2015 Geography & Planning
GEOPLANTHE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY & PLANNING UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHY ALUMNI (UTAGA) UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PLANNING ALUMNI COMMUNITY (PAC)
2015 Friends of Planning Spring Social B D M - PAC C n April 16, 2015 the Great Hall at Hart House was home to a lessons learned were provided to the gathered group. great party: the 19th Annual Friends of Planning Spring Social. e University of Toronto’s Planning Alumni Committee (PAC) Over 300 planning students, alumni, faculty, and professionals would like to thank the many individual Friends of Planning donors Ocame out to enjoy great food, live jazz, and one another’s company. As whose contributions directly support student success in graduate plan- usual, it was an excellent opportunity to reconnect with old friends and ning programs at U of T. As well, PAC wishes to recognize the substantial reach out to colleagues from across the industry. long-term contribution of the event promotional sponsor, NRU Pub- e keynote was delivered by Ken Tanenbaum, Vice Chairman of lishing Inc., as well as ongoing support from the Ontario Professional the Kilmer Group. Mr. Tanenbaum’s presentation, titled ‘ e Pan Am Planners Institute and BILD. Finally, the generosity of the Social’s many Village: A Sneak Peak Beyond the Fence’, provided a behind the scenes corporate sponsors is deeply appreciated. look at the West Don Lands which was home to 10,000 athletes over the Pan-Am and Para Pan-Am Games this past summer. e West Don Lands is now becoming Toronto’s latest community as residents and busi- Premiere Sponsors: nesses move in. Mr. Tanenbaum provided insight into the opportunities MHBC Planning, Urban Design & Landscape Architecture; and challenges faced as the West Don Lands was developed. A variety of Davies Howe Partners LLP; LEA Consulting; Devine Park LLP Platinum Sponsors: Odan Detech Group; Hemson Consulting; Bous elds; Aird & Berlis LLP Gold Sponsors: BA Group; Cassells Brock Lawyers; Concord City Place; Crozier & Associates; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP; Fogler Rubino LLP; Goodmans LLP; Walker, Nott, Dragicevic Associates; Planning Alliance; Urban Strategies; Tate Economic Research; e Sorbara Group; SGL Planning Associates; Wellings Planning Consultants; WeirFoulds LLP; IBI Group; Stikeman Elliott LLP; Speight Van Nostrand & Gibson Surveying; e Daniels Corporation Silver Sponsors: Altus Group; Brattys LLP; Azimuth Environmental Consulting; Hammerschlag & Jo e; UrbanMetrics; Valcoustics; GSP Group; R.E. Millward & Associates; JKO Planning Services; Weston From left to right: Paul Hess, Director of Graduate Programs in Consulting; Johnston Litavski Planning Consultants; Turner Planning, Ken Tanenbaum, Vice Chairman of the Kilmer Group, Fleischer Architects; Venchiarutti Gagliardi Architect Michael Noble and Melissa McEnroe, PAC Co-chairs 2015 Chair’s Message: Name Changes B V M elcome to the 2015 edition of Table of Contents GeoPlan. You may have noticed a small but very important change in 19th Annual Spring Social • Front Cover theW banner for the rst page of this newsletter. Chair’s Message • Page 2 It says ‘Department of Geography & Plan- Message from the PAC Chair • Page 3 ning’ rather than ‘Department of Geography Planners Unplugged • Page 4 and Program in Planning’. at is because we Bous eld Distinguished Visitor in Planning • Page 5 changed the undergraduate St. George and Giving Back • Page 6 graduate tri-campus departments’ names this Awards Night 2015 • Page 7 year. To our surprise, we discovered early in the year that the depart- Alumni News • Page 11 ment names had never been changed o cially – meaning with approval In Memoriam • Page 11 from the University’s Governing Council - from ‘Department of Geog- GeoTrips • Page 12 raphy’ to ‘Department of Geography and Program in Planning’. at Department News • Page 14 news made us reect on how we wanted to be known and lead to the On the Road Again • Page 15 idea of a slightly di erent name. Student Field Trips • Page 16 Let me give you a little history. Both the St. George and graduate tri-Campus units have been known uno cially as the ‘Department of Graduate Student Pro les • Page 19 Geography and Program in Planning’ since the 1980s when the Plan- Undergraduate Student Pro le • Page 21 ning graduate program became a part of the Department of Geog- Faculty Published Books • Page 21 raphy. At that time, faculty members teaching in the Master’s degree Alumni Published Books • Page 22 in Planning moved to the department from the School of Graduate Studies,where the program had been housed since its former home, the since the graduate student association has been known as the Graduate Faculty of Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, and Landscape Geography and Planning Student Society (GGAPSS) since Planning joined Architecture, was dissolved in 1975 (and later reconstituted as the Geography in the 1980s, the choice of ‘Department of Geography & Plan- School of Architecture in 1976). ning’ clearly made sense. Since the 1980s, Planning has become fully integrated into the e addition of another discipline to a Geography department and department at the undergraduate (St. George) and graduate levels. e to its name is quite common and a growing trend. In the US, Canada St. George undergraduate curriculum o ers a course cluster in Planning and the UK, just under half of the 280 Geography departments are within the Human Geography Major and Specialist programs of study. Geography ‘Plus’ departments, with Environment being the most com- About one-third of the faculty members at the St. George campus have mon addition to a department’s name. Notable Geography ‘Plus’ units appointments in Planning, meaning that most of the courses that they outside Canada include the School of Geography & Environment at teach are in the graduate program in Planning. e tri-campus gradu- Oxford University and the Department of Geography & Environment ate program has two distinct degree paths: one in Geography (PhD, at the London School of Economics. In Canada, there are 42 Depart- MA, MSc) and one in Planning (MScPl, PhD). Approximately 120 ments of Geography of which 16 are Geography ‘Plus’ departments. graduate students are enrolled in the Geography program and about 80 Among those, 13 are Geography & Environment, two are Geography in the Planning program. & Planning (Saskatchewan, Queen’s), and one is Geography, Planning We consulted widely about the name change, including consulta- & Environment (Concordia). tion with UTAGA and PAC. We presented three possible names for the Another notable new name this year, also found on the rst page department: ‘Department of Geography’, ‘Department of Geography banner, is the ‘Planning Alumni Community’. is new organization and Program in Planning’, and ‘Department of Geography & Plan- is the equivalent of UTAGA for Geographers and includes all Planning ning’. Everyone felt that Planning should be in the department’s name alumni. e Planning Alumni Committee continues its role as the and virtually all agreed that that the simpler ‘Department of Geography management committee for all Planning alumni a airs. & Planning’ was best. From the perspective of our graduate students,
Welcome New Alumni! Members of the MScPl Class of 2015 at their graduation lunch Page 2 PAC Chair’s Message B D MK
am pleased to report that 2015 was a great year for the Uni- versity of Toronto’s Planning Alumni Committee. is past year, we hosted a fabulous Spring Social attended by over I300 professionals, and featured Ken Tanenbaum as our speaker. With the funds raised through the Social, and the time and e ort of alumni volunteers, PAC was also able to enrich the learning experience of current graduate students and strengthen bonds with alumni in the Planning Program by organizing and subsidizing many events and initiatives, outlined in the sidebar on this page. e commitment of our volunteers and the interest from planning students in PAC activities is a testament to the strength of the program and the enjoyment that we all receive from spending time with each other and contributing to the student experience. I hope you will join us on April 14, 2016, when the Plan- In the last decade, we have seen the rise of social media, marking the ning Alumni Committee will host the 20th Annual Friends of second generation of web-based interaction. This next decade will bring Planning Spring Social. e sidebar to the right announces this the third generation, featuring the rise of artificial intelligence, cloud com- year’s distinguished speaker, Jesse Hirsh. puting and the semantic web. What will it mean for communities and city I encourage you to join us in connecting with students and building as the web delivers what you want by harnessing the explosive power of user generated content? reconnecting with alumni through any of PAC’s many activities - join the Committee, become a mentor, lead a module – there are Jesse Hirsh is an internet strategist, researcher, and broadcaster. You many ways to get involved! Email us at: [email protected]. will recognize his voice from his nationally syndicated weekly CBC radio See you at the Social! column that explores the latest trends and emerging developments in tech- nology and what they mean for everyday life.
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Fall 2015 at a Glance Mentorship, Networking and Career Development Scholarships and Student Funding
• PAC held the Fall Planning Mixer at the beginning of the school year, • rough the Friends of Planning Fund, PAC raises money for scholar- providing the opportunity to strengthen the bonds between current and ships. We have established four over the years: e Matthew Hanson former students. Scholarship in Planning, e Planning Alumni Graduate Scholarship, University of Toronto Planning Alumni OGS Award, and most recently • PAC held the Mentoring Meet and Greet in the Fall, which kicked o e Friends of Planning Graduate Scholarship for Innovation. ese another year of our annual Mentorship program, pairing students with four awards were presented at the UTAGA Awards Night in November. alumni volunteers • In September, second-year students travelled to Denver to learn about • PAC has worked with the faculty to prepare a jobs database for recent planning in this American city, utilizing PAC’s nancial contribution to grads and students looking for summer placements. subsidize the trip and lower costs for students.
Skills Development and Planning Workshop • With PAC support, students were able to attend conferences like OPPI, CIP and others to present their work, attend presentations and • PAC hosted two skills modules in the Fall of 2015, which provided learn from a broad range of students and professionals. students an opportunity to interact with practicing planners and hear real life experience to enrich the classroom curriculum: ‘Planning 101’ in October and ‘Planning for Public Spaces’ in December. At least two more skills modules are being planned for early 2016.
