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Community Development

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Journal of the American Planning Association

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Journal of Urban Affairs

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The financialization of Canadian multi-family rental housing: From trailer to tower

After 20 years of disinvestment, new financial vehicles began targeting Canada’s multi-family apartment sector in the 1990s, with the first Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) declaring “Apartments make money!” on the cover of their 1999 report.

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COVID-19 Housing Policy: State and Federal Eviction Moratoria and Supportive Measures in the United States During the Pandemic

This article provides the first comprehensive description of federal and state housing policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Housing Policy Debate

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Urban, Planning and Transport Research

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Regional Studies, Regional Science

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Regional Studies

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Journal of Architectural Education

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Housing Studies

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Is LGBT homelessness different? Reviewing the relationship between LGBT identity and homelessness

This article explores existing evidence concerning the causes and experience of homelessness among lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people. A total of 88 sources, published after 2000, were included in the review.

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Australian regional communities are changing. The combined impact of out-migration and ageing populations means that the capacity of regional communities to function as they traditionally have is challenged. In this context, volunteer effort remains a vital part of building community resilience and social capital. Yet, volunteering per se is under threat, and encouraging young people to volunteer an even greater challenge.
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We examined whether living in a walkable neighborhood influenced the happiness of younger and older city residents. The data for this study came from a comprehensive household population survey of 1,064 adults living in 16 neighborhoods in Dublin City (Ireland) and its suburbs. We used multigroup structural equation modeling to analyze the direct and indirect effects of walkability on happiness, mediated by health, trust, and satisfaction with neighborhood appearance.
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As contemporary colleges and universities continue to undergo unprecedented growth, more and more students commuting to campus face parking and physical infrastructural connectivity problems. Using the case of a US college campus, this paper identifies areas in which physical infrastructural connectivity limits students’ ability to commute to campus, either due to gaps in the network or lack of awareness of the network.
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This research analyzes the emergent collaborative governance of local food systems (LFS) development in a six-county region of Michigan’s Western Upper Peninsula, a post-industrial mining region with a long history of local food provisioning. We contribute to scholarship on rural food systems by framing LFS development as a social good, benefiting placemaking and long-term economic development. 
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