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Urban Policy at Munk
Chronicling the learning experiences of urban policy students at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
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About the Course: ‘Seeing Like a City’
About the Course: ‘Seeing Like a City’
The world is now urban.
Gabriel Eidelman
Jan 5, 2021
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Closing Thoughts
Closing Thoughts
With the report for The Shift nearly complete, the course is coming to a close. I’ve learned so much about the intricacies of urban policy…
Jordan Morello
Mar 9, 2021
All roads lead to urban policy
All roads lead to urban policy
As we come to the end of this course, I have been reflecting on one of Gabe’s favourite sayings “(Almost) Everything is related to urban…
Stephanie Bertolo
Mar 9, 2021
Time to Put Policy into Practice
Time to Put Policy into Practice
As we wrap up our six-week foray into the world of urban policy, I feel gratified by how much we have learned, and am excited to present…
Duncan Cooper
Mar 9, 2021
Well, that went by super fast.
Well, that went by super fast.
We had the chance to present our preliminary findings to the team at the SHIFT during our last class. They were very receptive and gave us…
An-Noûra Compaoré
Mar 8, 2021
Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts
As we wrap up our final project for the Shift group, I can’t help but feel proud of my group and how much we have accomplished in such a…
Anandu Nair
Mar 8, 2021
Final Reflections
Final Reflections
After wrapping up our final lecture by presenting our policy ideas to Shift, I’ve had time to reflect on what I’ve learned from the…
Kenza Mirza
Mar 5, 2021
Thank you!
Thank you!
Six weeks went by quickly! Last week, our class had the incredible opportunity to present our preliminary findings to the Shift team. It…
Erika Porco
Mar 4, 2021
Meeting of Minds: Collaboration as the key to urban policy
Meeting of Minds: Collaboration as the key to urban policy
This week we presented our policy perspectives to the Human Rights experts at The Shift. They asserted that a human rights framework means…
Emilie De Monte
Mar 4, 2021
Final Reflections on Urban Policy
Final Reflections on Urban Policy
It’s crazy to think that this course is almost over! It really lived up to it’s name as an intensive; when I think back on everything…
Melissa Slauenwhite
Mar 3, 2021
Housing — A Crash Course in Urban Policy
Housing — A Crash Course in Urban Policy
Exploring how housing policy is a perfect microcosm of urban policy complexity.
Ian Stecher
Mar 3, 2021
Is It Time to Give More Power to Cities?
Is It Time to Give More Power to Cities?
Local governments in Ontario spend more than $64 billion a year on public services— with little control in the matter.
Steven Giallelis
Mar 3, 2021
A Human Rights Approach to Housing: Tensions Between Market and Social Goals
A Human Rights Approach to Housing: Tensions Between Market and Social Goals
With the right to housing increasingly being recognized by national and subnational governments, it is worth reflecting on what housing as…
Hayley Roberts
Feb 23, 2021
Push and Pessimism
Push and Pessimism
Push—the documentary focused on the pernicious influence of global finance and private equity firms on affordable housing prospects in…
Jordan Morello
Feb 23, 2021
Is housing only a human r
Is housing only a human r
The housing shortage is a phenomenon affecting every part of the globe. The housing commodification and purposefully denying human rights…
An-Noûra Compaoré
Feb 22, 2021
Accepting Tent City
Accepting Tent City
In June 2020, the City of Toronto made efforts to move residents from two encampments in parks across the city, and to re-locate residents…
Kenza Mirza
Feb 22, 2021
Housing as a right: An uphill battle
Housing as a right: An uphill battle
The documentary Push highlighted how urgent and global the housing affordability crisis is. As Leilani Farha, the UN Special Rapporteur on…
Stephanie Bertolo
Feb 21, 2021
A Human Rights Based Approach to Housing
A Human Rights Based Approach to Housing
What do people need to live a dignified life? Under international law, safe and affordable housing is a human right and therefore…
Erika Porco
Feb 18, 2021
Affordable housing: a worldwide problem
Affordable housing: a worldwide problem
Finally, a chance to sit back and reflect on the Push documentary. Over the last 10 years, I felt unlucky and annoyed thinking about the…
Anandu Nair
Feb 15, 2021
Housing, the Civil Sector, and Urban Policy
Reflecting on Push (which was filmed pre-COVID)
Aateka Rajab
Feb 15, 2021
This week was when things started to feel really real.
This week was when things started to feel really real.
But at the same time, this week was also very exciting. Even after completing my internship and securing full-time employment post-grad…
Melissa Slauenwhite
Feb 11, 2021
Culpability in the Financialization of the Housing Market
Culpability in the Financialization of the Housing Market
After watching Push the film, I felt sure that there was a clear “bad guy” in the housing narrative. Extractive finance firms like…
Emilie De Monte
Feb 11, 2021
Housing and the Pandemic
Housing and the Pandemic
“I’ll never be able to afford a house in the city”
Steven Giallelis
Feb 10, 2021
Thoughts on Working in the Non-Profit Sector
Thoughts on Working in the Non-Profit Sector
Having recently published a StoryMap on urban governance in Parkdale, Toronto, I was quite aware coming into this class of the crucial…
Hayley Roberts
Feb 10, 2021
Urban Governance — The Ultimate Jack of All Trades Hub
Urban Governance — The Ultimate Jack of All Trades Hub
Why urban governance requires “jacks of all trades” who are eager to collaborate.
Ian Stecher
Feb 10, 2021
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