Originally written in Summer 2020 for my Economic Geography course My sister and I at the Apple Store in 2005. We live in a remarkable age of fast, digital communication. I was born only a few years before the smartphone was introduced, so I often reflect on how high-tech and low-tech communications affected my upbringing. … Continue reading Cyberspace and Distance Decay
Author: Marina Miller
Communications professional in Vancouver and Urban Planning student after hours. I love writing, urbanism, fashion, food, and family.
Film Review: C̓əsnaʔəm, the City Before the City
This film review was originally written and recorded in Summer 2020 for my Cities and Crisis course.
Walkabout: Indigenous Presence in my Neighbourhood
This is an excerpt from a term-long "walkabout" journal from my Indigenous Perception of Landscape course.
Indigenous Placemaking as a form of Resistance and Resilience
Originally written for my Indigenous Perception of Landscape course at SFU.
Planning as place-making: A case study of Station Square, Burnaby, BC
Living in the neighbourhood my whole life and observing space in detail for this paper, Station Square doesn’t feel like it is at its true potential.
The transformation of streets during COVID-19
Originally written in Fall 2020 for my Pandemics and Cities course.
The need for protest during a pandemic
Originally written in Summer 2020 for my Cities and Crisis course at SFU Are we moving backwards? British Columbians have been successful in their isolation and distancing efforts since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier John Horgan admits that “the collective effort and sacrifice (across B.C. means) we've been able to flatten the curve … Continue reading The need for protest during a pandemic
Envisioning Metrotown’s Radical Urban Future
After learning about how pandemics affect sustainable development and the condition of our cities, there are so many things I want to see in my neighbourhood.
marina miller 