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Régions: Sahtu Settlement Area

étiquettes: social sciences, socio-economics, economic sustainable development, homelessness, Sahtu Settlement Area

Objectif(s): To answer the questions: What model of ownership will create the most sustainable conditions, economically and institutionally, for an affordable housing development in a remote NWT community?

Description du projet: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5490. Overall objectives for the design prototyping phase will include: What model of ownership will create the most sustainable conditions, economically and institutionally, for an affordable housing development in a remote NWT community? What funding frameworks could be applicable in this context and what would be the benefits or issues surrounding each? What regulatory, social, and financial risks are to be considered and mitigated? What design and planning principles protect the interests of vulnerable populations, including access to high-quality housing, amenities, and public spaces? What architectural approach and construction methodology could yield a replicable model for environmentally responsible, economically viable affordable housing? To complete this project the research team will conduct: Literature review - confirmation of theoretical framework; clarification of focus areas for key informant interviews; Key informant interviews; Precedent analysis - local/Northern; and southern Canadian; and, Design prototyping - funding and governance model; built environment. An important method of data collection will be interviews with key informants. Multiple overarching objectives may be addressed through these interviews: A) Local case studies will be analyzed for "lessons learned". Case studies are expected to include existing social housing developments, co-operative structures, and initiatives by the NWTHC, among others; and B) The specific needs of housing providers will be identified, with regards to gaps in research, funding priorities, partnerships, and services required to support operations, along with programming and infrastructure needs. There is an established though not necessarily formalized network of multi-disciplinary practitioners currently working to address housing affordability at a local, territorial, or pan-territorial scale. Where gaps are identified in local expertise, case studies elsewhere in Canada will be looked to as precedents to inform design principles, approach, objectives and methods. Information collected from interviews and case studies will directly inform the design prototyping exercise. Through prototyping, potential solutions will be developed and tested with regards to a funding and governance model for a potential housing development, as well as the design of the built environment itself. This research is based in Fort Good Hope. The following organizations have been engaged, to date, and have approved the research proposal: Fort Good Hope Dene Band (Chief and Council), K'asho Got'ine Housing Society, Yamoga Land Corporation, Ne'Rahten Development Ltd. In an ongoing basis over the course of the research project, findings from the research will be shared with these four organizations, and with the community at large. These information sharing sessions are expected to take place during community visits. Three community visits are anticipated, but this will depend on coordination with the above-stated organizations to confirm their availability. The researcher will seek permission from community leadership before publishing information that relates to the activities of the K'asho Got'ine Housing Society or to community members in Fort Good Hope. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from May 12, 2023 to December 31, 2023.