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Dorin Vaez Mahdavi

Dorin Vaez Mahdavi is a Master's student in the Urban Studies program at SFU. More about Dorin Vaez Mahdavi.

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Two neighbours walk together chatting and smiling, one hold a cane, and the other holding their arm and a bag of groceries.

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How can community housing help us prepare for crisis?

By Dorin Vaez Mahdavi 2023 . 05 . 302023 . 05 . 30

The role of community housing in resident social resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New construction coming up in the green zone along the river in Vancouver, as seen from the air, with the mountains in the background.

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More housing supply isn’t a cure-all for the housing crisis

By Yushu Zhu, Meg Holden & Dorin Vaez Mahdavi 2022 . 09 . 062023 . 02 . 08

Drawing on a B.C.-wide survey of 1,004 residents conducted from March to April 2021, our recent study shows that unaffordability is only one type of housing vulnerability that has taken its toll on British Columbians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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