While the term NIMBY has a negative connotation, current residents are not naïve in their suspicious attitude toward new residential development. What are some key factors in creating community consent for new “infill” development, and are we at a critical threshold of density and city living in Vancouver right now?

Moderator

Dr. Meg Holden 

Dr. Meg Holden is an associate professor of urban studies and geography at SFU. Her research and teaching areas include social science, policy studies, philosophy, and critical questions faced by cities, sustainability workers, policy makers, theorists, and agents of change.

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