The School of Planning's PhD Candidate, Cloé St-Hilaire, has been award the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for her research proposal into the effects of financialization and digital technologies on the Canadian rental housing market.
Professor Moos from the School of Planning collaborated with Skye Collishaw and Professor Tara Vinodrai from the University of Toronto on new research that shows people living in subsidized housing having more sustainable commutes (defined as the shorter distance travelled and lower car use) than otherwise similar renters. The findings have important planning and policy implications for the role of subsidized housing in terms of meeting housing affordability and climate change goals. The findings provide support for policies that promote investment in subsidized and affordable housing near transit as a housing affordability and sustainability strategy, particularly benefiting lower-income earners.
The research relies on Statistics Canada census data and is published in Housing Policy Debate.
In addition to our regular faculty complement, the School commonly draws on sessional instructors, many of them registered professional planners, to teach courses relating to specific areas of professional expertise and to substitute in case of faculty leaves. For Fall 2020, we are pleased to welcome the following sessional instructors:
by Andreea Perescu
The International Council on Monuments and Sites Canada has selected School of Planning master's student Ashley Rudkevitch as one of two winners of their 2016 juried award.
World Town Planning Day celebrates the role of the planning profession in creating livable communities. It is celebrated annually in more than 30 countries on four continents and has been celebrated for over 55 years.
Congratulations to Logan Romphf for receiving the 2015 Esri Canada GIS Scholarship! Logan will receive $1,000 cash, a license for ArcGIS desktop, 3 Esri Press books, registration at one of Esri Canada's user conferences in 2015 as well as registration in two instructor led training courses offered by Esri Canada. Esri Canada is the world’s leading GIS software provider.
As the world scrambles to adapt to extreme weather, one researcher looks deeper into what’s working, what’s not, and how we can bett