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How can short films and political philosophy work together to address issues of social justice?
Urban studies is a relatively new academic field of study. This raises the question of what the field actually is.
There are many good reasons to reform zoning, but reducing the cost of housing is definitely not one of them. Other strategies are far more effective in achieving this goal.
Our response to the housing crisis is conditioned by the choices we made when faced with the industrial city’s workers’ housing crisis. We must accept this heritage and question it.
The vast majority of damage to residential buildings during flooding occurs in basements. Rather than rebuilding identically after a disaster, we need to build better.
The media outlet ‘Time Out’ made a big splash when it announced that certain Canadian streets were ranked ‘coolest in the world.’ But are they really?
On-demand transit services use smart devices and real-time network information to schedule rides for passengers.
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Professeur titulaire à l'École d'urbanisme et d'architecture de paysage, Université de Montréal
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PhD candidate, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Professor, Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University
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Bernard Deschamps is a Friend of The Conversation.
PhD in Environmental Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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PhD student, Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University
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Professeure agrégée en design de l'environnement, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Professor, Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University
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Professor, Urban Studies and Professor of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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Démocratie municipale, élections municipales, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Ph. D. Candidate in Philosophy, Université de Montréal
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Postdoctoral fellow, Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University
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Professeur agrégé, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)