The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference, which comprises over 100 university departments and programs, begins November 5, 2020. Educators, researchers, and students collaborate to advance knowledge about planning education and research. The topic of “Racial Equity and Justice in Urban Planning Research and Education in the Face of Racialized Inequality”will be a central highlight to the conference and will be primarily focused on in the first day.
The School of Planning is pleased to present the following moderators, authors, and presenters that will participate in the ACSP Conference over the course of four days.
Thursday, November 5
10:00 am – 11:00 am Multicultural Planning: Have we Made Any Progress?
- Moderator: Jennifer Dean
- With Sandeep Agrawal (University of Alberta)
- Mohammad Qadeer (Queen’s University)
- Zhixi Zhuang (Ryerson University)
- Stacy Harwood (University of Utah)
- Wayne Caldwell (University of Guelph)
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Inclusive Resilience: Examining Equity-Centered Strategic Planning in Toronto, Canada
- Co-author: Carrie Mitchell
- With Joanne Fitzgibbons (University of British Columbia)
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Retail and Light Rail: Investigating the Relationship Between Transit-Induced Intensification and Retail Gentrification in Waterloo Region
- Presenting Author and Primary Author: Kaitlin Webber
- Co-Author: Dawn Parker
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm The Effect of Bicycle Infrastructure on Residential Property Values in A Mid-Sized Canadian City
- Presenting Author: Dawn Parker
- Co-Author: Yu Huang
Friday, November 6
11:15 pm – 12:45 pm Increasing Green Space to Reduce Street Crime in Toronto: Evidence from a Spatial Analysis Study at the Neighbourhood Level
- Presenting Author: Moses Onifade
- Primary Author: Jane Law
11:15 pm – 12:45 pm Planning for Autonomous Vehicles and Their Implications
- Facilitator: Clarence Woudsma
- Assessing Autonomous Vehicle Adoption Potential: Implications for Regional Transportation Planning
- Presenting Author: Clarence Woudsma
- Co-Author: Jiajun Zhang
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Zoning and Housing Justice
- Discussant: Martine August
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Planning for Health and Equity in Canadian Provinces, Territories, and Ontario's Cities: A Content Analysis of Canadian Planning Legislation, Ontario Growth Plans, and Ontario Official Plans
- Presenting author: Marta Veenhof
- Co-Author: Leia Minaker
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Housing the New Economy: An Analysis of Economic Development and Housing Plans in US and Canadian Cities
- Co-Author: Markus Moos
- Co-Author: Eleonora Ignatovich
- With Tara Vinodrai (University of Toronto)
4:15 pm – 5:45 pm The Cultures and Structures of Planning
- Discussant: Janice Barry
- Planning in Relational Spaces: Theorizing Approaches to Right Relationship in Planning with Indigenous People
- Presenting Author: Joelle McNeil
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Civic Engagement in China’s Land Expropriation-Induced Resettlement Neighborhoods: A Shanghai Case Study
- Presenting Author and Primary Author: Shuping Zhang
- Co-Author: Zhu Qian
6:00 pm – 7:15 pm Do Dollars and Cents Equal Importance: An Adapted Method to Align Ecosystem Service Valuation to Spatial Planning
- Presenting Author: Megan Peck
- Co-Author: Luna Khirfan
6:00 pm – 7:15 pm Housing Supply & Affordability, Part 1
- Facilitator: Nick Revington
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Youth Mental Health and the Urban Environment: A Review of Relevant Concepts, Theories, Methods, and Current Approaches, and a Way Forward
- Presenting Author: Adrian Buttazzoni
- Co-Author: Leia Minaker
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Plan Monitoring and Evaluation: Are We There Yet?
- Presenting Author: Mark Seasons
- Co-author: Sagar Babbar
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm School Closures: All the News That's Fit to Print?
- Presenting Author: Robert Bruce
- Co-author: Mark Seasons
Saturday, November 7
7:45 pm – 9:15 pm Post-Neoliberal Planning in China? Solutions to Overbuilding in Ordos City
- Presenting Author: Xing Su
- Co-author: Zhu Qian
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Mapping the Way to Healthier Cities: A Case Study of Food Environment Maps to Improve Health and Planning Policy
- Presenting Author: Amanda Parker
- Primary Author: Leia Minaker
6:15 pm – 7:30 pm Assessing the Demand for Municipal Planning Practitioners: An Analysis 150 Planning Advertisements
- Co-Author: Daniel Henstra
- With Dave Guyadeen (University of Guelph)
7:45 pm – 9:15 pm Between Virtue and Profession: Urban Planning and the Public Participation Industry
- Presenting Author: Janice Barry
- With Crystal Legacy (The University of Melbourne)
6:15 pm – 7:30 pm Private Car, Public Oversight: Municipal Regulation of Ride-Hailing Platforms in Toronto and the Greater Golden Horseshoe
- Presenting Author: Jonathan Woodside
- Co-Author: Markus Moos
- With Tara Vinodrai (University of Toronto)
Sunday, November 8
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Setting an Agenda for Food Systems Planning Research: Key Issues, Methodologies, and Opportunities for the Next 20 Years
- Presenter: Leia Minaker
- With Yeeli Mui (Johns Hopkins University),
- Carol Ramos (University of Puerto Rico),
- Sophie Kelmenson (University of North Carolina),
- Subhashni Raj (University at Buffalo SUNY),
- Zeenat Kotval-K (Michigan State University), and
- Samina Raja (University at Buffalo)
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm Planning for sustainable co-operative housing in Canada
- Presenting Author: Martine August
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm Student Housing as Intergenerational Planning Problem: Implications for Practice and Praxis
- Presenting Author: Nicholas Revington