Critical Dialogues of the Post-Covid City
Urban challenges and sustainable transformations in London and Toronto:
A Strategic Global Research Partnership Between University College London and University of Toronto, 2023-2024
Publications
Edited books, journal articles, reports, podcast episodes, and other media published by members of the Critical Dialogues – Post-Covid Cities research team.
Featured Publication
Livingstone, N., Bunce, S., Fiorentino, S., & Short, M. (2023, Forthcoming). Introduction to Special Issue: Density, Sustainability and the Governance of Urban Futures Frontiers. Sustainable Cities.
Featured Publication
Brail, S. (2021). Patterns amidst the turmoil: COVID-19 and cities. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 48(4), 598–603.
Featured Publication
Critical Dialogues of Urban Governance, Development and Activism: London and Toronto. Edited by Susannah Bunce, Nicola Livingstone, Loren March, Susan Moore, and Alan Walks. Published 2020 by UCL Press.
Research Team
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Dr. Susannah Bunce
Associate Professor, Human Geography, University of Toronto – Scarborough
Dr. Nicola Livingstone
Associate Professor, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
Dr. Shauna Brail Associate Professor, Institute for Management and Innovation, University of Toronto – Mississauga
Dr. Susan Moore
Associate Professor, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
Dr. Michael Short Associate Professor, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
Dr. Alan Walks
Professor, Geography, Geomatics and Environment, University of Toronto – Mississauga
Melissa Barrientos PhD Student, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
Dr. Laurel Besco
Assistant Professor, Geography, Geomatics and Environment, University of Toronto – Mississauga
Dr. Prentiss Dantzler
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto
Sean Grisdale
PhD Candidate, Geography and Planning, University of Toronto
Dr. Andrew Harris Associate Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, University College London
Dr. Tom Kemeny
Associate Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto
Dr. Julie Mah Assistant Professor, Human Geography, University of Toronto – Scarborough
Loren March
PhD Candidate, Geography and Planning, University of Toronto
Marjan Marjanović PhD Student, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
Dr. Lucy Natarajan Associate Professor, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
Dr. Gaurav Mittal
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Management and Innovation, University of Toronto – Mississauga
Dr. Dimitrios Panayotopoulos‐Tsiros
Research Associate, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
Dr. Pablo Sendra Associate Professor, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
Rotem Shevchenko
PhD Student, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
News & Events
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Capital Gains Taxation as a Housing Policy Tool in Canada
Dr. Alan Walks, University of Toronto April 2024 In the budget released on April 16, the federal Government of Canada (2024) proclaimed its intention to change, effective June 25, the capital gains inclusion rate from 50 percent to 66.6 percent, for all corporations and businesses, and for individuals’ capital gains above $250,000. (The first $250,000
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Food security networks after the pandemic
Since 2019, multiple shocks to the global system have rocked urban chains of food supply. In both London and Toronto, one major impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was the extent to which civil society was called on for immediate help. Following that, critical logistic chains underpinning food supply have been further tested, interrupted, and had
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