Untangling the housing knot (LIVE)

A conversation at the summer institute of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative about what Edmonton can and should do to contribute to the alleviation of the housing crisis.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Guests

• Joshua Evans, associate professor of human geography at the University of Alberta and director of the Affordable Housing Solutions Lab
• Eric Rice, a writer and researcher working with Taproot to better understand Edmonton's housing ecosystem

Housing links

• Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative
• Episode 265: An Accelerated discussion on housing
• Edmonton Affordable Housing Maintenance Fund
• Protect, Enhance, Grow: Investing in Edmonton's Community Housing Sector
• 'Damned If We Do, Damned If We Don't': Examining the Municipal Problematization of Homelessness in Edmonton, Canada During COVID-19

Books

• Homelessness is a Housing Problem
• The Tenant Class

Note: The series of Q&A interviews by Rice to be published in the fall by Taproot Edmonton is made possible through funding from the Alberta Real Estate Foundation.

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