Jill Yuzwa

Planning, PhD

Jill Yuzwa
Prior Degrees

Master of Applied Environmental Studies in Local Economic Development - University of Waterloo

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture - University of Guelph

Planning interests

  • Creative Activity and Local Governance Systems
  • Non-Metropolitan, Rural and Island Cultural Sustainability
  • Culture-led Initiatives and the Creative Industries
  • Community Conflict and Uncomfortable Knowledge
  • Complexity Theory and the Creative Economy

Research Topic

Linkages between Creative Activity, Local Governance and Rural Cultural Sustainability

Presentations/Publications/Professional Experience:

  • Distinct Place. Gabriola Island: Cultural Sustainability in the Rural Creative Economy Gabriola Heritage and Museum Association 2018, Gabriola Island, British Columbia

  • Place, not Panacea. Nurturing the importance of Distinct Place; Culture-led Initiatives, Creative Industry Initiatives and Governance International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA) 2017, Kangaroo Island, South Australia

  • Gulf Island Place, not Panacea. The Importance of Distinct Place in Culture-led Initiatives and Creative Industry Initiatives
    Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI) 2017, Memorial University, St. John’s Newfoundland

  • Beyond the Metro: Culture-led Initiatives, Creative Industry Initiatives and Rural Cultural Sustainability on Gabriola Island, B.C.
    B.C. Studies Conference 2017, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, British Columbia

Of note:

Member: Canadian Society of Landscape Architects

At the University of Waterloo:

PhD Candidate – School of Planning
Research in British Columbia's Gulf Islands.