Densification: Who really benefits?

Part of a series of forums that Douglas College is hosting in partnership with SFU and the City of New Westminster. The goal of these forums is to provide an occasion for frank discussion on important issues facing urban and suburban communities, to both inform and learn from academics, practitioners, and citizens. Part of a series of forums that Douglas College is hosting in partnership with SFU and the City of New Westminster. The goal of these forums is to provide an occasion for frank discussion on important issues facing urban and suburban communities, to both inform and learn from academics, practitioners, and citizens. Densification has been hailed as the answer to creating walkable neighborhoods, reducing our ecological footprint, and addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the Lower Mainland. But with home-buyers and renters still paying top dollar per square foot, who really benefits from expanding upwards and downwards, and squeezing people into more and more compact spaces? Join us as we explore the pros and cons of densification, and its social, environmental and economic impacts. Moderator: Ben Christensen, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Douglas College) Panel Discussion: Emilie K. Adin, Director of Planning and Development Services (City of New Westminster)(7:48). Patrick M. Condon, School Of Architecture And Landscape Architecture (UBC)(17:38). Q&A with panelists(49:57)