University of Toronto
Cities Centre
The Centre exists to:
Bring together faculty, professionals, and graduate students interested in urban development, policy issues and the quality of life in cities;
Encourage interdisciplinary scholarly research on urban issues;
Support this research by providing academic staff and students with space, access to services and information, opportunities for collaboration, seminars and conferences, and graduate research internships;
Disseminate ideas related to urban and community studies to other researchers and to agencies and organizations interested in urban matters by publishing books, reports, bibliographies, and research bulletins;
Improve communications among researchers and between researchers and the broader urban community.
Disciplines: geography, civil engineering, social work, educational policy studies, economics, environmental studies, psychiatry
Partnerships with the community through the Community / University Research Partnerships Unit.
Partnerships with other universities: Windsor University, University of Guelph, York University, University of Alberta, Okanagan University College
Interdisciplinary scholarly research on urban issues
One of the research groups is the Housing New Canadians Research Working Group.
Symposia, conferences, seminars, forums
Director: Eric J. Miller
Associate Director of Research: David Hulchanski
Professors in housing: Larry Bourne, James R. Dunn, Frances Frisken, Jason Hackworth, Stephen Hwang, Christopher A. Kennedy, Lynn McDonald, Eric J. Miller, Robert Murdie, Marion Steele
Other academic researchers: Toba D. Bryant, Joyce Brown, Uzo Anucha, Philippa Campsie, Joe T. Darden, Michael Shapcott, Jorge Sousa, Carlos Teizeira, George Tolomiczenko, R. Alan Walks
Consultants: Sylvia Novac, Emily Paradis
Fields of research: community planning issues, homelessness, discrimination, rental housing, housing policy, health and housing, urban sprawl, municipal renewal, race and housing, gentrification, green buildings, neighborhood sustainability, immigrant housing, co-operative housing, homeownership, housing strategy
Collaborative Program in Community Development (graduate level)
CMHC, CHRA, Canadian Urban Institute, Centre for Human Settlements (University of British Columbia), INRS, Institute of Urban Studies (University of Winnipeg)
Contact information
455 Spadina Avenue #Suite 400
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2G8
455 Spadina Avenue #Suite 400
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2G8
