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What have we been up to? <\/b><\/p>\n
The Fall term is slipping away swiftly and Midterm exams are in full force. In the midst of it all the Project Proposal<\/a> has been finally submitted. <\/span>After many hours of deliberations, writing and re-writing it is finally complete; yet it is still a work in progress and subject to change as the project continues to unfold. After more literature review and group discussion, we decided to focus the survey on the 65+ demographic in Vancouver. This is an example of the many iterations that the proposal has endured before landing on a workable research plan. This iterative process has been uncertain and frustrating at times but rewarding as the pieces have fallen into place. <\/span><\/p>\n Why does it matter? <\/b><\/p>\n Prior LFS 350 sessions revealed the inequality and inequity within our food system. When viewing the food system through a food justice lens, it becomes apparent that there are groups in our community who’s access to food would be disproportionately affected, were a disaster to hit the city.\u00a0<\/span>This prompted our desire to focus on a food insecure community in Vancouver: namely, seniors. Integrating their voice into public perceptions research in Vancouver will give focused insight to the conversation around food system resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n What\u2019s next? <\/b><\/p>\n There are numerous goals in the coming three weeks, including:<\/span><\/p>\n With so much to do, a project timeline was created to map out important due dates and goals. We have implemented the Asana<\/a> online platform to break down big steps into smaller tasks that can be assigned to individual group members. This should help us stay organized and keep the project moving forward smoothly. We have begun to reach out into the community for volunteers to participate in the pilot. In the meantime, we are reviewing prior studies that have gathered public perception data on disaster risk. Analyzing this prior work will serve as an invaluable resource as we begin to design our own survey questions.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n What have we been up to? The Fall term is slipping away swiftly and Midterm exams are in full force. In the midst of it all the Project Proposal has been finally submitted. After many hours of deliberations, writing and re-writing it is finally complete; yet it is still a work in progress and subject … <\/p>\n\n
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Click here to see our revised Project Proposal!\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"