Welcome to my web log! I write about geography and tech. Here are the most viewed articles on this website: Resources for women in tech in Vancouver How to infuse startup culture into the client-agency relationship [Published in The Guardian] Sights unseen: Vancouver’s suburbs [Published in Sad Mag] Revitalizing Hamilton’s Heart [Published in McMaster Thesis Commons] For more,Continue reading “Geography & Tech”
Category Archives: Geography
Not so passive about carbon emissions
In a city where we pride ourselves on both quality of life and living green, sustainable building design seems to have it all. Vancouver is witnessing the rise of an increasingly popular approach to sustainable building design called the “Passive House Standard.” The standard can be applied to all building types, not just houses, andContinue reading “Not so passive about carbon emissions”
Sights Unseen
Originally published in SADMag in August 2014. By Claire Atkin and Murray McKenzie. Graphics by Adam Cristobal. When Andy Yan, urban planner and researcher at Bing Thom Architects, wants to illustrate the need for regional thinking in Vancouver, he first shows his audience an image they all recognize. It is a postcard-perfect aerial photo of the downtown peninsula fromContinue reading “Sights Unseen”
Revitalizing Hamilton’s Heart
Since the 1960’s, post industrial downtowns across North America and Europe have suffered economic and population losses. Downtown revitalization theory is now a major subject in urban geography. Although each city is unique and requires customized revitalization techniques, certain approaches have worked better than others. Hamilton, Ontario, is a city of roughly 520,000 located justContinue reading “Revitalizing Hamilton’s Heart”
Claire Atkin 