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About the Course: ‘Seeing Like a City’

About the Course: ‘Seeing Like a City’

The world is now urban.
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Gabriel Eidelman
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Reflecting on the Reflections on Urban Policy

Reflecting on the Reflections on Urban Policy

Sometimes being on the later end of things has its advantages. Prior to settling in to write this final blog post for Urban Policy, I took…
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Arman Bachmann
The People, the neighbourhood, the city

The People, the neighbourhood, the city

It is hard for me to convince myself that this is the last blog post. It feels like we just finished our discussion on “what defines a…
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Tianwei Xu
Reflections on Urban Policy

Reflections on Urban Policy

I thoroughly enjoyed this course. It was very different from any of the other courses I have taken throughout this program, and I…
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Alyssa Bishop
Short, Sweet, and a little Intense.

Short, Sweet, and a little Intense.

One of the overall objectives of the course was to view public policy from an urban lens. I now have a much more robust understanding of…
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Camilo Sanchez Galindo

All policy is urban policy

While I am a teensy bit excited that these little blog posts are coming to an end, I find that I am going to miss these weekly reflections…
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Olivia Dobrin
All Public Policy is Urban Policy: Reflection

All Public Policy is Urban Policy: Reflection

A reflection on the course, and more importantly; Urban Policy.
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Katarina Zec
An intense six-week intensive course

An intense six-week intensive course

Who knew this 6-week intensive course would actually be so intense? The lectures from earlier weeks and networking events with Munk alumni…
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Nancy Ji
Looking Back and Forwards

Looking Back and Forwards

Though I briefly learned that almost all public policy is urban policy, along with the rest of my cohort in the first year of the MPP…
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Ruth Rosalle
The One Where The Urban Policy Class Ends

The One Where The Urban Policy Class Ends

I have mixed emotions writing this final blog post. It feels like the first of many endings coming up in the near future as I finish this…
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Rachel May
Urban Policy Reflections

Urban Policy Reflections

Reflecting on our final report topic of physical infrastructure, it was interesting to learn in detail about how social housing projects…
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Megan Annable
What did I actually learn in this course?

What did I actually learn in this course?

Sitting down to write a final reflection of our urban policy class, I asked myself the question every student dreads: what did I actually…
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Erin Mierdel
Wrapping Up

Wrapping Up

As I’m reflecting on the last 6 weeks, I’m realizing how much I’ve learned in such a short period of time.
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Sarah Cola
Final Thoughts — Urban Policy at Munk

Final Thoughts — Urban Policy at Munk

Upon completing Urban Policy at Munk, I have realized how much opportunity there is in the urban policy sector.
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Sean McGowan
Civil Society in Urban Policy and the limits of Corporate Social Responsibility

Civil Society in Urban Policy and the limits of Corporate Social Responsibility

The role of civil society in Canada’s cities cannot be ignored. NGOs such as the United Way, Woodgreen, and A Way Home Canada provide vital…
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Arman Bachmann
The Non-profit Sector: Tying communities together by engaging the civil society in service delivery.

The Non-profit Sector: Tying communities together by engaging the civil society in service delivery.

In compliment to the in-class discussions on urban governance that have taken place this term, last week civil society was introduced as…
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Ruth Rosalle
A United Approach to Free Menstrual Products

A United Approach to Free Menstrual Products

Thus far, we have learned how municipalities and cities act as service providers; however, many of the services that are critical to…
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S Ficociello
Public Transportation Costs Too Much

Public Transportation Costs Too Much

Inspired by my father’s commute into the city every day, from Port Credit to Toronto, I want to do the math on transportation costs. So…
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Sophia Akhavan-Zanjani
What do non-profit organizations need?

What do non-profit organizations need?

I have worked in the non-profit sector. The non-profit sector is a more “on the ground” venue compared with the governments. I believe the…
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Tianwei Xu
Badminton introduced me to Urban Policy

Badminton introduced me to Urban Policy

Working at Badminton Alberta introduced me to urban policy without realizing it.
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Sean McGowan
Some Thoughts On Youth Community Theatre And Its Policy Relevancy

Some Thoughts On Youth Community Theatre And Its Policy Relevancy

Last week’s civil society lecture was quite engaging. It was neat to get some perspective on what Toronto’s largest and most influential…
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Sean La Prairie
The Power of United Way

The Power of United Way

When I heard that we would be working with United Way for our class project this year, I was ecstatic to be working with such an incredible…
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Olivia Dobrin
Local Governance & Neighbourhood Associations

Local Governance & Neighbourhood Associations

What stuck out to me during this week’s class on the Civil Society Outlook was the idea of local governance done through consultation…
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Megan Annable
Social Movements & Civil Society

Social Movements & Civil Society

My understanding of civil society coincides with what I define a social movement as; citizens mobilizing their efforts together to achieve…
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Sarah Cola
Developing Greater Linkages with Civil Society Organizations

Developing Greater Linkages with Civil Society Organizations

Last week’s discussion with Munk alumni raised an interesting point about the dynamic between civil society organizations and the public as…
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Nancy Ji
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