New Uses for Old Buildings: Organic Renewal in the West Exchange District, 1975-2010

Paper: iii, 14 pp., digital file.Since 1975, the Exchange District west of Main Street has emerged as downtown Winnipeg’s most successful and interesting neighbourhoods. Built up as a wholesale warehouse district in the late 19th and early 20th century, the West Exchange is now seeing these warehouse spaces reused as loft condos, artist studios, offi ces and trendy retail, bars and cafes. This paper will examine the slow revitalization process that has occurred in the West Exchange, arguing that the lack of a major urban renewal programs and the abundance of cheap, reusable space has facilitated this revitalization. By leaving the West Exchange’s physical form intact, revitalization has been further assisted through the attraction of hipster and yupster consumers.Institute of Urban Studie

Winnipeg's Chinatown: A Summary

A summary of the City of Winnipeg's Chinatown in the downtown area. Describing the history, similarities, and future of Winnipeg's Chinatown

Citizenship, Values, & Cultural Concerns: What Americans Want From Immigration Reform

In February 2013, Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), in partnership with the Brookings Institution, conducted one of the largest surveys ever fielded on immigration policy, immigrants, and religious and cultural changes in the U.S. The survey of nearly 4,500 American adults explores the many divisions -- political, religious, ethnic, geographical, and generational -- within the nation over core values and their relationship to immigration. The new survey also tracks key questions from surveys conducted by PRRI in 2010-2011. This report presents the results of these surveys

The Divided Prairie City: Income Inequality Among Winnipeg's Neighbourhoods, 1970-2010

Book: x, 110 pp.,; ill., digital file.This book brings twelve experts on Winnipeg to talk about the people, places, and spaces, impacted by a growing gap between rich and poor neighbourhoods. We add a geographic perspective to the recent conversations about Winnipeg's racial and economic divides.Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; Neighbourhood Change Research Partnershi