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Diversity of Housing and Land Use Conflicts in Linley Valley West Role Play

Explore the diversity of housing and land use conflicts in Linley Valley West through a role play activity. Discover the different perspectives of developers, the City of Nanaimo, the Save Linley Valley West Society, and visionary regional planners, and understand their motivations and objectives.

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Diversity of Housing and Land Use Conflicts in Linley Valley West Role Play

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  1. GEOG 346: Day 17 Diversity of Housing and Preparing for a Role Play [For more on affordable housing solutions, see http://www.smartgrowth.bc.ca/ Portals/0/Downloads/SGBC_Affordable_Housing_Report_2007.pdf]

  2. Housekeeping Items • Our exam will be on Wednesday, April 17th at 1 p.m. in Building 180, Room #134 [it’s handily close to the pub…]. You will have three hours, but you won’t need it. • A reminder that the final project is due April 4th. • You still have to sign up for the CREATE sessions on the 26th and 27th to showcase undergraduate student research through poster sessions and a few oral presentations. It might be a good venue to rehearse your projects. For more information, see http://www.viu.ca/research/create/index.asp. • I am trying to arrange a field trip to West Linley Valley. I was looking at Thursday but, given the projected weather, I think I’ll try for next Tuesday.

  3. Diversity of Housing • I neglected to mention that another measure taken for affordable housing is when municipalities – particularly, big cities with lots of city-owned land – donate or write down the value of land for either social housing built by senior governments or cheaper units built by developers who build them, in addition to market units, in exchange for the cheaper land. • In addition to affordability, there is also the need for diversity of housing types and an ability to change to reflect the needs of different stages in the life cycle. • One pioneer in this regard is Avi Friedman of McGill University, with his concept of the ‘Grow Home.’

  4. Diversity of Housing • http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/afhoce/afhoce/afhostcast/afhoid/cohode/buhoin/buhoin_005.cfm#full • This web link from CMHC gives a lot of background information (see above). • The Grow Homes take a townhouse format on three storeys (basement, main floor, and second floor). They are smaller, but cheaper (both to build and to buy), more adaptable, with the capacity for add-on features. • Friedman has authored a book on the subject and has won an award from UN Habitat for this work.

  5. Background to the Role Play • I’ve been working with the concept that land use conflicts arise in part from the fact that different groups view the same piece of land through different “lenses”. I co-authored a paper on this subject with a friend where we applied it to Echo Heights in Chemainus. The same framework may apply to Linley Valley West. • The lenses include: • commodity • resource • environment • ecosystem • heritage/ homeland • bioregion

  6. Background to the Role Play • Commodity- Often the perspective of developers and real estate agents. They focus on ‘raw land,’ irrespective of other features, in terms of its potential to be developed or sold and turned into profits or real estate fees. The perspective is often quite short-term. • Resource- Covers a spectrum from long-term stewardship of a resource like soil, fish or timber (e.g. MerveWilkin-son) to a ‘cut and run’ mentality. • Environment- Focuses on the more superficial aspects of environment, such as views, attractive greenery, and recreational opportunities. • Ecosystem- Understanding land as habitat for species (including rare and endangered ones) and providing essential ecosystem services (air and water purification).

  7. Background to the Role Play • Heritage/ homeland- The perspective of those with a long history in an area who identify with historic buildings and landscapes and who cultural identity is connected to those landscapes and to traditional activities conducted within them, such as First Nations. • Bioregion- A frame of reference, usually on a larger scale, that encompasses ecosystems, heritage, different cultures, and more self-sufficient ways of making a living from the land. • Sometimes people are motivated by more than one perspective, and there are other possible perspectives that this model may miss. Can you think of any?

  8. Background to the Role Play • We will start preparing for the role play today and the focus will be Linley Valley West. I’m going to divide you into 4 groups: developers who are interested in developing the area, the City of Nanaimo which does not want to preserve it at this point, the Save Linley Valley West Society, and a group of visionary regional planners who are interested in how the area fits into the ecology and recreational needs of the region. • I want you to pick a group that is the opposite of one you would usually gravitate towards, and I will re-assign if the numbers are uneven. Your initial goal is to figure what motives and objectives will be and what information you will need to play your role. Your thoughts will be shared with the rest of the class.

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