• PAC continued to support the Planning Workshop course by helping to co-ordinate topics and clients. Six presentations were made by the students at Croft Chapter House in November. Page 3 Planners Unplugged
n April 2015, the second year planning class organized the rst-ever Planners Unplugged event to present their Current Issues Papers to the broader community. e event was held o -campus at the Centre for Social Innovation Annex on Bathurst St. from 5:30-8:30 pm. Each participant was given a few minutes to present key ndings. is was followed by a moderated panel discussion to explore overlapping themes, Iissues, and implications of the presentations. e evening was a huge success, with excellent attendance.
Michael Noble, PAC Co-Chair (2013-15), Chris Hilbrecht moderates the panel on ‘Building an Inclusive City’ speaks with presenter Sophie Plottel
Planners Panel conversations with Unplugged emerging planners and their research
Hot Off Repurposing Schools in Toronto — Sarah Chu The National Household Survey and Planning — Jason Rust the Press Evaluating the Development Permit System — Kara Naklicki 5:40 pm Planning for Winter Cities — Chris Hilbrecht Cycling-Related Public Consultations during Eglinton Connects — Daniel Arancibia
Social Equity in Bicycle Planning — Tamara Augsten Building an Affordable Housing and Transit Oriented Communities — John Kemp Planning for (Im)migrant Populations: — Monica Bennington Inclusive City The Feasibility of Holistic Community Land Trusts— Matthew Kelling 6:25 pm ‘Renoviction’ and Displacement in Toronto — Anna Procopio
Innovation in Infrastructure through Public-Private Partnerships — Mike Himmel Beyond Bricks Risk Management in Long-Term Public-Private Partnerships — Desi Simova Analyzing Wastewater Project Procurement — Kyle Miller and Mortar Planning for Sea-Level Rising — Kerry Thompson 7:10pm Hanoi’s Master Plan and the Difficulties with Water Supply — Nhusha Vu Maximizing the Role of Local Governments in Environmental Assessments — Robin Lattimer The Emerging Residents Associations and the Planning Process — Anna Wynveen Planning Aid Organizations and Planning Ethics — Carolyn Rowan Scope of Planning for Religious Institutions —Tyler Hughes Space Optimization in Higher Education— Mieka Lewis Planning Economic Potential of Universities in the GTA — Judith Farvolden 7:55pm District Energy Planning — Sophie Plottel
Page 4 Bouseld Distinguished Visitorship in Planning he Bous eld Distinguished Visitorship in Planning brings tion and Planning for the Unplanned. He has con- accomplished planning academics and practitioners into the tributed chapters to several other books, includ- department every year. It is continuing to play an important ing e Emerging Asian City, Companion to Urban Trole in enriching our intellectual culture and adding exciting teaching Design, and Writing Urbanism. His essay, Mean- content to the planning program. We are fortunate to have Dr. Aseem ingful Urban Design: Teleological / Catalytic / Inam, Director of TRULAB: Laboratory for Designing Urban Trans- Relevant, received an award from the Skidmore, formation, as this year’s Bous eld Visiting Professor and Rob Dowler, Owings & Merrill Foundation and was published former Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, in the Ontario Cabinet O ce in the Journal of Urban Design. His research has as this year’s Bous eld Visiting Professional. also been published in the Journal of Urbanism, While in residence, Dr. Inam has made a signi cant contribution Cities, and Planning Practice and Research. to teaching in the program by o ering the following courses: Urban Dr. Inam has practiced as an architect, urban designer, and planner Design Research Methods, Introductory Studio, Advanced Studio, and in Brazil, Canada, France, Greece, Haiti, India and the United States. Las Vegas: the Prismatic City. Dr. Inam’s research focuses on theories, As the Director of TRULAB, he trained mayors in Brazil to design cre- strategies and practices of urban transformation. Previously, he was the ative strategies for transforming their cities. He has led or collaborated founding Director of the highly innovative MA eories of Urban Prac- on a wide range of projects: a rebuilding strategy after the earthquake tice program and Associate Professor of Urbanism at Parsons School of in Haiti, a new city on the U.S.-Mexico border, revitalizing a historic Design / e New School in New York City. He has been an award- core in Los Angeles, designing an ecological campus in Delhi, and start- winning professor at MIT, UCLA, and the University of Southern ing a brand new and highly successful habitat development program in California. India. Dr. Inam is the author of two books, Designing Urban Transforma-
Examples of comparative gure-ground diagrams and plan-section representa- tions of orncli e Park to learn visual analysis skills and understand the nature of urbanism at the neighborhood scale
Students Maria Grandez, Louise Willard and Noha Refaat develop creative and critical strategies for designing accessible space networks in orncli e Park, Toronto as part of their community- based studio course taught by Dr. Inam
Rob Dowler has 33 years of experience as a planner with the City of Ottawa, a housing plan- ner with a Federal NGO and as a Policy ADM in several ministries of the Ontario Govern- ment. He has led a wide variety of planning and development initiatives and has been a member of several Boards, including the Ring of Fire Infrastructure Development Corporation, the Tarion New Home Warranty Corporation and the Technical Safety Standards Authority. He is a Registered Profes- sional Planner, Professional Land Economist and a past Chair of the OPPI Planning Award Jury. Rob attended the Program in Planning in 1981-82 on a CMHC Scholarship and was an early recipient of the Ian MacPherson Award. More recently Rob completed a Strategic Manage- ment program at Harvard and obtained the ICD.D designation from Rotman. Rob is delighted to return to his alma mater to teach ‘ e Planner’s Role in Supporting Public Decision-Making: Case Studies in Rob Dowler’s Public Decision Making class with Professional Practice’. guest speaker Toronto City Manager Peter Wallace Page 5 Giving Back e would like to extend our most sincere thanks to all of our alumni who have made donations this year to the department. As noted on the last page of this newsletter, donations help support several award funds that enrich the lives of our undergraduate and graduate students. Another way that alumni enrich the student experience is through donating their time to interact with students. eW department o ers numerous opportunities to contribute in this way. Alumni participation last year included presenting guest lectures in courses, presenting at planning workshops, mentoring planning students, participating in undergraduate geography alumni-student dinners, and participating on alumni panels at undergraduate career events. If you would like to participate in future in any of the above activities, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Lindsay White, Event Coordinator, Advancement Events : [email protected]. To all who are on the list below, and any who may have been missed, your contribution has helped better the student experience, and for this we thank you.
Emily Anderson Maureen Fair Brian Ridgway
Alyssa Bird Ricardo Gomez-Insausti Dawn Seetaram
Rick Clow Justin Holmes Kari Vierimaa
Tija Dirks Graham Macdonald Emily Wall
Meirav Even-Har David McKay
A Alumni & Students at the Fall Career Dinner
Emily Anderson, Director, Client Advocacy, Environics Analytics, Rick Clow, General Manager, Quinte Waste Solutions, (BSc 1974) (HBA 2005)
Dawn Seetaram, Senior Associate, Ontario Growth Kari Vierimaa, Assignment Editor, Global News Toronto, Secretariat, Ministry of Municipal A airs and Housing - (HBA 2012) Province of Ontario, (HBA 2002 / MScP 2004) Page 6 Awards Night 2015
he University of Toronto Association of Geography Alumni of Geography & Planning. In 2010, he established the undergraduate (UTAGA) and the Geography & Planning Department’s 21st and graduate John Horner Scholarships in Geography. Including this annual Awards Presentation Night on November 19th, 2015, year, these scholarships will have provided support to 19 undergraduate Twas a well-attended success with a record number of attendees. Awards and 27 graduate students in the department. were presented to our undergraduate and graduate students along with e UTAGA Distinguished Alumnus Award was given to Conrad several UTAGA awards. Heidenreich. Professor Heidenreich graduated from the University is year, UTAGA’s Fenton Chin Outstanding Service Award re- of Toronto with HBA (1961) and MA (1965) degrees in Geography, cipients were Michael Noble and Melissa McEnroe for their substantial and completed a PhD.at McMaster University in 1970. He is inter- contributions to the Planning Program and as members of the Friends nationally recognized as the authority on the early mapping of what of Planning Alumni Committee. Over the time that Michael and Me- is today eastern Canada, on the explorations and mapping of Samuel lissa were on PAC, the work of the all-volunteer committee grew and de Champlain and for his classic studies of the historical geography of expanded. ey initiated and expanded the professional development Huronia. A major scholarly achievement in Canadian social science modules and oversaw the increased success of the PAC Spring Social. scholarship is the series of ten plates that he prepared for the Historical Under their leadership, PAC has become a model alumni group within Atlas of Canada (1987) of the historical geography of New France in the University in its role of building connections between alumni, and the period 1600-1755. From 1968 to 2002 he taught in the Geography enriching the student experience. Department at York University, where a whole generation of students e UTAGA Honorary President Award was given to John learned about the early geography of Canada and First Nations people Horner, who has made generous contributions to the Department of from an instructor steeped in the life of Canada before industrialization. Geography & Planning. John Horner graduated from the University In 1991 he was president of the Royal Canadian Institute, founded in of Toronto with a BA (1962) in Geography and Classical Greek and the 1850s to bring scienti c knowledge to the general public, a rare an MA (1965) in Geography and Economics. His rst teaching posi- honour for a scholar in the social sciences. In 1999 he was made a Life tion was at Salteet District High School in Stoney Creek. In 1968 he Member of the Institute in recognition of his many services to it, and became Head of Geography at Milton District High School and taught in 2015 he received the J. Norman Emerson Silver Medal from the On- there until his retirement in 1997. He has a long record of giving tario Archaeological Society for outstanding work bene tting Ontario back to his community and received a Celebration ‘88 Certi cate of archaeology. Merit from the Government of Canada for community service work To nominate the next UTAGA award winners, send the name of a in Milton. In 2009, he set up e John Horner Endowment Fund for worthy individual (such as a former classmate or graduate), along with students at Milton District High School. is endowment provides sev- a written citation, explaining why you think he/she deserves an award eral scholarships each year to students at the school. At awards night he no later than April 30, 2016 to Mariange Beaudry (mariange@geog. was recognized for a similarly generous contribution to the Department utoronto.ca).
