The role of co-operatives in North End Winnipeg's urban revitalization
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2016
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Intertas, Mark Aurelio
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The North End is one of the most colourful areas in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Plagued by urban decay, the North End is a melting pot of cultures and catch basin for many marginalized people. In the face of adversity, people unite under similar ideals and principles to work towards common goals. This unity is exemplified in co-operatives, which has been in the North End for decades. Co-ops exhibited outstanding camaraderie with the goal of alleviating adverse social conditions. Today, the co-op sector, exemplified by Pollock’s Hardware and Urban Eatin’ Landscapes, continue to operate in the area like conventional business, while practicing social and environmental responsibility under a common set of principles. Due to their ideologies and principles, their impact on neighbourhood and community revitalization is more profound than expected. Through case studies, this research found that co-ops offer urban planners and government officials a complimentary method to conventional urban revitalization methods. Co-operative Urban Revitalization starts by uniting marginalized people and empowering them to devise solutions to social and economic problems.
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urban revitalization, co-operatives, North End, Winnipeg, urban decay, urban decline, CED, Community Economic Development, Pollock's Hardware Co-op, Urban Eatin' Landscapes Co-op, cooperatives, case study, Mark Aurelio Rojas Intertas, Mark Intertas, Intertas, Semi-structured interview, neighbourhood revitalization, neighborhood revitalization, community revitalization, People's Co-op, Manitoba Co-operative's Act