Penny Gurstein
Biographic Data
| ID | 6291639 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Penny Gurstein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Penny |
| FAMILY NAME | Gurstein |
| SIGNATURE | GURSTEIN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Planning on the Edge
Vancouver is heralded around the world as a model for sustainable development. In Planning on the Edge, nationally and internationally renowned planning scholars, activists, and Indigenous leaders assess whether the city’s reputation is warranted. While recognizing the many successes of the “Vancouverism” model, the contributors acknowledge that the forces of globalization and speculative property development have increased social inequality and …
The just city for whom? Re-conceiving active citizenship for lone mothers in Canada
In this article we argue that the ‘just city’ is one that enables individuals to exercise their citizenship, including making choices to participate (or not) in communal existence. However, inequities in resource distribution encountered by lone mothers on income assistance threaten not only individual sustenance and survival, but also the foundational fabric of our society. The implication that an active citizen is one who exercises their rights…
Learning Civil Societies
Planning, Citizenship, and Civic Engagement in a Postmodern World Postcolonialism and Planning: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going? ANTHONY D. KING Localities and Cultural Citizenship: Narratives of Racialized Girls Living In, Through, and Against Whiteness JO-ANNE JEE Creating Digital Public Space: Implications for Deliberative Engagement PENNY GURSTEIN Rationality and Surprise: The Drama of Mediation in Rebuilding Civil Society JOHN FORESTERP…
Navigating the seamless environment in the global supply chain
When work is ‘boundless’ and ‘seamless’ where and how do workers' lives intersect with the space-time continuum of place-based communities? Who and what are they accountable to? Telemediation is fragmenting work across increasingly complex, transnational networks. Workers in these networks must negotiate through a multitude of temporal, contractual and trans-cultural milieus. This paper traces the trajectory of the work experience using case stud…
Wired to the World, Chained to the Home
How does working at home change people's activity patterns, social networks, and their living and working spaces? How will it change the way we plan houses and communities in the future? Will telecommuting solve many of society's ills, or create new ghettos? Gurstein combines a background in planning, sociology of work, and feminist theory with qualitative and quantitative data from ten years of original research, including in-depth interviews an…
From Housing to Home
Through an investigation of the Portland Hotel Services Society (PHS) in Vancouver, British Columbia, and in particular, their ‘no-eviction policy’, this paper examines the effect of social housing policies on residents, analyzes the part played by cultural narrative or scripts and concludes with a discussion on the need for reframing critical social issues. The nuances of this policy and its effects on the residents' lived experiences afford a g…
Planning for Participatory Capacity Development
This paper analyses the challenges in the use of participatory approaches and North-South partnerships in three capacity-building projects sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in Vietnam, Brazil and the Philippines. The shifts in development orientation, that led to the current emphasis on capacity development framework, are analyzed as background to the discussion of common dilemmas in participation and cross-cultura…
Gender, Class, and Race in the Invisible Worksite
This paper explores the life experiences of women at-home workers in North America and disaggregates this population to create a better understanding of the differences and similarities between different employment categories. While clearly industrial homeworkers (such as industrial homesewers) are the most vulnerable to exploitation and substandard working conditions because of their low income and often ethnic minority status, even teleworkers …
Planning for Telework and Home-based Employment
The increased interest in the nature and extent of telework and home-based employment by both the public and private sectors reflects its potential impact on economic development. While this shift in employment patterns is speculated to have a considerable influence on patterns of daily life, the planning and design of residential communities have not for the most part recognized this occurrence This paper defines these forms of work, discusses t…
From Housing to Home
Through an investigation of the Portland Hotel Services Society (PHS) in Vancouver, British Columbia, and in particular, their ‘no-eviction policy’, this paper examines the effect of social housing policies on residents, analyzes the part played by cultural narrative or scripts and concludes with a discussion on the need for reframing critical social issues. The nuances of this policy and its effects on the residents' lived experiences afford a g…
Planning for Telework and Home-based Employment
The increased interest in the nature and extent of telework and home-based employment by both the public and private sectors reflects its potential impact on economic development. While this shift in employment patterns is speculated to have a considerable influence on patterns of daily life, the planning and design of residential communities have not for the most part recognized this occurrence This paper defines these forms of work, discusses t…