Meaghan Maund, Natalie Corbo, Michael Tomczak, Professor Emeritus Joe Whitney Undergraduate award recipients - Lesia Kinach, Mathew Kelling, Kevin Chan and J. M. Tomczak/OGS award recipient Heather Nabila Prayitno and Christelle Broux Wilson Page 7 Award Winners 2015 UNDERGRADUATE GEOGRAPHY AWARDS Maria-Saroja Ponnambalam Danielle Radu Alpar Undergraduate Scholarship Larissa Sage Monica Nelson Dylan Simone Natalia Zdaniuk Ben Shindman Scholarship in Geography Symon James-Wilson James T. Lemon Memorial Scholarship in Geography Canadian Association of Geographers Under- Nicholas Lombardo graduate Award Nicolas Lombardo receiving the James T. Lemon Jennifer Le Memorial Scholarship from Carolyn Lemon Oscar J. Marshall Graduate Fellowship Cameron Proctor Daniel Wilson Scholarship in Science Jian Yang Julia Field Joseph A. May Scholarship F. Kenneth Hare Undergraduate Scholarship Michael Chrobok in the Environment Chloe Fox Lesia Kinach Katarina Gligorijevic Paulina Kubara John Horner Undergraduate Scholarship in Geography Donald F. Putnam Graduate Scholarship Bridget Irwin Kira Borden Siobhan Knowles Kira Borden receiving the Donald F. Putnam Khairunnabila Prayitno Graduate Scholarship from Robert Putnam UTAGA J.B.R. Whitney Award Mahisha Sritharan Zach Anderson
Outstanding Performance Awards Gri th Taylor Scholarship in Geography GGR 201/203/205/206: Sophia Zamaria Gwen MacGregor GGR 223: Caleigh Inman GGR 240: Jennifer Del Riccio PLANNING PROGRAM AWARDS
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Alan Tonks Planning Scholarship Pamela Tetford Jonathan Bamforth Meaghan Maund Sidney and Lucille Silver Scholarship Maria-Saroja Ponnambalam, Larissa Sage and Andrew Picard Yekaterina Vasilyeva Natalia Zdaniuk receiving the John Horner Stanley Woo Graduate Scholarship from Dorothy Horner Undergraduate Computer Applications Award Benjamin Sonshine Urban Molly Spratt Planning Scholarship Stuart Burkimsher Undergraduate Geography Toronto Award Christelle Broux CIP Award for Academic Excellence Matthew Kelling Undergraduate Gri th Taylor Memorial Award Edie Yolles Award in Urban Planning Maria Mate Matthew Kelling
William G. Dean Scholarship in Geography Friends of Planning Graduate Scholarship for Field Research Tara-Lyn Prindiville receiving the Ian D. for Innovation Adam Cave Macpherson Award from Peter Walker Stephanie Malcher Pamela Tetford Amina Menkad Lia Milito GRADUATE GEOGRAPHY AWARDS LEA Consulting Ltd. Award in Planning and Graduate Alpar Scholarship Transportation Travis Bost Andrew Picard
John D. Barnes Geodetic Sciences Fellowship Matthew Hanson Scholarship in Planning Remi Luo Jonathan Bamforth Giulia Ilacqua John Horner Graduate Scholarship in Carli Melo Geography Stephanie Malcher, Amina Menkad and Lia Milito Amina Menkad Daniel Chen receiving the Friends of Planning Graduate Andrew Picard Neil Nunn Scholarship for Innovation from David McKay Stanley Woo Page 8 EXTERNAL AWARDS (FEDERAL) Mitchell Goldhar Award for Excellent Achieve- ment in the Planning Program Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Lillian D’Souza Council of Canada (NSERC) Canada Gradu- ate Scholarships – Master’s Ian D. Macpherson Award Adam Dickinson Tara-Lyn Prindiville Danielle Radu
Peter R. Walker Planning Fellowship Social Sciences and Humanities Research Ira Banks Council of Canada (SSHRC) Joseph-Armand Nicolas Lombardo and Tara-Lyn Prindiville Stuart Burkimsher Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships – receiving the Neptis Foundation OGS awards Michelle Kearns Master’s from Neptis President Martha Shuttleworth Emily Macrae Corey Bialek Aqsa Malik Kevin Chan Neptis Foundation / Ontario Graduate Angus McNeill-Knowles Michele Colley Scholarship in Geography Anna Melikian Natalie Corbo Nicholas Lombardo Nadine Oliver Lillian D’Souza Adam Garcia Neptis Foundation / Ontario Graduate Peter R. Walker Planning Scholarship Jonathan Kitchen Scholarship in Planning Natalie Corbo Jessica Krushnisky Tara-Lyn Prindiville Meaghan Maund Lia Milito Alyssa Scott Urban Strategies / Ontario Graduate omas Luther Panton Scholarship Nathan Stewart Scholarship Carli Melo Kathleen Watt Frances Woo Shareefah Rene Mercedes Sharpe Zayas U of T Planning Alumni / Ontario Graduate University of Toronto Planning Alumni Social Sciences and Humanities Research Scholarship Graduate Scholarship Council of Canada (SSHRC) Joseph-Armand Stephanie Malcher Matthew Hilder Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral ESRI Canada Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Christopher Alton EXTERNAL AWARDS (PROVINCIAL) Scholarship Lazar Konforti in Science & Technology Gwen MacGregor Donald F. Putnam / George Tatham/Ontario Lea Ravensbergen-Hodgins Dylan Simone Graduate Scholarship in Geography Nicole Van Lier Brent Coleman William G. Dean Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology Social Sciences and Humanities Research Edward Sorbara / Building Industry and Land Michael Wang Council of Canada (SSHRC) Development (BILD) / Ontario Graduate Postgraduate Fellowship – Doctoral Scholarship Ontario Graduate Scholarship Brock Bersaglio Matthew Hilder Shannon Black Angela Day Anni-Claudine Buelles Sarah Nelson J. M. Tomczak / Ontario Graduate Scholarship Bryan Dale Joshua Steckley in the Department of Geography Sean Grisdale Heather Wilson Rebecca Jacobs Elsie Lewison Michael Ralph Walsh / Ontario Graduate Matthew Lie-Paehlke Scholarship Ewa Modlinska in the Department Geography Cameron Proctor Sean Grisdale Natalia Zdaniuk UTAGA Award Winners 2015 UTAGA Distinguished Alumnus Award Fenton Chin Outstanding Conrad Heidenreich Service Award Michael Noble Melissa McEnroe
UTAGA Honorary President Award Conrad Heidenreich receiving the award John Horner PAC Co-president Michael Noble from Professor Virginia Maclaren receiving the award from Fenton’s brother Gordon and sister Sophia Page 9 Speech Excerpts 2015 Conrad Heidenreich, Distinguished Alumnus Award
I was raised in two families; rst, and most decisively, in my father’s family, the Heidenreichs, and much later, after we immigrated to Canada, in my mother’s family, the Walkers. I strongly believe that, apart from formal education, the families one is born into and the communities in which one is living are of fundamental importance to learning. ere was only a primary school in the small town where I lived after 1943 when we were bombed out of Berlin. In this rural community, the teachers were recognized for their learning. People would do their hats, or bow slightly towards them, when they saw them on the streets or in shops. I was persuaded by my family, some talented teachers and the community that learning and reading are important, and expertise in almost anything from the old buildings in the community to getting rid of potato beetles, had social respect. Within the family there was no pressure on us, just a quiet expectation that we would develop like them. My grandmother was particularly important in that. When I was about seven my father gave me a piece of advice I never forgot: ‘ ere is no such thing as Ich mag das nicht (I don’t like that – in my case arithmetic). If you don’t like something, try to get interested in it and it will be easier to learn; but whatever you do, whether you like it or not, always do it to the best of your abilities’. Conrad Heidenreich I did not get to meet the Walkers until I was 13 and only gradually learned about their relationship to the UofT. Mother had graduated from Trinity in 1932 with a good background in languages and art history and from her father a love of nature, especially insects and animals. My grandfather, Dr. Edmund Murton Walker, was one of Canada’s great Entomologists. He taught at the UofT Zoology department from 1906 to 1948 and was Chair for 14 years. He was the oldest son of my Great-Grandfather, Sir Edmund Walker, who was President of the Bank of Commerce, founded the ROM, the AGO and a number of other cultural institutions. He also sat on the UofT Board of Governors and became Chancellor in 1923. e UofT tradition associated with Sir Edmund and learning permeated my family; like my experience with father’s family I don’t think it ever put pressure on us but rather demonstrated what learning made possible and how it bene ted society. I have always been grateful for the thorough education I received in the Geography Department. I have fond memories of my professors: Don- ald Putnam the consummate eld geographer; Fred Watts with his well organized lectures; Bill Dean, with whom I took an extra graduate course just because I liked Geomorphology; Jacob Spelt and Don Kerr, who gave four of us students summer jobs after third year, collecting interview data on close to 1000 industries in Toronto; but especially Jacob Spelt who supervised my MA thesis. After graduating with my B.A., Georges Potvin, who supervised my B.A. thesis, gave me my rst job as eld director of an urban renewal study. And then of course there were the lectures from the incomparable George Tatham. He was the person who best integrated the variety of knowledge we were exposed to – he made it all ‘hang together,’ at the same time promoting logical thinking and a view of life. During my MA, I published three papers, all of them essays that Putnam, Dean and Spelt helped me rework for publication. I thank them hugely. John Horner, Honorary President Award (delivered by his daughter Lara Verastegui)
I am the very last person who expected to stand here and receive an award. How did I start in life? My sister and I were raised on an isolated farm. We had great inspirational parents. But - we had no money. Mother read to us from the two books we owned - an illustrated book of Bible stories and a Grade 8 geography text book that Mom had used as a teacher in Toronto. I still have those books - somewhat in tatters. My parents wanted me to be a clergyman, so, I enrolled in Arts and classical Greek. ere was room for one more course in my timetable. Geography was on the list of available subjects. I thought, maybe I can pass Geography. at rst Geography class changed my life. Fred Watts was an inspiring lecturer, and, the deal was sealed when after the midterm exam he read MY weather forecast, prepared from a series of weather maps to the entire class. He said, this is the best one, this is the way it is done. I was hooked. Geography it was! e professor who most inspired me was Dr. D. F. Putnam and his ‘Physiography of Southern Ontario’. He was, my teacher, my mentor, my advisor and later, my friend. He was quiet, unassuming, compassionate, brilliant and devoted to excellence. After his retirement, he accompanied my students and me on several air ights over Southern Ontario. He pointed out every drumlin and kettle lake in existence. My students were very impressed and they absolutely marveled at how with his big white beard he could so neatly enjoy a bowl of tomato soup. Dr. Putnam was truly ‘Down to Earth’, as his Lara Verastegui biography was titled. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to tell Dr. Putnam and Dr. Kerr how much they had inuenced me. My regret is that most of the others are no longer with us, and, I cannot thank them. I encourage you young people to study and discover the greatest strength of each of your professors. Try your best to emulate these factors. When you adopt the best from the best, think how powerful you can become. I became a teacher - 30 years as Geography Department Head, at Milton District High School. Outside my window, was the most striking geographic feature in Southern Ontario - the Niagara Escarpment. It was my distinct honour to instruct about 3,000 senior geography students. Many of my students remain life-long friends. Large numbers of my students have gained prominence - I will mention two. One was Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders, who was quiet and studious, with a wicked sense of humour. Another was astronaut Chris Had eld. In grade 12 he was asking questions about the sky and the heavens. Sitting by the window, he continually scanned the sky - truly ‘spaced out’! Chris knew what he wanted. He went after it - you know the rest of the story. Chris simply hitched his wagon to a star and achieved his dream. I ask you to do the same. Simply put - it is my sincere wish that geography will be as good to you as it has been to me, professionally, business wise and personally. Take time to appreciate the world around you. My wife will tell you, I still get a thrill when I point out eskers, drumlins, shorelines, mis t streams and even A-zonal soils. As Dr. Putnam would say ‘Why take the highway, when you can take the back road’. I am so appreciative of this honour. ank you!
