University of Toronto

Centre for Urban & Community Studies

Type d'organisation:

Milieu universitaire

Institution/faculté/département à l’origine de sa fondation:

School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto

Année de création:

1964

Objectifs/pôle d’intérêt/mandat/mission:

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.

Associés/partenaires/autres disciplines :

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

Agences/organismes de financement:

The University supports the Centre with space and funds for administration only; all research initiatives require external sources of funding.

Langue:

English

Domaines de spécialisation:

Interdisciplinary scholarly research on urban issues

One of the research groups is the Housing New Canadians Research Working Group.

Autres activités:

Symposia, conferences, seminars, forums

Chercheurs et leurs domaines de recherche:

Director: J. 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

Programmes offerts:

Collaborative Program in Community Development (graduate level)

Liens Web sur le site:

CMHC, CHRA, Canadian Urban Institute, Centre for Human Settlements (University of British Columbia), INRS, Institute of Urban Studies (University of Winnipeg)