Urban Studies
Cities are confusing places: in some locales, we find rapid economic growth, with an infusion of firms and high-paying jobs; in others, we find clusters of dilapidated housing and high crime rates. The range of issues across the social and economic landscape is also perplexing. What causes these phenomena to occur? Urban Studies research focuses on phenomenon and societal issues in the context of cities. The research topics include urban development, urban land and real estate economics, urban morphology, planning, housing, health, history, culture and geomatics. Current projects by members of the Department of Geography and Environment include research on: recent decline in the downtown quaternary functions in North American cities; spatial demographics of educational demand; urban opportunities for youth gambling; urban environmental influences on childhood obesity; geographic studies of paediatric trauma; urban forms for seniors' independence and mobility; property acquisition and social mobility; spatial patterning of urban crime; geographies of personal networks; urban demographics and housing choices; uncertainty and household mobility; and the Imag(in)ing London historical GIS project.
Find Faculty Supervisors in this Area:
Godwin Arku
Associate Professor |
519-661-2111, x. 85343 Room 2427, SSC |
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Jamie Baxter
Professor |
519-661-2111, x. 81241 Room 1407, SSC |
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Michael Buzzelli
Associate Professor |
519-661-2111, x. 85329 Room 2429, SSC |
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Jason Gilliland
Professor |
519-661-2111, x. 81239 Room 2432, SSC |
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Jeff Hopkins
Associate Professor |
519-661-2111, x. 85027 Room 2423, SSC |
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Jinhyung Lee
Assistant Professor |
519-661-2111, x. 85025 Room 2413, SSC |
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Agnieszka Leszczynski
Assistant Professor |
519-661-2111, x. 80161 Room 2425, SSC |
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Isaac Luginaah
Professor |
519-661-2111, x. 86944 Room 1409, SSC |
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Roza Tchoukaleyska
Assistant Professor |
519-661-2111, x. 85030 Room 2413, SSC |
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Jinfei Wang
Professor |
519-661-2111, x. 85017 Room 2402, SSC |
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