Page 10 From Geography to Photography How U of T helped me realize my dream B A O areer paths are not linear. ree years after graduating with a de- declined the o er because it wasn’t really what I wanted to do. I thought I gree in Human Geography at UofT, I know that much for sure. could be an event planner, a writer, a photographer, or an urban explorer I’m now the author and photographer of a cook book for kids taking photos of decline. I drove to Detroit one weekend just so I could Ctitled, Allergen-Free Desserts to Delight Your Taste Buds. It’s published by put a face to what I had been reading about. Finding a focus was di cult Skyhorse Publishing and is distributed in Canada by om- and I found myself lling my time taking food photos and as Allen & Son (Perseus in the USA). When it released this writing recipes instead of applying for jobs. past April, 2015, I felt a sense of accomplishment that has And luckily that became the key to my success. While since fueled my career. You can read more about me on my working as a research assistant for Professor Hackworth blog at amandaorlando.net. in my nal year, I was telling him how I always wanted to I knew I wanted to go to UofT from the time I was 14 write a cook book. I had been writing one for about ve years old, so when it was time to graduate I suddenly felt years at that point but had no experience with the publish- lost. As a student of Human Geography I enjoyed every as- ing process. After giving me a comically huge book about pect of my program, especially the courses regarding urban literary agents, he referred me to fellow Geography alumna planning. Choosing courses each year was exciting, I made Jenny Lass, now a very successful cook book author who a lot of friends, and I got involved in student clubs such lives in Toronto. She agreed to meet me for co ee and gave as Greenpeace and my college’s environmental team. With me invaluable advice about how to write, sell, and market everything going so smoothly I was oored when the real- a cook book. Con dent with my new understanding of the ization hit in my fourth year that I was moving on from this industry I did just that. I nessed my writing, improved my comfortable bubble. I’m not ashamed to say I had no idea photos, sought out an agent, and now I have a pile of my what I wanted to do with my life. e problem is that I wanted to do own books sitting in my living room. Jenny encouraged me to become a everything. Part of being a student is discovering your skills and interests, member of the executive of UTAGA, which I did, and I nd that being questioning things, discovering what it is that you are passionate about. a member allows me to maintain a connection to the school that helped Studying at UofT had instilled in me a erce sense of curiosity that I still shaped who I am. Although I am no longer a student I still feel like I’m have today. part of the community. I applied to a post-graduate cooking program at George Brown but In Memoriam: Dick Baine B J W irect and open to new con- In 1991, as chair of the cepts, seeing things whole, Canadian Association of Geogra- and expressing ideas lucidly phers’ Education Committee, Dick Dand forcefully with a vivid sense of wrote a report surveying the state imagination and humour are charac- of geography teaching in Canada. teristics of a great classroom teacher. Highlights of the report included an Richard (Dick) Baine possessed all of analysis of the challenges geogra- these qualities. phy faced in nding a place in the Dick was born in Toronto in curriculum of the various provinces 1926. He completed an Honours BA across the country in elementary (1948) and an MA (1954) in geog- and secondary schools, the problem raphy at the University of Toronto, that even if geography was in the writing his thesis on the settlement curriculum it might not be taught of the Sudbury region. For six years Dick Baine receiving the University’s Arbor Award, April 21, 1994. in particular schools because of the he worked as an applied geographer Left to right: Don Dewees, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science, Darlene low number of students and the gaining experience in a variety of Frampton, Dir. of Public Relations, Dick Baine, Carl Amhrein, Geography competition from other subjects, places, including a town-planning Chair. Photo Credit: Jewel Randolph and the relationship of geography to rm, the Ontario Water Resources Social Studies, particularly important Survey and the Metropolitan Toronto Planning Board. In 1956 he in the provinces west of Manitoba. Known today as the Baine Report found his true calling and became a geography teacher and then depart- (1991) it is an important base line to which subsequent studies on the ment head with the North York Board of Education. His qualities as a state of geography teaching in Canadian schools compare their ndings committed, innovative outstanding classroom instructor were quickly to analyze what has changed. recognized, and in 1962 he was appointed to the Department of Geog- Dick received many honours, including: the Award of Distinction, raphy, Geology, and Social Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Ontario Association for Geographic and Environmental Education; the Toronto. He stayed there, including ve years as Chair, until retirement Distinguished Teaching Award, National Council [US] for Geographic in 1987, but continued to contribute to geographic education, espe- Education; the Arbor Award, University of Toronto, for Outstanding cially through UTAGA and the Canadian Association of Geographers. Voluntary Service to the University; the Service to Ontario Geography Award, Canadian Association of Geographers, Ontario Division; and Page 11 the Honorary President Award, UTAGA. A man of strong character himself, Dick chose his heroes carefully, ‘It has been my privilege to be guided and inspired by Dick Baine since and believed that if possible they should be honoured. He thought we rst met in the spring of 1973 at FEUT (Faculty of Education of highly of the great Montreal Canadiens hockey star Jean Beliveau, not only because of his skill on the ice but his gentlemanly approach to the the University of Toronto). He video taped and assessed my “student game that Dick loved, his humility and the regard he had for others. To teaching”of hythergraphs to a UTS (University of Toronto Schools) convey his respects, on a memorable occasion Dick invited and treated class. We remained in contact through OAGEE (Ontario Association Mr. Beliveau to dinner when the Canadiens were playing in Toronto, so for Geographic and Environmental Education), and since the inception the two could exchange their views on life. Toronto: An Urban Students absorb an appreciation and approach to learning from a of, and most recently though UTAGA. Dick’s book gifted teacher, and each year the process starts anew as a new group of Study is still my “urban bible” in the classroom.’ students arrives. Dick was such a teacher, and through his teaching in the Faculty of Education he left a legacy of inspired students who bring Jacqueline Malachowski Peers (HBA 1972, BED 1973) geography to life in the schools of Ontario. Dick is survived by his wife UTAGA President (current) Eva, three children and six grandchildren. GeoTrip 2017 - CANCELLED Join us for the upcoming UTAGA/Senior college trip Discovering Belgium & France May 20 - 31, 2017
Our tour will include the Le Nord Picardy, Normandy, and Paris regions of France. e trip will focus on the contributions made by Canadian soldiers during World War I and World War II War II and highlight how their sacri ces helped shape our modern world. We will go in-depth in learning about the great sacri ces and heroics that helped to shape our modern world.
