatives. These include:

PSA reps - Mark Pickersgill, Gina Mitteco, Lisa Moffat, Mark Sloat and Daphne Powell - before a SCARP group hug. Photo: D. Welch.

• Mark Pickersgill - Events Coordinator • Helen Ma - Alma Mater Society Representative • Sanjay Coelho - Graduate Students Society Representative • Gina Mitteco - American Planning Association Representative & Communications

Coordinator • Brian Patterson - Canadian Institute of Planners Representative • Lisa Moffat - First Year Orientation Coordinator • Liana Evans - Transportation Coordinator • Daphne Powell - Planning Institute of BC Representative • Mark Sloat - Canadian Planning Students Representative • Samara Brock - City of Vancouver Representative

Early in January, the past PSA welcomed in the new Board, the torch was passed and the new Board, with the generous and fun guidance of the past members, has already started to work. To date, Mark has led a fun-filled ski trip to Cypress and Danyta has organized the first monthly film nights. The PSA also helped to organize a potluck lunch with the Planning Accreditation Board representatives. SCARP students also had a visit from the national student representative of the Canadian Planning Association.

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At a visioning session late in January, Mark Pickersgill formed a Social Committee and started to brainstorm events for the coming semester, as well as the summer and next September. Possible ideas included a summer field trip, the SCARP-ley Cup (a hockey tournament dreamed up by Chris Atkins), and all-time favourites such as disco bowling and social nights with Landscape Architecture and Architecture students.

The new PSA Board is also helping to ensure student representation in the management of SCARP. Three students, Catherine Jacobsen, Samya Clumpner and Danyta Welch will attend the monthly School Management Committee meetings.

New PSA President, Catherine Jacobsen, and Administrator,

Margaret Wittgens, on their Bio-Regional Mapping fieldtrip. Photo: D.

Welch.

The PSA has also been asked to find student representatives for two school task forces, one which will look into teaching and funding issues, the other to sit on admission committees for the four streams of concentration offered within SCARP.

On behalf of the new PSA, I would like to thank the past Board members for their continued hard work. We are all looking forward to this new year at SCARP

Students Projects After a semester of hard work in the fall, producing such things as designs for South East False Creek and a forum on Global Citizenship, SCARPies are at it again. In this semester many students are working on interesting topics for classes, thesis and project ideas. As well, preparations are underway for Studies abroad in Cuba, with Spanish classes once a week. Here are a few examples of some other projects:

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Bio-Regional Mapping

This year, Doug Aberley's mapping class is working with the Sencot'en people on the Saanich Peninsula (on Vancouver Island). As in past years, a series of bio-physical and cultural maps will be made through research, community consultation and a lot of cutting and pasting.

At the end of January, the class met representatives from the Tsawout and Tsartslip communities and in the last week of February the class will be heading to the island for a site visit, as well as for research opportunities with local planning authorities.

Be sure to check out the Spring newsletter to see how the maps turn out.

Gord Tycho, Arti Khanderia and Jamil Bundalli outside of the Tsawout First Nations office in

Central Saanich. Photo: D. Welch.

John Friedmann's Workshop for International Development The weekly International Research Workshop held by John Friedmann gives students the opportunity to present their research interests and thesis ideas in a comfortably critical forum. Peers give feedback and ask questions while John Friedmann suggests possible research contacts, references and new lines of inquiry to follow up on. Marisol Petersen, who has been attending the workshops, contributed the following:

After my first presentation, I realised that developing an operational research question relies on a 'narrowing your interests down' process that is very time-consuming. In preparing my update presentation, I learned that this process requires doing a lot more research, finding more contacts, scheduling more meetings, writing more emails and a lot of time thinking. I am just so glad that I started this process in John Friedmann's class rather than days before leaving to do my field work (which is what I know would have probably happened otherwise).

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Canadian Association of Planning Students 2004 Conference Michael Anhorn braved a Saskatchewan winter and headed to the CAPS conference. He had the following to say:

This years CAPS conference was held in Saskatoon, and despite temperatures that earned Saskatchewan the dubious title of the coldest place on earth, it was a great success. The organizing team took advantage of the unique characteristics of Saskatoon and gave participants an opportunity to learn about planning in the context of both rural and urban reserves, and to explore the challenges of CPTED in a low-density city.

Outside of the organized activities, there were many opportunities to meet other planning students from across Canada. Student paper presentations gave all participants an opportunity to see what is important to students in other schools and gave us a change to see some of the differences and similarities between schools.

The University of Toronto will host next year's CAPS Conference where they will highlight "The Best and The Worst" of planning in Toronto. It will be an excellent opportunity for SCARP students to not only learn from the success and failures of projects in Toronto, but also to highlight the best and the worst of our projects.

Internships

In the second semester, Sanjay Coelho, Darren Cole, Lisa King, and Daphne Powell are working with William Trousdale of EcoPlan International as interns on a Local Economic Development project. The project is joint venture between EcoPlan International Inc. and UN-Habitat to develop a four part LED resource manual for local government and civil society organizations, which will be published internationally. For the SCARP students, it's an amazing opportunity to learn about LED, to learn from a "real" planner, and to work on a great project. According to Daphne Powell, "It's a lot of work, but so far, it feels great knowing that the work we're doing will contribute to the finished manual, and will be used by people all over the world!"

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