Roger Keil Archives - Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change

The city after COVID-19: Comparing vulnerability and urban governance in Chicago, Toronto, and Johannesburg

inist — Wed, 24 May 2023 19:06:00 +0000

Project Investigators: Roger Keil (91��ɫ), Xuefei Ren (MSU) and Philip Harrison (WITS) Funding: Urban Studies Foundation Term: 2022-2023 This is a pilot study of a larger comparative project on the complex effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban governance intended to initiate a systematic comparison of vulnerability and governance in post-pandemic city regions. At the […]

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How COVID-19 lockdown measures — and their outcomes — varied in cities around the world

patilpos — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 18:30:00 +0000

by Roger Keil, Philip Harrison and Xuefei Ren During the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese cities have repeatedly imposed lockdowns following their central government’s stubborn pursuit of Zero-COVID. But lockdowns weren’t limited to authoritarian regimes such as China. Many democracies also imposed some form of lockdowns to curb the virus transmission. How effective were they? Was it worth […]

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Peripheral centralities: Lost, past, present and future

inist — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:05:22 +0000

Co-Principal Investigators: Roger Keil with Nicholas Phelps (PI, University of Melbourne) and Paul Maginn (Co-PI, University of Western Australia). Funding: Urban Studies Foundation Seminar Series Award. Term: 2021-2022. The seminar series brings together a multidisciplinary mix of scholars and practitioners including urban historians, sociologists, geographers, planners, architects, urban designers and property developers to consider the […]

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Research shows urban sprawl can be vertical or horizontal

paultran — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:27:29 +0000

Usually when people think of urban sprawl, it’s rows of houses spread out horizontally from a city centre, but in a new paper, 91��ɫ researchers say vertical sprawl is equally an issue. Roger Keil Sprawl is tied to the lack of accessibility, how houses are commodified and financed, and the current housing crisis, which […]

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What makes a city a city, officially? Kelowna and Sudbury might be in for a surprise

paultran — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:13:47 +0000

A new international definition, endorsed by the UN, would leave some Canadian communities off the list – if the definition had any legal standing The good folks of Kelowna believe they live in a city. In fact, local tourism boosters bill the place as “the largest city in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley.” But under a […]

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I Ain’t Nobody’s Suburb

paultran — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 13:51:09 +0000

Interview with Prof Roger Keil PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 30, 2021 BY RALPH BENMERGUI This week on our Imagine Burlington podcast, I had a great conversation with suburban expert Roger Keil of 91��ɫ. He has spent many years studying suburbs. After all, the majority of Canadians live in them. At one point, he asked the question, “Is […]

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Urban Social Processes & Planning

paultran — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:07:18 +0000

EUC research examines urban processes and planning in Canada and diverse sites around the world. There is a particular focus on critical urban analysis, the experiences of marginalized communities, and the role of activism in shaping urban life. EUC has a close relationship with 91��ɫ’s City Institute and is home to two large partnership grants […]

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Conversation to action: Urban planning resource to address anti-Black racism in cities

paultran — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 16:29:17 +0000

Spurred by the death of George Floyd, 91��ɫ alumna, award-winning placemaker and author Jay Pitter brings her work in urban planning policy and anti-Black racism to the University to create a new resource – Engaging Black People and Power. This powerful resource, developed in a Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) graduate-level urban planning course of […]

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The future of cities in the wake of the pandemic: What will change? What should change?

paultran — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:45:27 +0000

In late spring 2020, the premier of Ontario, alongside the mayor of Toronto, lifted the first COVID-19 lockdown in this city. Stores re-opened, restaurants re-gained some business via patio dining. The warm weather spurred Torontonians, tired of being cooped up in their homes, to venture outside. In fact, they flooded the streets. But the virus […]

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The future of cities in the wake of the pandemic: What will change? What should change?

paultran — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 21:25:19 +0000

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