For complete information please visit : http://geography.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/UTAGA_2017_GeoTrip.pdf
Preliminary Itinerary
Day 1 - Departure From Toronto Day 7 - Normandy Area - Caen - Rouen - Giverny - Paris (5 nights) Day 2 - Arrive Brussels - Ypres Area (2 nights) Day 8 - Paris Day 3 - Ypres & Salient Tour Day 9 - Versailles & Fontainebleu Day 4 - Ypres - Vimy Ridge - Beaumont Hamel - Dieppe (1 night) Days 10 - 11 - Paris Day 5 - Dieppe - Honeur - Bayeux - Bayeux Area (2 nights) Day 12 - Departure from Paris Day 6 - Normandy (Canadian e orts at D-Day)
What is Included: Round trip airfare with a major carrier on scheduled ights and guaranteed dates All airport taxes and fuel surcharges (which will not change after time of enrollment for any participant) Accommodation in three and four star superior tourist class hotels in twin/double or triple rooms with private facilities guaranteed throughout A lling breakfast everyday to get the day started well throughout your touring program Dinner daily reecting local cuisine every evening in local restaurants (with the exception of days 8 & 10 which will be by own arrangement and cost) A full-time WorldStrides International Discovery programs Tour Director to accompany your group 24 hours a day from arrival to departure e expertise and perspective of local guides where needed during your tour All excursions, cultural activities and (several pre-booked) admissions as per your itinerary Transportation by private coach while in Belgium and France. Porterage for airport transfers and hotels Basic health insurance while on tour (including medical treatment on tour up to $7,500) and $50,000 of coverage for emergency evacuation and repatriation Page 12 UTAGA/Senior College 2015 GeoTrip to Haida Gwaii B J W here is Haida Gwaii (Home of the Haida people)? Most of the hundreds of Hai- Canadians questioned don’t know or take wild guesses. In da who had succumbed Asia? Africa? When they hear the former name Queen to the small-pox and CharlotteW Islands, most recognize the place as being on Canada’s West other diseases brought Coast in B.C. e more than 150 islands occupy some 10,000 sq. km by the foreign traders, on the extreme western edge of the North American continent and are hunters and loggers, now home to some 5,000 people, half of whom are Haida. e islands decimating three-quar- are also sometimes known as e Galapagos of the North because their ters of the population. long separation from the American continent has created some unique Of particular poignancy Haida House biological adaptations to the environ- were the graves of children who had been repatriated after their death at ment. the notorious residential schools. UTAGA President, Jackie Peers e following day we visited the homes of other artists and toured rst suggested Haida Gwaii as the the Haida Heritage Centre, a modern building housing an incredible destination for our GeoTrip and it was array of Haida art, artifacts, canoes and totem poles. e day ended unfortunate due to teaching commit- with an evening of feasting and entertainment with a traditional Haida ments that she could not join us. family. We stayed the night at the beautiful Haida House deep in the Our little group of six Senior wild woods near Tlell. College and UTAGA members set e next day was one of high adventure – a three-hour zodiac ride out from Victoria with our driver and in our survival suits, to the outstanding guide Nina Bonner of abandoned village of Ske- Midnight Sun Tours for a long passen- dans decimated by smallpox ger van drive up Vancouver Island to in the 1880s, a place often Our itinerary from the mainland Port Hardy. e next morning we em- visited by Emily Carr and barked on a 15 hour voyage through now a National Historic the Inner Passage to the town of Prince Rupert. e BC ferry on which Site of Canada. All that is we travelled provided us all with luxurious cabins, showers and beds, left of the village are fallen but the weather and the scenery were so spectacular that we spent most and rotting totem poles and Ready for the Zodiac trip of our time on deck. Prince Rupert, where we spent the night, has the moss-covered cedar trunks. deepest harbor on the entire North American Paci c seabord and is the We were guided through the site by Haida Watchmen who guard such terminus of the Grand Trunk Paci c Railway, now CN Rail. sacred sites to honour the departed and to prevent theft of cultural ob- e following day, we jects. In the Haida culture, no attempt is made to preserve totem poles travelled by two small oat- which are left to rot and return back to Nature. planes to Masset on Haida Skedans itself is a part of the Gwaii Hanaas National Park now, Gwaii – a trip of some 50 after many political battles, cooperatively managed by the Govern- minutes that would have ment of Canada and the Haida Nation. For the Haida, the marine and taken nearly seven hours by terrestrial environments are inseparable. e boundary between earth BC Ferry. e pilot of our and ocean exists only on a map, so the Haida Nation pressed to have small plane seemed quite the adjacent marine environment protected and, thus, was established casual, and after instructing Our De Havilland Beaver oat plane the Gwaii Hanaas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, which us in emergency procedures, covers 3,400 square kilome- took o and then proceeded to eat his lunch from a paper bag, gulping ters, and is a primary feeding down soup and pudding from a plastic bowl and, much to the dismay habitat of the Humpback of one of our group sitting in the co-pilot’s seat, took his hands o the Whale. e Park is now one controls completely! But we arrived safely at the little harbor of Masset of the only places in the world and were taken to our inn. where a representative area is e next morning on our way to Naikoon Provincial Park we protected from mountain top stopped at the home and studio of Haida artist Bill White, viewing to ocean depth! some of his painting and carving work and experienced a drumming We are so grateful that performance of a traditional we had this opportunity to Haida story. From there we visit Haida Gwaii in splendid proceeded north along the shore weather not just because of its to Tow Hill, an old volcanic plug astounding beauty but because and sacred Haida site, from the its people are rediscovering top of which we had an incred- their traditional arts and crafts ible view to the tip of Graham and the artists, who are among Totem poles at Skedans Island and on to the mountains the most auent on the island, - abandoned Haida village of Alaska. are passing on these skills, Below the hill was a much pro bono, to a new generation of Haida youth. We were also most more sobering spectacle: an old impressed by our stay at Haida House, impeccable lodging run by the A carving by Haida artist Bill White graveyard marking the burial sites Council of the Haida Nation. Page 13 Department News e department has seen several changes to o ce personnel in the past year. Nina Duras the St. George business o cer returned in July after a year of maternity leave - a big thank you to Candace Duong who lled in for her. Kathy Giesbrecht, the undergraduate advisor took maternity leave in July and Benjamin Pottru , seconded from UTSC Human Geography, Political Science and the Centre for Critical Development Studies has replaced her until July 2016. Jenny Jung, a recent Geography MSc graduate has joined the St. George front o ce as receptionist and Mariange Beaudry, a former cartographer and GIS analyst with the department’s Cartography O ce is now our Communications and Events Coordinator.
Dr. Mia Hunt is a new postdoctoral fellow in the department. Her research concerns ways in which the everyday experience, material, and practice of place intersect with larger urban forces, including planning, branding, and notions of citizenship. She recently returned to Canada after completing her PhD in Cultural Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her doctoral research used visual ethnography to explore how the banal textures of London’s corner shops intersect with larger forces of the city. No stranger to the Department, Mia completed an MScPl here in 2008. Her current work, supervised by Deborah Leslie, explores the material, practice, and politics of the craft employment programs at Sistering, an agency that supports margin- alized women in Toronto.
Dr. Amit Tubi is also a new postdoctoral fellow and his research focuses on adaptation to climate change. His doctoral research, conducted at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, examined the ways in which societies adapt to climate extremes over long time spans in di erent social and physical environments. Amit has also conducted research on the e ect of climatic perturbations on conict and cooperation over natural resources, as well as in synoptic climatology. His post-doctoral research, supervised by Prof. Matti Siemiatycki, analyzes the courses of action that are adopted by institutions in relation to infrastructure adaptation.
Appointments
Prof. George Arhonditsis has been appointed Interim Chair, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, UTSC. Prof. Deb McGregor has accepted an o er to join Osgoode Hall Law School and York University Faculty of Environmental Studies as an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice. Dr. Julia Markovich has taken up a permanent position as Senior Research Associate with the Conference Board of Canada in Ottawa. Prof. Bill Gough has been appointed Interim Dean and Vice Principal (Academic), UTSC. Prof. Alan Walks is Acting Chair, Department of Geography, UTM, while Kathi Wilson is on leave this year.
