University of Calgary
Cities, Policy and Planning Lab
The Cities, Policy & Planning lab at the Faculty of Environmental Design is a new research initiative facilitating partnerships with academics, students and professionals interested in interdisciplinary urban research. Through research, professional practice, specialized workshops and publications, the lab provides a mechanism to collaborate effectively with experts on urban policy issues across campus. It aims at engaging graduate students in urban policy and planning research by integrating scholarly knowledge with professional practice.
Current research projects are funded by the City of Calgary, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, Municipality of Big Lakes, Canada Lands and Hopewell Residential developers.
affordable housing, environmental design, Sustainable development, Urban planning
- Clicking on Newsletter + events tab takes the client to an icon of the newsletter, which gives PDF access to the full text of the newsletter entitled "Sustainable Futures: Planning for Change".
- The Places and People: Planning New Communities tab gives full PDF access to the book by that title. Each chapter is downloadable. The book is authored by Sasha Tsenkova, the Director of the Lab.
- The Research series tab lists a number of reports http://www.ucalgary.ca/cities/research.htm. There is PDF link to the full text document for each title. Examples in the Research Series
- Planning Sustainable Communities
Comparative Evaluation on Housing Policy and Housing Markets
Affordable Housing
Sustainable Cities, (French), (English)
Urban Regeneration
Affordable Housing in Europe and North America
Private Sector Engagement for Affordable Housing
- Planning Sustainable Cities Lecture Series tab takes the client to a chronological listing of past lectures, with some PDF links to past lectures.
Contact information
2500 University Drive NW #Room 2182
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
2500 University Drive NW #Room 2182
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
