Upcoming Events

The plazaPOPS: Paradise in a Parking Lot invites visitors to celebrate the significant role that strip malls play in the social, cultural, and economic life of Toronto’s inner suburbs and the public health of local communities. The exhibit also shares the work and future potential of plazaPOPS, a community-based not-for-profit public space organization that turns parking spaces into people places along Toronto’s strip mall main streets through partnership, co-...

Are you interested in: Shaping vibrant, inclusive, and equitable public spaces. Designing with nature to restore ecosystems and address climate change. Reimagining urban and rural landscapes for healthier, more resilient communities. Engaging with cultural landscapes, heritage, and place-based storytelling....

Regan Zink, a PhD, Doctor of Philosophy in Rural Studies candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend their thesis on “Assessing the Capacity of Municipalities in Ontario to Support Agri-food Systems Planning.” Examination Committee: Dr. Sara Epp, SEDRD - Advisor Dr. Wayne Caldqwell, SEDRD - Committee Member Dr. Ryan Gibson, SEDRD - Committee Member Dr. Mark Seasons, University of Waterloo, School of Planning -...

Charlotte Potter, a PhD Rural Studies candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend their thesis on “Autopoiesis and Relationality in Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems: A Multi-Case Study Analysis.” Examination Committee: Dr. Silvia Sarapura, SEDRD - Advisor Dr. Faisal Moola, Geography - Committee Member Dr. Noella Gray, Geography - Committee Member Dr. Lindsay Martel Montgomery, University of Toronto, Anthropology...