Awards
Prof. Meric Gertler was appointed to the Order of Canada. His appointment is in honour of ‘his research in urban geography, notably for his inuential studies of innovation, technology and development in cities’. http://news.utoronto.ca/order-canada-awarded-university-toronto-president-faculty-members
Prof. Don Boyes received the 2015 Canadian Association of Geographers’ Award for Excellence in Teaching Geography. Prof. Joe Desloges was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Dr. Benita Tam (PhD 2012) received the 2015 Canadian Association of Geographers’ Robin P. Armstrong Memorial Prize for Excellence in Native Studies for her dissertation on ‘ e e ects of weather and climate variability on the well-being of a rural and urban Aboriginal group in Ontario, Canada’. Faculty Prole: Michael Widener ichael Widener joined the Department at St. George on July 1st access to healthy foods, whether the activity as an Assistant Professor in Urban Geography and GIS. Prior to patterns of children with acute asthma worsen this appointment, he spent three years as an Assistant Profes- attacks, and how di erent modes of emer- Msor in the Department of Geography at the University of Cincinnati. He gency medical service transport impact trauma earned his PhD from SUNY at Bu alo in 2012, MS from Florida State survival. University in 2009, and BA with Highest Honours from the University of Outside of work, Michael enjoys long Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2007. Michael is originally from Memphis, distance running and cycling, cheesy sci- Tennessee. ence ction novels, cooking new meals while Michael is interested in topics related to health, transportation, fending o his annoying cats, and exploring Toronto’s many neighbour- and urban geography, and uses a number of quantitative tools to ex- hoods with his partner, Rohini. During graduate school he was in an plore research problems in these areas. By using data to understand how all-geographer cover band named Spatial K that regularly gigged at a person’s mobility a ects and is a ected by their health, he hopes to such esteemed venues as Bird’s Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack, Bullwinkle’s inform policy discussions and complement other qualitative and quan- Saloon, and the occasional birthday celebration. Michael is usually in titative research to make cities more equitable and healthy. His current his o ce during the week and loves to chat with folks about whatever primary projects involve understanding how time pressure a ects spatial they are interested in (academic or otherwise) over co ee. Page 14 On the Road Again, 2015: Mapping itinerant performance to visualize research data B B M M , GIS C O
ow much was paid for a performance by the ‘Princess’ Performers’ at the Guild Hall in Exeter in 1501 on the occasion of the visit by Htheir patron, Katherine of Aragon? Were the performers ‘players’, jesters, or minstrels? Where did the troupe that performed for her that week come from previously - and where did they go after? Did they have trouble getting their money, or was it an uncontested transaction? You may think that these kind of arcane details about dramatic performances that took place in the ‘Early Modern’ era in the British Isles, have very little in com- mon with the kind of online mapping software found on your dashboard GPS systems, or on your smartphone. But you would be wrong! You can now view online the answer to these and other questions dear to the research interests of historians of British drama in the ‘Early Modern’ period, on a background of Google Map-like present day streets and buildings, and other tools of the latest web-mapping technology. On November 15, 2015, the Records of Early English Drama project (See: http://reed.utoronto.ca) re-launched their Patrons and Performances website, with online mapping designed and created by Mariange Beaudry and Byron Moldofsky of the GIS and Cartog- raphy O ce of our department. e original website was created in 2003, which in terms of online mapping (or anything online for that matter) is the equivalent of prehistoric. So it was time for a re-boot - and a grant by the Connections Program of the Social Sciences and Hu- manities Research Council provided the opportunity to breathe new life into the REED project, as well as some similar work on theatre history done in quite di erent times and spaces. is grant was called ‘On the Road Again: Tracking Itinerant Performance rough Time’ and was a joint e ort of REED, the Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, the Geogra- phy Department, and the University of Toronto Libraries Information Technologies (https://its.library.utoronto.ca). ‘On the Road Again’ is a work in progress, developing ways to explore and visualize databases currently being developed for four di erent history of performance research projects: • REED: Records of Early English Drama - Patrons and Performances to 1640 • e JUBA Project: Early Blackface Minstrelsy in Britain 1842-1852 • e Fringes of Show Business in Canada West: Performance culture in Southern Ontario 1840-1919 • e Exhibition and Reception of American Popular Film in Canada in the 20th Century e challenges of recreating historical mapping and integrating the results of database searches into a well designed web-map interface is the kind of thing our GIS and Cartography O ce has been doing for a number of years. Still, spanning 500 years or so of history and two continents, while trying to understand the needs of researchers with very di erent perspectives, was a bit of a new challenge. e images on this page barely scratch the surface of what we and our collaborators came up with. Feel free to explore the website launched from the On the Road Again home page (http://OTRA.library.utoronto.ca). And email feedback is always appreciated! Page 15 GGR390: Sutton 2015 B T M or the physical geography student, On the second day, we - eld courses provide a valuable nally headed up Mont Sutton, to and often all too infrequent op- a summit called Mount Round- Fportunity to apply the theoretical con- top, above 900 metres in eleva- cepts learned in a static classroom to the tion. e hike, though strenuous dynamic natural environment, where at times, rewarded us with a observations often do not t neatly into breathtaking view (once the ever de ned theoretical categories. ey also present fog nally cleared). After facilitate the development and utiliza- stopping at picturesque Lac tion of problem-solving skills to quickly Spruce for lunch, we spent the Students Vicky La, Fernanda Li, and address unexpected situations which are afternoon learning instrument Tyler Kim taking weather measurements bound to occur in the eld. use and techniques for survey- at base camp near the Stevenson Screen. is year, thirty physical geog- ing, soil sampling and analysis, Students Keino Widjanarko and Photo credit: Jane Liu raphy students, ranging from minors as well as vegetation and biomass Carl Sequeira taking a tree core sample for biomass analysis. to specialists, spent one of their nal sampling, techniques which would be incorporated into many of our Photo credit: Jane Liu weeks of summer engaged in the GGR chosen projects. at evening, students formed groups and selected 390 Field Methods course, designed their topics. Many chose to examine how variables such as vegetation to introduce undergraduate students to methods of eld research and diversity and biomass shifted along an elevational gradient, while others surveying through a direct hands-on approach: after learning basic examined paleo-ood reconstruction, step-pool reaches along a local instrumentation, students were able to conduct research themselves branch of the Sutton River, and soil changes along a topographic se- on a topic of their choice, and also made daily measurements of local quence. Students spent the next three days conducting research on their weather conditions, water quality and stream discharge. e course this chosen site, some hiking most of the way up the mountain to reach year was run by Prof. Jing Chen, Prof. Jane Liu, and teaching assistants their site each day. It was fascinating to see the concepts learned in class Anna Megens and Pamela Tetford, and supervised by Prof. Joe Des- being con rmed right before our eyes, and, in some instances, need- loges, who took time o from his sabbatical to attend. ing to come up with our own theories as to why something was being e course began with an early start and seven-hour drive to the observed by synthesizing many di erent concepts. e trip concluded site, most of it spent sleeping and observing the changing terrain, shift- with a last, incredible meal at Le Montagnard, followed by an evening ing from the at plains of southeast Ontario to the rolling Monteregian at Sutton’s local brewery enjoying local craft beers. hills of southeastern Quebec, e experience and knowledge we gained in a single week was many of which are actually remarkable, and evidence that hands-on learning truly helps solidify volcanic intrusions which the concepts learned in class. Being immersed in the situations one never broke the surface. Our normally only reads about allowed us to synthesize our past knowledge location this year (and for with newly acquired skills in order to undertake the research projects we many years prior), was Sutton, conducted at Sutton. Quebec, a small town with A huge thank you goes out to the team of professors and teaching a commanding view of the assistants, who taught us (and continue to teach as we write our project Green Mountains, a local reports) invaluable research skills we will be able to use throughout our chain of the Appalachians. careers, patiently answered our endless supply of questions, and helped Our host, Le Montagnard us create memories we will hold for a lifetime. Professor Jing Chen and students Keino Hotel and Condos, Widjanarko and Carl Sequeira preparing welcomed us with to use digital hemispherical photography. a delicious dinner, Photo credit: Jane Liu a trend continued throughout the rest of our stay. Our luxurious base camp also included a pool, jacuzzi, and badminton and volleyball nets for relaxing after a tough day of hiking and eld work (yes, some intense matches between students and instructors took place). After introduc- tions it was time for bed; we had a busy day ahead of us. Our grogginess was quickly dispelled the next morning by a delicious breakfast and plenty of co ee before heading out to learn how to use a large variety of monitoring equipment, ranging from the automatic ‘HOBO’ weather station to the acoustic doppler velocimeter, which measures water velocity. e afternoon was spent on a short road trip around the Sutton region, exploring the underlying geology of the Appalachian region, learning about the cultural signi cance of the area as well as how to estimate the stream discharge of a river (speci - cally the Missisquoi River), without any equipment. Students on the hike up to Round Top Mountain. Photo credit: Jane Liu Page 16 Discovering Denver: e Mile-High City B R M uch like the gold prospectors who rst settled Denver in With the displacement issues experienced in Toronto’s social hous- 1858, many of the twenty second-year planning students ing revitalization work, the group asked about Mariposa’s displacement on this year’s eld trip weren’t too sure what to expect when and we were surprised to learn that just under 30 percent of the original Mthey reached their destination. Like those rst pioneers, we had heard public housing tenants stayed in the community. Even more surprising there was gold where was that this was deemed a success relative to other US revitalization it was least expected projects where displacement is typically higher. We also learned about (though our gold was the unique funding models used in American social housing develop- the urban context ment and the central role of private partners and housing authorities rather than the yellow working as market-landlords, much of which is supported by Federal stu ). Unlike those housing investment through low-income housing tax credits. pioneers, however, We lived the reality of transit-oriented Mariposa by walking o the we actually found an sidewalk in the community directly onto the platform for the ‘RTD’ abundance of what (Regional Transportation District). ere we caught a light rail train to we were looking for the Municipal Building for a talk on Denver’s transit system with Senior and returned with City Planner David Gaspers. David spoke to us in detail about Denver’s an embarrassment of unprecedented investment and planning in regional transit through riches in learning and its Transit-Oriented Development Strategic Plan. e strategic plan memories. provides an in-depth model for TOD in the city by creating a series of In a compre- typologies for di erent stations in the city and integrating various topo- hensive four-day logical overlays to determine optimal and realistic land use development trip, bookended for patterns from the anticipated development growth (the plan is certainly some with trips to worth a review for anyone interested in TOD). nearby Boulder for One of the key messages from David’s talk was how regional co- hiking and touring, operation led to massive achievements for transit in the city and region. the Class of 2016 was rough a voter-approved ballot initiative called FasTracks, the city and treated to what felt at region positioned themselves to launch six new transit lines in 2016 times like a utopian with a seventh expected in 2018. In just a ten-year period, Denver was world of urban plan- able to plan and execute a comprehensive transit expansion plan creat- ning. e group, ing nearly 200km of new commuter rail and light rail, nearly 30km of joined this year by bus rapid transit, 21,000 park-and-ride parking spots and a number of Adjunct Professor other transit improvements. e plan spans eight counties (or political John Farrow as the