Michael Dudley

Michael Dudley is the Community Outreach Librarian at the University of Winnipeg.

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With graduate degrees in city planning and library science, Michael Dudley is the Community Outreach Librarian at the University of Winnipeg.

Cities of Fear

Five years after the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, new security measures are "sucking the soul" out of urban life.

Exotic Mortgages Proving Financially Fatal

Dramatic increases in foreclosures in California, Colorado, Las Vegas and Phoenix are being attributed to an "overwhelming use of creative mortgage products."

Housing, Infrastructure Can't Keep Up With Alberta's Oil Economy

Alberta's surging oil economy is growing so quickly that service industries can't compete, budgets for infrastructure projects can't keep up with rising labour and material costs, and oil companies are building their own housing projects.

Major Economic And Demographic Shifts From Hurricane Katrina

The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina reveals significant population shifts, huge losses for insurance companies, and a collapse in real estate values.

Ethnic Diversity Increasing in Canada's Suburbs

In its final installment on Canada's suburbs, the Globe and Mail looks at the energizing impact of Asian immigrants on British Columbia's lower mainland.