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School of Planning PhD Candidate Cloé St-Hilaire proposes four key ways to address housing financialization: an open data property registry, public housing, rent control and taxing REITs. 

The School of Planning’s Dr. Luna Khirfan recently spoke with CBC to discuss the benefits of daylighting natural waterways hidden below Canada's three largest cities. 

School of Planning PhD Candidate Ryan Lok has received the 2024 Amit and Meena Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching by a Student. 

Former Caivan Communities Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Raphael Ayambire and the School of Planning’s Dr. Markus Moos have recently released an in-depth review on scenario planning, a method of future planning based on a variety of assumptions, drivers and uncertainties. They found that social equity is largely ignored or is not emphasized in traditional scenario processes at all.

The Canadian government’s Task Force for Housing and Climate recently released their Blueprint for More and Better Housing– a report outlining plans to build 3.8 million new affordable and climate-friendly homes by 2030. The School of Planning’s Dr. Dawn Parker commented through a recent piece in The Conversation on the task force’s report, stating that the “report recommendations fall short by failing to fully consider land and housing market dynamics,” and perpetuate the “tall and sprawl” method of urban development.

A recent study overseen by School of Planning’s Dr. Leia Minaker finds that even a few minutes spent surrounded by nature can boost the mental well-being of children living in cities. Dr. Minaker and her research team recently took 70 children aged 9 to 17 to a variety of stops across Kitchener, both urban and natural, to poll how each location made them feel.  

The School of Planning's Dr. Dawn Parker spoke with both Global News and the Woolwich Observer about the role that parking can play in addressing the Canadian housing crisis. 

The School of Planning’s Matthew Van Bakel (4B) and his team colleagues, Nathan Lee and Alan Mak, won 1st place for the third consecutive year at the 10th Annual Expand Your Empire case competition held over the January 27th weekend. 

Hamilton will be the first city in Ontario to introduce a bylaw targeting renovictions, requiring a permit purchased by landlords to confirm the legitimacy of repairs when seeking to end a tenancy to renovate a rental unit.