jurisdictions) with some receiving little direct bene t from the increased faculty representa- investment and higher tax bill. Outside the Colorado Convention Centre and the tive, convened in its A thought-provoking morning was followed by an equally rich famous Blue Bear (‘I see what you mean’ by Law- entirety on Tuesday walking tour of some of Denver’s historic neighbourhoods centred on September 8th. e the ‘LoDo’ (Lower Downtown). e tour was led by Ken Schroeppel, trip’s formal itinerary was kicked o with a biking tour of the quaint a professor in Planning and Design at the University of Denver. Ken’s university town of Boulder. e tour was led by David Kemp, senior multiple roles as a planning consultant, board member of the Down- transportation planner for the City of Boulder, who provided an intro- town Denver Partnership, and academic became clear through the tour duction to the city’s urban infrastructure and o ered a rst glimpse of as he spoke equally passionately about the unique sight lines created the exceptional regional planning coordination that became a central by Denver’s angled downtown grid-pattern and the history of heritage theme of our time in Denver. preservation as LoDo traversed various periods of economic boom and e active start led naturally into a leisurely evening providing the bust. chance for the group to eagerly catch-up on a summer lled with activi- ties all over Canada and the world. e excitement for the trip grew as Taking a walking break in Congress Park we sampled the o erings of the city’s booming craft brewery scene and smaller groups set out to explore the city’s rich variety of urban forms. Our basecamp, Hostel Fish, was centrally-located and o ered easy ac- cess to the downtown core. e rst activity in Denver proper took us to Mariposa, an af- fordable housing development led by the Denver Housing Authority (DHA). Ryan Tobin, Director of Real Estate Development for DHA, gave us a personal tour of the award-winning, nationally recognized multi-phased development. e 900 unit development replaced 278 functionally obsolescent public housing units and added new market housing in a massive revitalization project spanning several years. e project drew on a number of city-wide policies including a transit- oriented development initiative that saw billions of municipal, regional and state dollars put into public transportation. Page 17 After a lunch sampling the o erings of at least fty food-trucks in the manicured Congress Park, we were treated to another walking tour. is time we focussed on the public art treasures of the City led by Brendan Picker, City of Denver Public Art Coordinator. Brendan introduced us to some of the City’s diverse collection, all unique and purpose- made for the City. e tour revealed the parallel between Toronto’s Percent for Public Art program and Denver’s policy requiring all government construction projects to contribute 1% of their construction value to same cause. Inevitably, the tour also provided for the ‘people’s choice’ in group pictures alongside the iconic Blue Bear. As was the case throughout the trip, the nal day o ered yet another set of new insights and a range of topics. To the appreciation of many, the morning lecture was a later start and was hosted in Density and greenery over Denver’s downtown the hostel itself. Jan Harrington, CEO of Colorado Community Land Trust o ered us great insights into her organization, providing a candid e tour highlighted Denver’s palpable civic pride and took us account of the challenges in leveraging multiple stakeholders to engage through the historic Larimer Square area and to a revitalized Union in unfamiliar housing and policy models. Jenney Starkey of the Cherry Station, which like many heritage buildings was narrowly saved from Creek North Business Improvement District rounded out the range of demolition to become an exemplary model of heritage preservation. perspectives we encountered on the trip with a private sector view of e day’s explorations conveniently ended at a pub where we met with planning, governance and economic development in Denver. local planning and geography students who were part of the University Between the scheduled activities the group enjoyed the opportu- of Denver chapter of the American Planning Association. nity to explore the city and forge deeper bonds together. e value of On day three, a compelling lecture with four sta at the memora- exploring planning in a new context and with external perspective was bly named DRCOG (Doctor Cog), gave us more in-depth insights into by no means lost on any of those attending the trip. We are all ex- this important theme of regional collaboration. DRCOG is the Denver tremely grateful to the Planning Alumni Community for their generous Regional Council of Governments, the regional planning agency for support in funding the trip and continuing to fund the experience as the eight counties that make up the Denver metropolitan region of 2.2 a meaningful component of the Master’s program. All who attended million people (compared to the approximately 650,000 people in the would like to express their gratitude to John Farrow for attending on City and County of Denver). behalf of the faculty and constantly providing insightful questions and Brad Calvert, Metro Vision Manager, introduced the organization valuable perspectives on the planning issues and great spirit in every- and some of the history of its politics. Among Brad’s many insights thing else. Lastly, very special thanks must also go to the three student was that Denver’s regional collaboration was rooted in the Mile-High organizers Guilia Ilacqua, Jessica Krushnisky and Stephanie Malcher – Compact, an agreement between the region’s governments to support thank you for giving up so much of your summers and taking so much the growth of the region above any individual member’s growth. care to organize an unforgettable trip. Regional Economist, Dan Jerrett, showed us that Denver is a na- tional leader in its use of econometrics and data analytics for developing land use plans and strategy. Dan walked us through DRCOG’s use of Food trucks in Congress Park and downtown Denver UrbanSim and its own time-series and scenario analysis which allows Photo credit: Meaghan Maund the region to build comprehensive models of how real estate markets would respond to speci c parcel-level policy interventions. In short, the region’s modelling uses inputs such as parcels, buildings, household size and employment. rough analysis of demographic trends and well-developed forecasting techniques, the model produces outputs showing employment, resi- dential unit demand and commercial square footages tailored to the speci c demographics in the base case. Matthew Helfant, Senior Transportation Plan- ner, provided a more in-depth view of the FasTracks program and the region’s transit growth. Andy Taylor, Senior Planner, gave a brief overview of the region’s urban growth boundary and commented on how despite lacking a Colorado state mandate, regional coordination and collaboration ensured that the land use policies were followed by the region’s governments. e presentations ended with the one, now obligatory, mass-sel e of the trip with Nate Currey, Comms/PR Director, doing the honours for the @DRCOGorg Twitter page. Page 18 Graduate Student Prole: Dylan Simone am a second year PhD student in Human Geography, under the supervision of Professor Alan Walks (who also served as my MA supervisor). My research focuses broadly on the inter- I sections of housing, nance, and immigra- tion, primarily in the Canadian context. My MA thesis was titled ‘Household Indebtedness and Socio-Spatial Polarization among Immigrant and Visible Minority Neighbourhoods in Canada’s Global Cit- ies’. Household debt is headline news in Canada currently, but what gets lost in the media is the degree to which immigrants and racialized minorities often bear the largest and most predatory forms of debt burdens. Using custom datasets from Environics Analytics, as well as datasets from Statistics Canada such as the Census (it’s back!), I seek to understand questions around economic inequal- ity (wealth/income/debt burdens), housing and mortgage mar- kets, and immigration processes. In addition, I serve as a research assistant on the Neighbourhood Change Research Partnership (David Hulchanski’s ‘ ree Cities of Toronto’), where I work out of Statistics Canada’s Research Data Centre calculating indices of income inequality across Canadian urban regions from the 1970s to present. Prior to graduate school at Uof T, I completed my BA in Human Geography at McMaster University. At McMaster I was Canada’s Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada. My interest in fortunate to work for a number of years with Professor Bruce Newbold housing issues gained traction through coursework with, and mentor- in the School of Geography and Earth Sciences, on issues surrounding ship from, Professor Richard Harris. Working with such supportive and immigrant health, housing, and quality of life. is rewarding collabo- encouraging Professors here and at McMaster have shaped my under- ration initiated my research interests surrounding immigration pro- standing of what constitutes excellent student-faculty relations, and is cesses and policies, and served as a basis for my undergraduate thesis on something I seek to emulate. immigrant housing trajectories in Canada. is work utilized Statistics Graduate Student Prole: Sydney Clackett ver the course of my education I have had many opportunities My aim is to use these experiences as both the foundation and in- to study natural environmental processes mostly within the spiration to continue learning about the physical environment through- classroom setting, which I have always found to be a reward- out my degree and future career. Oing academic experience. However, it was not until I was recently given the opportunity to travel the Yukon Territory to conduct eld work that my eyes were truly opened to our great Canadian landscape and the environmental processes that take place around us. e eld work was a component of my MSc in Physical Geography research under the super- vision of Dr. Trevor Porter. is research focuses on using tree-rings as passive archives for mercury concentrations within the Klondike region of Central Yukon, and will pro- vide insights into past mercury changes that may potentially support accurate projections of future health impacts due to mercury pollution. Prior to beginning my Master’s program, I completed a Bachelor of Environment Studies degree at the Univer- sity of Windsor in 2015 and had the opportunity to work concurrently at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER) as a GIS technician. My employment at GLIER provided me with the opportunity to work on a Coring trees from the Bear Creek mining compound in Dawson City, Yukon project with Syncrude Canada Ltd. that focused on developing and maintaining a geospatial metadata cataloguing system for data col- lected as part of Syncrude’s Sandhill Fen Reclamation project in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Page 19 Urban Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia e Urban Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia Partnership (UCRSEA) addresses vulnerabilities to climate change in urban- izing areas of Southeast Asia with the goal of enhancing resilience and, hence, economic and social well-being. Individual and com- munity vulnerabilities in the region are linked to global environmental change and to the rapid pace of urbanization and economic integration of the region. Professor Amrita Daniere, Department of Geography & Planning is Co-Director of the project. http://urbanclimateresiliencesea.apps01.yorku.ca/about/ Amrita Daniere Discussing climate change resilience research at Mahasarakham University B A J I A n July 20 2015, the Urban Climate Resilience Southeast Asia on the importance of promoting social enterprises Partnership (UCRSEA) hosted a workshop at Mahasarakham in the Mukdahan Special Investment Zone in order University in Khon Kaen—a major city in the Isan region of to o set impacts of the major development project O ailand. Presenters shared ongoing research endeavours focusing on in the Northeastern province of ailand. climate change resilience in the Mekong region. e workshop was a During the latter half of the workshop, An- wonderful opportunity for participants to learn about climate change gelica de Jesus, Ishtiaq Afridi, and Taylor Martin challenges in Southeast Asia, and for presenters to receive feedback on explained how their respective research e orts sup- their current research. port UCRSEA’s goal of enhancing resilience, as well Workshop presenters included Dr. Pakamas ingphanga ( ai- as improving the economic and social well-being Angelica de Jesus land Environment Institute/ Institute for Social & Environmental of communities in Southeast Asia. Transition); Mr. Weerayuth Phothaworn (Khon Kaen University); Angelica de Jesus, a PhD candidate in Planning at the University Dr. Kontaros Kaomuangnoi (Mahasarakham University); Prof. Saimai of Toronto, is researching how Myanmar migrants perceive, experience, Chaisirirn (Mahasarakham University); Angelica de Jesus (University and anticipate climate change impacts in the informal settlements of of Toronto); Ishtiaq Afridi (University of Toronto); and Taylor Martin Phuket, ailand. (University of Ottawa). Ishtiaq Afridi, a student in the MSc in Sustainability Management e one-day event covered several topics including the challenges Program at the University of Toronto, is examining how the private sec- of urbanization and climate change vulnerability in Southeast Asia, as tor copes with climate change impacts, as well as the role government introduced by Dr. ingphanga, co-director of UCRSEA. Dr. Kao- policies and regulations play in inuencing climate change actions in muangnoi, a lecturer from Mahasrakham Unviversity, shared insights ailand.
