Author: Building Resilient Neighbourhoods

Co-op Atlantic is the second largest regional co-operative wholesaler in Canada and the largest co-operative in Atlantic Canada. Based in Moncton, N.B., Co-op Atlantic is owned by more than 100…

People’s Academy for Community Engagement (PACE) is Seattle’s civic leadership development program dedicated to building the skills of community members in a multicultural participatory learning environment. Participants learn hands-on strategies…

rethink urban is a collaborative consulting group and an urban ideas blog. We are interested in stimulating discussion of best practices for great cities and in helping implement change. We focus…

Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit planning, design and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities. Our pioneering Placemaking approach helps citizens…

Transition Town founder Rob Hopkins speaks to Saltspring Islanders about their resilience work and how it fits into what’s going on around the world. Click here to watch the video.

A 2012 report from a Simon Fraser University-hosted public dialogue on “Ideas to reimagine the future of health care from a community perspective.” Click here to read the report.

Leadership Victoria is a community-based, voluntary organization committed to developing, recognizing and honouring outstanding community leaders in building a vibrant community. Since 2000, we have become the go-to organization for…

A comparison of the nature and principles of the Industrial Growth Economy and the Sharing Economy. Click here to read the essay.

Inspired by the Clare Street neighbourhood, this story follows the installation of 5 “little libraries” on boulevards in various neighbourhoods through Victoria, B.C. as a fitting memorial and lasting legacy…

Transition Network is a charitable organisation whose role is to inspire, encourage, connect, support and train communities as they self-organise around the Transition Town model, creating initiatives that rebuild resilience…

The story of how people in a Portland, Oregon neighbourhood came together to make their neighbourhood more resilient. Click here to read their story.

Recently the plans for Copenhagen’s first climate adapted neighbourhood were presented to the public. The project’s visions to transform Saint Kjeld’s Quarter into Copenhagen’s greenest neighborhood were presented at a grand opening…