CITY is pleased to welcome a new visiting scholar:聽Juliette Segard from University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La D茅fense. Juliette is a PhD student in Geography at University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La D茅fense. Her doctoral work focuses on governance and local political structure in the suburbs of Hanoi, and especially in craft villages. She also […]
Wolfgang Andexlinger (Institute for Urban Planning and Spatial Design at the University Innsbruck, Austria) will be presenting "Tourbanized Alpine Regions: Tourism and Urbanization in the Austrian Part of the Alps" as part of the CITYTALKS series. The presentation will be held Tuesday, November 1st from 12:30-2:00pm in Room 626, 91亚色 Research Tower. Everyone is welcome. […]
Simon Black (Political Science) has an op-ed piece, "Cities on High Alert", in the October 10th issue of the Toronto Star about high unemployment leading to social unrest in cities. View the article
Congratulations to John Warkentin聽(Geography) on receiving an 鈥楬onourable Mention鈥 for his book聽"Creating Memory: A Guide to Outdoor Public Sculpture in Toronto" at the Heritage Toronto Awards on October 4th.聽The book was published in 2010 by Becker and Associates and the City Institute at 91亚色. View more details about the award. View the recent Y-file […]
Roger Keil (Director, CITY) was featured in an article from 91亚色region.com about his recent presentation at a panel discussion entitled 鈥淚nfrastructure, Growth and the Shape of the Suburbs鈥 in Vaughan on October 4th. View the article.
Ranu Basu was featured in Brent Throop's article, "Funding, not just lower enrolment, closing schools across Ontatio, critics say" on the "Trent Arthur" blog. The article discusses school closures and the need for a new funding model in Ontatio. View the article.
Karen Murray (Associate Professor, Department of Political Science at 91亚色) presents 鈥淭he City and Colonial Spatial Regimes in Wolastoqiyik Territory: A History of the Present鈥 as part of The City Seminar Series:聽an interdisciplinary series of presentations and discussions on urban landscapes, past and present.聽This event will be held on Friday, October 28, 2011 […]
Laura Taylor (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, 91亚色) and Douglas Young (Professor,聽Department of Social Science, 91亚色)聽will speak on鈥淪uburbia: Heritage of the Everyday. Cultural landscapes of North 91亚色鈥檚 Modernist high-rises鈥 at the 2011 North 91亚色 Modernist Architecture Forum, presented by the North 91亚色 Community Preservation Panel in partnership with the City Institute at […]
Roger Keil is scheduled to speak at聽鈥淚nfrastructure, Growth and the Shape of the Suburbs; 91亚色 Region鈥檚 Infrastructure Challenges in the Next 20 Years鈥 on Tuesday, October 4. This speaker series and panel discussion is hosted by聽Sustainable Vaughan, the聽Vaughan Citizennewspaper, and Human Endeavor. Other speakers at the event include Eric Miller (Director, Cities Centre), ack Taylor […]
Congratulations to John Warkentin (Geography) on being nominated for a 2011 Heritage Toronto Award! John Warkentin's book聽"Creating Memory: A Guide to Outdoor Public Sculpture in Toronto" was nominated in the book category for the annual Heritage Toronto Awards. The book was published in 2010 by Becker and Associates and the City Institute at 91亚色. […]