Queen’s University
School of Urban and Regional Planning
The Program allows students to develop the knowledge and skills they require to become leaders in the planning field and to meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving urban environment.
The School maintains formal connections with all levels of government as well as crown corporations through its close affiliation with the National Executive Forum on Public Property, founded by Queen's University Forum. The Forum is a non-profit organization that brings senior executives of public land holding agencies together, for the purposes of sharing experiences and advancing the art of land management.
Assessments of land-use planning strategies, analyses of housing policy, assessments of housing and human service needs, establishment of environmental networks, analyses of alternative methods for local finance, ethical analyses of planning codes and practice, studies of planning history and planning implementation, demographic forecasting
Acting Director: David L.A. Gordon
Professors: Ajay Agarwal, Hok-Lin Leung (emeritus), David Gordon, John Meligrana, Andrejs Skaburskis, Leela Viswanathan, Graham Whitelaw
Fields of Research: land use, community planning, urban waterfront development, social planning, gentrification, urban development, rental markets, urban sprawl, housing affordability, housing density
Students: Students intern with community-based organizations, corporations, government agencies, consulting firms, public interest groups, district health units, and planning departments of all levels of government.
Master of Planning
Contact information
138 Union Street #Room 539
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
138 Union Street #Room 539
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
david.gordon@queensu.ca (David L.A. Gordon, Director)