Green infrastructure in Lào Cai city B L Z xactly two months after I arrived in Việt Nam, I completed To evaluate green infrastructure potential, I my rst interview. Although it was a mock, it felt really good. use interviews, policy documents, satellite imagery, Certain moments in the interview reminded me of why I was so and eld observations to explore local knowledge, Einvested in this topic, and it outshone the sometimes dubious interval government planning, and existing landscapes. I nd for logistics and permission procedures. that residents’ knowledge about local environmental My Master’s research project in Geography is about green infra- conditions is not only broad, but deep and sensitive structure in Vạn Hòa commune in Lào Cai city, and its potential to to change. I propose that local knowledge could balance the pressures of urbanization and climate change. Green infra- complement government planning to understand Lusha Zhou structure uses vegetation and soil to absorb stormwater. Because these and steward the land as green infrastructure, in in ltration landscapes reduce stormwater runo , green infrastructure order to address the pressures of urbanization and climate change. reduces the risks of ooding. Green infrastructure also provides public Timely action could mobilize and weave strong local knowledge and green spaces, ltered water and air, and reduces heat in the city. largely vegetated landscapes, before these resources weaken, into the
Ishtiaq Afridi, Pakamas inphanga, Amrita Daniere, Lusha Zhou, Carli Melo at the UCRSEA presentation at the Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies conference at the University of Ottawa Photograph by J. Kocsis
Page 20 Undergraduate Student Prole: Noel Ariyaratnam am a fourth-year student majoring in Human a new study or personal research on the topic that’s not limited to writ- Geography and Political Science and minor- ing papers. TUGS hopes that the program will help expand the voice of ing in Canadian Studies. I am also President undergraduate students. Iof TUGS, a part time server, and a member of the Taking up Human Geography was by far one of the best decisions Canadian Studies Union. It has been a very busy in my university career. In a country such as Canada, where the culture, year for me so far in my role as President of TUGS. environment, politics and identity di er so much, I have found Human e TUGS executive has put multiple initiatives Geography to be a key tool for helping to understand Canadian nation- on its agenda to help students become more closely alism, my main area of interest. My current research project is focused connected to the Geography community. One of the initiatives is a on analysing the variance of cultural association and representation be- Geography Radio Talk Show. With the help of the local university radio tween rst and second generations in Canada. Still with a lot of work to station, TUGS hopes to create a small, but informative talk show that do, I hope to have a paper ready for the second edition of Landmarks, presents new ideas, concepts and themes within the eld of Geography. the Undergraduate Geography Journal. e program will provide geographers with an opportunity to showcase
TUGS and the Department of Geogra- phy & Planning are excited to announce the new student-edited Undergraduate Geography Journal: Landmarks. is peer-reviewed publication features some of the outstanding work submitted by our undergraduate students in each academic year across four disciplines of geography: Human, Environmental, Physical, and Geographic Information Systems.
e rst edition of our journal is available online: geography.utoronto.ca/wp-content/ uploads/2015/09/Landmarks- Journal-2015-Full-Version.pdf
Faculty Books Temporary Knowledge Ecologies - e Rise of Trade Fairs in the Asia-Paci c Region (Edward Elgar, 2015) E B H B G Z e development of trade fairs in the Asia-Paci c region has been high- Harald Bathelt is a Professor in the ly uneven,with large di erences between industries, cities and countries. Department of Political Science where he Based on a knowledge perspective, this book is the rst of its kind to is the Canada Research Chair in Innova- connect economic growth with the rise and development of trade fairs. tion and Governance. He holds a graduate Using country-speci c case studies, the contributors identify three cross-appointment in the Department of key areas of exploration: knowledge generation and transfer processes Geography & Planning. through trade fairs, interrelationships between industrial and trade fair specializations, and linkages between economic development, industrial policy and trade fair dynamics. ey demonstrate that trade fairs in the Asia-Paci c region have evolved from transaction-oriented places to knowledge-based and relational spaces.
Page 21 Canadian Environment in Political Context (University of Toronto Press, 2015) B A O
e Canadian Environment in Political Context is an introduction to Andrea Olive is an Assistant Professor at the environmental politics designed to explain and explore how environ- University of Toronto Mississauga with a THE CANADIAN mental policy is made inside the Canadian political arena. e book joint appointment in Geography and Politi- begins with a brief synopsis of environmental quality across Canada cal Science. ENVIRONMENT IN before moving on to examine political institutions and policy making, the history of environmentalism in Canada, and crucial issues including wildlife policy, pollution, climate change, Aboriginals and the environ- POLITICAL CONTEXT ment, and Canada’s North. e book ends with a discussion of the environmental challenges and opportunities that Canada faces in the ANDREA OLIVE twenty- rst century.
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e Urban Political Economy and Ecology of Automobility - Driving Cities, Driving Inequality, Driving Politics (Routledge, 2014) E A W
is volume provides a holistic and reexive account of the role played isms, and the kinds of politics that might by automobility in producing, reproducing, and di erentiating social, allow for reform or restructuring of the economic and political life in the contemporary city, as well as the role auto-mobile city into one that is more played by the city in producing and reproducing auto-mobile inequali- socially, politically and environmentally ties. e rst section, titled Driving Vulnerability, deals with issues of just. In the conclusion to the book Walks global importance related to economic, social, nancial, and envi- draws on the ndings of the other chapters ronmental sustainability and resilience, and socialization. e second to comment on the relationship between section, Driving Inequality, is concerned with understanding the role automobility, neoliberalism and citizen- played by automobility in producing urban socio-spatial inequalities, ship, and to lay out strategies for dealing including those rooted in accessibility to work, migration status and with the urban car system. ethnic concentration, and new measures of mobility-based inequality derived from the concept of e ective speed. e third section, titled, Driving Politics, explores the politics of mobility in particular places, with an eye to demonstrating both the relevance of the politics of Alan Walks is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto Mis- mobility for inuencing and reinforcing actually existing neoliberal- sissauga.
Alumni Books Getting Started with Data Science: Making Sense of Data with Analytics (IBM Press, 2015) B M H
Getting Started with Data Science takes its inspiration from worldwide Murtaza Haider (PhD 2003) is a gradu- best-sellers like Freakonomics and Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers: It ate of the department and Associate Profes- teaches through a powerful narrative packed with unforgettable stories. sor of Real Estate Management at Ryerson University. Murtaza Haider o ers informative, jargon-free coverage of basic theory and technique, backed with plenty of vivid examples and hands-on practice opportunities. Everything’s software and plat- form agnostic, so you can learn data science whether you work with R, Stata, SPSS, or SAS. Best of all, Haider teaches a crucial skillset most data science books ignore: how to tell powerful stories using graphics and tables. Every chapter is built around real research chal- lenges, so you’ll always know why you’re doing what you’re doing.
Page 22 How You Can Enrich the Undergraduate and Graduate Student Experience in Geography and Planning Would you like to help create a better educational experience for our undergraduate and graduate students in geography and planning? Donations to the Department contribute to the establishment of awards and scholarships, but that’s not all. Last year your donations supported eld research costs for students, awards for students to present their research at conferences, and funding for networking events.
Use this link - https://donate.utoronto.ca/geography to donate online and please choose one or more of the following funds for your donation:
Friends of Geography is fund is an endowment that we add to each year through the e orts of alumni and friends of the department. is fund is used to support geography undergraduate and graduate student travel for research, conferences and eld trips.
Friends of Planning e Friends of Planning endowment funds scholarships, annual eld trips, and workshops for students in the Master’s program in Planning. Field trip visits sponsored by the fund in the last few years to New Orleans and Denver have allowed students to engage directly with practicing planners, tour development sites, and observe planning in an environment very di erent to what they are familiar with in Toronto. e fund also continues to grow ve PAC-sponsored scholarships that are awarded annually. With your donation, you will receive a complimentary admission to the annual Friends of Planning Spring Social.
*NEW* UTAGA J.B.R. Whitney Award Joe Whitney has been serving as a member of the UTAGA committee since its in- ception in 1993. is award, established in 2014 by the University of Toronto Asso- ciation of Geography Alumni (UTAGA), recognizes Joe Whitney’s contribution as a founding member of UTAGA, former department chair and his longtime service to the Association. e award is given on the basis of academic excellence to a graduate student studying the environment or international development.
Matthew W. F. Hanson Scholarship in Planning Matthew Hanson was a graduate of the Masters of Science in Planning class of 2004, a wonderful friend and colleague who touched the lives of so many people before his passing. To honour him, friends and family created this scholarship to recognize students in the Masters of Science in Planning program for their e orts and contri- bution to student life.
James T. Lemon Memorial Scholarship in Geography is scholarship honors the memory of Professor Jim Lemon, a faculty member who joined the department in 1967. Jim was a highly respected and often contro- versial scholar of historical and urban geography, a Guggenheim Fellow, a mentor for and friend of several generations of students and colleagues, in Canada and abroad. rough his research and teaching he inuenced, indeed changed, many careers. He was awarded the CAG Award for Scholarly Distinction in Geography 1997. e James T. Lemon Scholarship is dedicated to supporting graduate student research in Geography that contributes to the development of a more just society.
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