Gina Sylvestre

Title:Assistant Professor
Office:5L11
Building:Lockhart Hall
Phone:204.982.1146

Teaching Areas:

Housing, well-being and residential migration
Environmental impacts on mobility of vulnerable populations
Social exclusion and aging
Community development and intergenerational linkages

Courses:

GEOG-1102(3)Intro Human Geography I
GEOG-1103(3)Intro Human Geography II
GEOG-2412(3)Tourism
GEOG-2414(3)Urban Environment
GEOG-2418(3)Health Geography

Research Interests:
Transitions in transportation usage by older adults
Winter sidewalk condition bulletin
Neighbourhood deprivation and aging
Leadership development and knowledge mobilization of rural seniors

Publications:

Sylvestre, G.2016. Aging and sustainability: Creating a discourse on places of inclusive mobility for the promotion of longevity. In ed. G. Joseph.Diverse Perspectives on Aging in a Whanging World. Routledge.

Sylvestre, G.2016.An icy response to the collective need for winter walkability: Mobilities research and theSurefootWinter Walking Conditions Bulletin.Prairie Perspectives: Geographical Essays18: 24–31.

Sylvestre, G.and N. Cristal. 2016. Grey ghettos: Inclusion or exclusion in the post-modern Canadian city? In ed. G. Joseph.Diverse Perspectives on Aging in a Changing World. Routledge.

Sylvestre, G.2015. Ageing in Winnipeg’s inner city: Exclusion or inclusion in polarized urban spaces? In eds. J. Distasio and A. Kaufman.The Divided Prairie City: Income Inequality Among Winnipeg’s Neighourhoods, 1970-2010.Winnipeg, MB.: The Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg: pp. 62–67.

Capelle, D., A. Wiebe, andG. Sylvestre.2011. Development of a winter sidewalk.Condition Bulletin: Report to Safe Communities Winnipeg. Winnipeg, MB.: Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg.

Cardona, K., A. Wiebe, andG. Sylvestre.2010.Strategies for Assisting Older Drivers: Recommendations for Community-driven Interventions. Winnipeg, MB.: Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg.

McNairnay, E., K. Kliewer,G. Sylvestre. 2009.Community Transportation Toolkit: Interpreting and Implementing the Mobility Disadvantaged Transportation Program Guidelines. Winnipeg, MB.: Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg.

Sylvestre, G. M.and G. C. Smith. 2009.Spatial aspects of the residential adjustments of older parents moving to low-income senior housing: A longitudinal study.Geoforum40: 918 - 929。

史密斯,里. andG. M. Sylvestre.2008.Effects of neighbourhood and individual change on the personal outcomes of recent movers to low-income senior housing.Research on Aging30(5): 592–617.

Cardona Claros, K., A. Ladd,G. Sylvestre.2008.Investigating the Social Capital and Capacity of Older Adults in Rural Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB.: Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg.

Sylvestre, G., L. Gaudry, and G. Christopher, G. 2007.Mobility Options for the Aging Population of Manitoba: An Action Plan for Regional Solutions. Winnipeg, MB.: Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg.

Distasio, J.,G. Sylvestre, and S. Mulligan. 2005.Home is Where the Heart is and Right Now that is Nowhere: An Examination of Hidden Homelessness Among Aboriginal Peoples in Prairie Cities. Winnipeg, MB: Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg.

Distasio, j .和G. Sylvestre.2004.First Nations/Métis/Inuit Mobility Study: Final Report. Winnipeg, MB: Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg.

Havens, B., M. Hall,G. Sylvestre, and T. Jivan. 2004.Social isolation and loneliness: Differences between older rural and urban Manitobans.Canadian Journal on Aging23(2): 129–140.

Smith, G. C., G. M.Sylvestre,R. Anderson, and H. Anderson Ramsay. 2002. Local social and service environments of an urban housing market for seniors.Housing and Society29(1/2): 23–44.

–Smith, G. C. andG. M. Sylvestre. 2001. Determinants of the travel behavior of the suburban elderly.Growth and Change32: 395-412.