Planning for Participatory Capacity Development
This paper analyses the challenges in the use of participatory approaches and North-South partnerships in three capacity-building projects sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in Vietnam, Brazil and the Philippines. The shifts in development orientation, that led to the current emphasis on capacity development framework, are analyzed as background to the discussion of common dilemmas in participation and cross-cultura…
The just city for whom? Re-conceiving active citizenship for lone mothers in Canada
In this article we argue that the ‘just city’ is one that enables individuals to exercise their citizenship, including making choices to participate (or not) in communal existence. However, inequities in resource distribution encountered by lone mothers on income assistance threaten not only individual sustenance and survival, but also the foundational fabric of our society. The implication that an active citizen is one who exercises their rights…
Planning for Telework and Home-based Employment
The increased interest in the nature and extent of telework and home-based employment by both the public and private sectors reflects its potential impact on economic development. While this shift in employment patterns is speculated to have a considerable influence on patterns of daily life, the planning and design of residential communities have not for the most part recognized this occurrence This paper defines these forms of work, discusses t…
Gender, Class, and Race in the Invisible Worksite
This paper explores the life experiences of women at-home workers in North America and disaggregates this population to create a better understanding of the differences and similarities between different employment categories. While clearly industrial homeworkers (such as industrial homesewers) are the most vulnerable to exploitation and substandard working conditions because of their low income and often ethnic minority status, even teleworkers …
Planning for Participatory Capacity Development
This paper analyses the challenges in the use of participatory approaches and North-South partnerships in three capacity-building projects sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in Vietnam, Brazil and the Philippines. The shifts in development orientation, that led to the current emphasis on capacity development framework, are analyzed as background to the discussion of common dilemmas in participation and cross-cultura…
From Housing to Home
Through an investigation of the Portland Hotel Services Society (PHS) in Vancouver, British Columbia, and in particular, their ‘no-eviction policy’, this paper examines the effect of social housing policies on residents, analyzes the part played by cultural narrative or scripts and concludes with a discussion on the need for reframing critical social issues. The nuances of this policy and its effects on the residents' lived experiences afford a g…
Learning Civil Societies
Planning, Citizenship, and Civic Engagement in a Postmodern World Postcolonialism and Planning: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going? ANTHONY D. KING Localities and Cultural Citizenship: Narratives of Racialized Girls Living In, Through, and Against Whiteness JO-ANNE JEE Creating Digital Public Space: Implications for Deliberative Engagement PENNY GURSTEIN Rationality and Surprise: The Drama of Mediation in Rebuilding Civil Society JOHN FORESTERP…
Navigating the seamless environment in the global supply chain
When work is ‘boundless’ and ‘seamless’ where and how do workers' lives intersect with the space-time continuum of place-based communities? Who and what are they accountable to? Telemediation is fragmenting work across increasingly complex, transnational networks. Workers in these networks must negotiate through a multitude of temporal, contractual and trans-cultural milieus. This paper traces the trajectory of the work experience using case stud…
Wired to the World, Chained to the Home
How does working at home change people's activity patterns, social networks, and their living and working spaces? How will it change the way we plan houses and communities in the future? Will telecommuting solve many of society's ills, or create new ghettos? Gurstein combines a background in planning, sociology of work, and feminist theory with qualitative and quantitative data from ten years of original research, including in-depth interviews an…
The just city for whom? Re-conceiving active citizenship for lone mothers in Canada
In this article we argue that the ‘just city’ is one that enables individuals to exercise their citizenship, including making choices to participate (or not) in communal existence. However, inequities in resource distribution encountered by lone mothers on income assistance threaten not only individual sustenance and survival, but also the foundational fabric of our society. The implication that an active citizen is one who exercises their rights…
Planning on the Edge
Vancouver is heralded around the world as a model for sustainable development. In Planning on the Edge, nationally and internationally renowned planning scholars, activists, and Indigenous leaders assess whether the city’s reputation is warranted. While recognizing the many successes of the “Vancouverism” model, the contributors acknowledge that the forces of globalization and speculative property development have increased social inequality and …
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)