Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Report. External Research Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter C. Dawson
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Analysis of types of activities and how they are distributed within dwellings. Concludes that the trend toward greater number of small rooms taking place in Euro-Canadian homes is not compatible with Inuit families' patterns of interaction.
Prairie Perspectives: Geographical Essays, vol. 6, 2003, pp. 116-134
Description
Focuses on housing needs and circumstances of resident population, links housing with employment opportunities, and highlights need for economic development initiatives to address community poverty.
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Technical Series ; 05-116
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Summarizes findings from two phases of project which investigated whether poor indoor air quality could be responsible for the high rates of severe lower respiratory infections in Inuit children. Indoor air quality in 20 Cape Dorset residences and ventilation rates in 100 dwellings from four communities were measured.