PRE-PRINT Robert Turner, Alisha Feser. Vancouver Island University. Future Plans Journal (forthcoming). ABSTRACT: We use overlapping amenity isochrone maps to find zones where Nanaimo, British Columbia residents can live and have 15-minute walking access to “essential” (grocery, pharmacy) and “basic quality of life” amenities (recreational space, library, museum/gallery/theater/cinema, restaurant/pub, and…

New trading platforms and services have made investing more accessible and user-friendly than ever before. But many women continue to report feeling intimidated by and hesitant to enter financial markets. Low female investment confidence and participation have long been observed, including in several recent analyses. …

Almost midnight, in our scuba gear on the deck of a research ship somewhere off the coast of Papua New Guinea. We take one last long look up to the awe-inspiring beauty of the Milky Way above. Inhaling the first breath of our oxygen-nitrogen mixture, our eyes train down to…