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Climate Displacement & Cities
CIDRARC, hosted by the School of Cities, is a global network addressing climate-induced displacement and urban adaptation. It explores migration, risk management, and urban habitability through case studies from cities worldwide. The project highlights challenges cities face, including local and international displacement, which strains infrastructure and exacerbates poverty and inequality.
Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project (MUCP/IMUCP)
The Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project (MUCP) / International Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project (IMUCP) is a full-year academic course open to undergraduate students in their final year from all U of… Read more
Multidisciplinary Urban Graduate Seminar (MUGS)
The School of Cities works in partnership with other faculties, schools and departments at the University of Toronto to offer a series of seminars for graduate students enrolled in Masters… Read more
City Research Insights
This policy brief series translates academic research into impactful solutions. The School of Cities seeks to leverage our extraordinary community of urbanists and urban-oriented researchers to create a rich, multidisciplinary community of urban faculty, researchers, and students across disciplines and perspectives.
Equitable Development Data Insight Training
About the program: The Equitable Development Data Insight Training Initiative (EDDIT) helps organizationsrefine their narratives and leverage data so that they can make the best possible case fortheir equitable development… Read more
Reports
This selection of reports are based on research and projects undertaken by School of Cities faculty, researchers, postdoctroal fellows and/or affiliated faculty, or have been funded in part or in… Read more
highlights
Steven Farber in CBC | Construction is the key culprit behind Toronto traffic, city says. Here’s what it plans to do about it
Greater Golden Horseshoe Transport Geography
Mapping data about the Greater Golden Horseshoe’s (GGH) transportation geography and travel patterns
Carolyn Whitzman for Toronto Star | Opinion: A stronger Canada begins with better housing. Here’s how to do it
Canada in need of ambitious WWII era housing plan: expert
Upcoming Events see all
Homecoming Exchange + Regenerative Encounters: Immersive screening + fabulation cartography workshop
Homecoming, Exchange, + Regenerative Encounters is an exploration of people, place, and the stories that connect us across generations.
Unleashing the Power of Cycling
Join Urbanist-in-Residence Lanrick Bennett Jr. for a conference discussing the role of cycling in achieving Toronto’s Net Zero Goals.
Embodied Greenhouse Gas Symposium 2025
Join the Centre for the Sustainable Built Environment for its first Embodied GHG Symposium on May 7th at Rotman School of Management.
Research Talk: Land value capture and the housing crisis
Join Dr. Laura Wolf-Powers and the Housing Justice Lab for a discussion on the housing crisis and the role that land value plays therein.
Homecoming Exchange + Regenerative Encounters: Exhibition opening & listening party
Join us for the opening of the Homecoming, Exchange, + Regenerative Encounters exhibit at Top Top Projects
Homecoming Exchange + Regenerative Encounters exhibition
Come see the Homecoming, Exchange, + Regenerative Encounters exhibition at Top Top Projects – 165 Geary Avenue
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