Incremental Launching of Steel Girders in British Columbia—Two Case Studies

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 443-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Gale
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Steel Girders

scholarly journals Longer distance cycling for interspecies mobility justice in Canada

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Scott
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Active Travel ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Moral Obligations ◽  
Social Production ◽  
Central Cities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Specific Number

This article explores how longer distance cycling can advance interspecies mobility justice, a theory of (im)mobilities and justice that includes other-than-human persons and habitats as worthy of our positive moral obligations. I argue that longer distance cycling can advance interspecies mobility justice by promoting socially inclusive and ecologically good cycling practices that redress the active travel poverty of marginalized and colonized populations, while replacing rather than augmenting auto roads with active travel routes that help humans respect other species. The article theorizes longer distance cycling not as some specific number of kilometres, but rather as the social production of cycling space across gentrified central cities, struggling inner suburbs, outer exurbs and rural countrysides. To explore this argument my analysis focuses on Canada, an extreme context for longer distance cycling. I offer a comparison of two case studies, situated on the country’s west and east coasts, Vancouver, British Columbia and Halifax, Nova Scotia, drawing on an ongoing ethnographic study of cycling practices and politics in Canada.  

scholarly journals Innovative Affordable Housing Strategies for Vancouver

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Duffus
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
Creative Solutions ◽  
The Face ◽  
Beautiful City

Vancouver, British Columbia is a very attractive place to live for many reasons, but the high cost of housing in this beautiful city has become a threat to the future prosperity of the region. As housing prices continue to rise and become less attainable to low and medium income earners, innovative strategies to provide new supply of affordable housing will need to be implemented. The paper outlines a variety of housing solutions that have already had success in the Vancouver area and elsewhere. Case studies are brought together in this document to highlight the potential that combining and replicating successful housing models can have for Vancouver. Through creative solutions and strong partnerships, Vancouver can become a world leader in innovative housing provision in the face of extreme market conditions and land constraints.

What Lies Beneath: Geophysical Approaches for Assessing Trenchless Water Crossings

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alastair McClymont ◽  
Paul Bauman ◽  
Erin Ernst ◽  
Dan Parker
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Granular Material ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Seismic Refraction ◽  
Geophysical Data ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Geophysical Surveys ◽  
Data Gaps ◽  
Different Types

When tied to drilling results, geophysical surveys of trenchless water crossings provide important information on subsurface geotechnical conditions, including bedrock elevation and the locations of zones of granular material within overburden. Because the terrain can change quite dramatically at water crossings, it is difficult to acquire geophysical data that is continuous between the geotechnical boreholes. The resulting data gaps can decrease confidence in understanding the site geotechnical conditions, which increases uncertainties in the detailed engineering design of the trenchless water crossing (e.g., HDD, or MTBM method). We demonstrate here how some of the technical challenges associated with acquiring continuous geophysical data at water crossings can be overcome. These include the use of suspended ERT cables, and complementary waterborne ERT and seismic refraction surveys. To illustrate the efficacy of these techniques, we present case-studies from proposed HDD crossings of three different types of water bodies at sites in British Columbia and Alberta.

scholarly journals Towards an Evaluation-Based Framework of Collaborative Archaeology

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Guilfoyle ◽  
Erin A. Hogg
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Project Evaluation ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Archaeological Practice ◽  
Collaborative Archaeology ◽  
Different Types

AbstractCollaborative archaeology is a growing field within the discipline, albeit one that is rarely analyzed. Although collaborative approaches are varied and diverse, we argue that they can all share a single methodological framework. Moreover, we suggest that collaborative archaeology projects can be evaluated to determine the variety among projects and to identify the elements of engaged research. We provide two case studies emphasizing project evaluation: (1) inter-project evaluation of community-engagement in British Columbia archaeology and (2) intra-project evaluation of co-management archaeology projects in Western Australia. The two case studies highlight that project evaluation is possible and that a single framework can be applied to many different types of projects. Collaborative archaeology requires analysis and evaluation to determine what facilitates engagement to further the discipline and to create better connections between archaeologists and community members. The discussed case studies illustrate two shared methods for accomplishing this. The paper argues that collaborative approaches are necessary for advancing archaeological practice.

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