DIVERSITY CANNOT ADD TRUE VALUES WITHOUT MEANINGFUL INCLUSION. BEFORE WE CAN CELEBRATE DIVERSITY, INTERROGATING NOTIONS OF INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION IN CITY SPACE IS FUNDAMENTAL IN UNDERSTANDING HOW TO ACHIEVE INCLUSIVE CITIES THAT ARE DIVERSE IN A MYRIAD OF WAYS.
Our Focus Areas
Planning policy,
process &
practice
Mixed-embeddedness
Suburban development
SPACE
PLACE
PEOPLE
Ethnic enclaves & concentrations
Immigrant businesses
Community engagement
Equity-deserving groups
Mainstreets
Public realm
Immigrants & refugees
Ethnic suburbs
Arts-based interventions
Social infrastructure
Ethnic shopping strips & malls
Second-tier cities
Third places
Settlement & integration
International students
Who we are
Dr. Zhixi C Zhuang
Director and Founder
Dr. Zhixi Zhuang is a Registered Professional Planner and an Associate Professor at the School of Urban and Regional Planning, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University). Her research explores the growing urban diversity along different dimensions and how city-builders can instil the values of equity and inclusion into planning policies and practices.
