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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

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SPACE
PLACE
PEOPLE

Ethnic enclaves & concentrations

 Immigrant businesses

Community engagement

 Equity-deserving groups

Mainstreets

Public realm

Immigrants & refugees

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Ethnic suburbs

Arts-based interventions

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Social infrastructure

Ethnic shopping strips & malls

Second-tier cities

 Third places

Settlement & integration

International students

What we do

Projects

Place Matters

Building welcoming communities in small and medium-sized Canadian cities

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Campus Inclusivity

Exploring the lived experiences of international students during the COVID pandemic

Suburban place-making amidst diversity

Globurbia

Artivate Arts + Activate

Animating campus spaces through arts

Who we are

WE  ARE  COMMITTED  TO WORKING  WITH  DIVERSE COMMUNITIES  TO  ADDRESS SOCIAL  AND  SPATIAL INEQUITIES  AND  ADVANCE POSITIVE  CHANGE.

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.

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 105 Bond St Toronto
ON M5B 2K3

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