{"id":432,"date":"2019-11-21T14:44:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T18:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/?p=432"},"modified":"2019-11-21T14:47:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T18:47:32","slug":"agripp-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/2019\/11\/21\/agripp-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"AGRiPP Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dr. Josh MacFadyen, CRC, presenting some of the UPEI GeoREACH Lab’s findings during a breakout session<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The UPEI GeoREACH Lab, alongside the ACLC program, was happy to host a conference on Applied Geospatial Research in Public Policy (AGRiPP) on October 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2019, sponsored by Canada Research Chair Dr. Josh MacFadyen<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference kicked off on Thursday night at the beautiful Beaconsfield Historic House by Dr. Ed MacDonald of UPEI\u2019s History department. His talk, entitled \u201cDesigning Change: A Semicentennial Review of the Comprehensive Development Plan on Prince Edward Island,\u201d analyzed 50 years of the CDP on PEI<\/a> and its broader implications for the region and beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Jim Clifford presenting his talk to a full room on Friday, October 4th, 2019. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Jim Clifford<\/a> of the University of Saskatchewan\u2019s Department of History and hGIS lab opened up our Friday morning with a keynote about London\u2019s 19th-century ghost acres. He explained the complex and expanding the global market of the nineteenth century, where large and rapidly industrializing cities could no longer be supported by the local environment and had to turn to overseas \u201cghost acres\u201d for resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the day progressed, we heard from Deputy Minister Paul Ledwell, as well as other researchers and professionals. In the afternoon, we held a breakout session to discuss topics addressed by the conference so far. Open and accessible research and incorporating research into policy were among the discussion topics brought up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Tina Loo presenting “Moved by the State.” <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The afternoon closed off with a talk from Dr. Tina Loo of the University of British Columbia, based on her book \u201cMoved by the State: Forced Relocation and \u2018a Good Life\u2019 in Postwar Canada.\u201d<\/a> Dr. Loo examined the case studies of Newfoundland, the central Arctic, and Eastern Quebec, looking at spatial justice through state intervention and forced relocation to bring the people to the services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n