In this episode of On Site Report we sit down with esteemed researcher and educator Erick Villagomez. Erick is a lecturer at UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning and the Editor-in-Chief of Spacing Magazine Vancouver. Our conversation takes many twists and turns as we assess the direction of urban development in Vancouver, debrief on the city’s recent by-election, and discuss the importance of strong neighbourhoods in the face of a declining capitalist system. 

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Various films and books are discussed in this episode, the links to which are provided below: 

* David Harvey Rebel Cities: https://www.versobooks.com/en-ca/products/2236-rebel-cities?srsltid=AfmBOooX83HQoQnW3CsuWkhAzx_UF63FdNSULXJ_TMwE9s7DB05ufYXT 

* Ada for Mayor Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzqaj54_A-g    

* Douglas Todd for the Vancouver Sun: https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/despite-voters-rebuke-vancouvers-abc-party-new-towers-higher-increase-density

* Hospicing Modernity: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675703/hospicing-modernity-by-vanessa-machado-de-oliveira/

* A House Deconstructed: https://actar.com/product/a-house-deconstructed/

* Learning to Die in the Anthropocene: https://royscranton.net/books/learning-to-die-in-the-anthropocene/

* Feminist City: https://www.versobooks.com/en-ca/products/2626-feminist-city?srsltid=AfmBOopZLBtWfKqWaqcR_Tkaeluqa45Rs0vD3m9HSm7F6S18I4-4-nZd

* Resilience, Reciprocity, and Ecological Economics: Northwest Coast Sustainability: https://www.routledge.com/Resilience-Reciprocity-and-Ecological-Economics-Northwest-Coast-Sustainability/Trosper/p/book/9780415782524?srsltid=AfmBOopMv1S4FtSWRhm7TlCEQX_yf6k7WsNiP29bP5DpVxxfR-yEk7Yn

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