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The Centre for Urban
and Community Studies (CUCS) was established in 1964 to promote and
disseminate multidisciplinary research and policy analysis on urban
issues.
The Centre's
activities contributed to scholarship on questions relating to the
social, economic and physical well-being of people who live and work in
urban areas large and small, in Canada and around the world.

During
2008-2009, CUCS was incorporated into the University of Toronto's
new Cities Centre. It has become the core of the research division of
the new centre and the director of CUCS has become the Associate
Director for Research.
For a one page
description of the new Cities Centre, click
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This
website is now an archive of CUCS activities as of 2008. It is no
longer being updated. For current urban research initiatives at the
University of Toronto, go to the Cities Centre website.
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REVIEWS: Urban
Studies, Journal of
the American Planning Association, Literary
Review of Canada, Toronto
Star


Social Service, Social Change, and Citizenship at the
Margins: An Exploration of Santropol Roulant, March 9, 2009
Supporting Youth-led Community Organizing:
Infrastructure, Capacity, and Collective Leadership, February 24, 2009
Activating Citizens: Building Capacity for Education
& Health, January 28, 2009
Community Capacity Building & the Development of
Social Infrastructure at the Neighbourhood Level, December 4, 2008
Storytelling, Popular Education, and Community
Development, December 2, 2008
The Dynamics of Support for Community Development
& Organizing in Community Service Agencies, November 5, 2008
The Challenge of Exploring Ourselves and Our
Community, October 9, 2008
We are together/On est ensemble (film and discussion),
September 25, 2008
Fostering Community-School Relationships in Toronto's
Model Schools, April 1, 2008
I WAS HERE: A Community-Based Participatory Research
and Media Project, March 27, 2008
Integrating Indigenous Paradigms of Community-based
Research into the Western Academy, March 6, 2008
Building Food Democracy: Community-Based Research and
the "Food Movement", February 12, 2008
From Planning to Engagement: A brief overview of the
Community Social Planning Council of Toronto, January 22, 2008
Research Bulletins

Better Off in a Shelter? A Year of Homelessness &
Housing among Status Immigrant, Non-Status Migrant, & Canadian-Born
Families
Neighbourhood Gentrification and Upgrading in
Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver
Diversity and Concentration in Canadian Immigration:
Trends in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, 1971 - 2006
The Three Cities within Toronto: Income polarization
among Toronto's neighbourhoods, 1970-2000
Family Violence and Homelessness: Connections and
Dynamics
Cities: A Philosophical Inquiry
Canada's Dual Housing Policy: Assisting Owners,
Neglecting Renters
More Sinned Against than Sinning? Homeless People as
Victims of Crime and Harassment
A Revolving Door? Homeless People and the Justice
System in Toronto
Toronto's Little Portugal: A Neighbourhood in
Transition
A Visceral Grief: Young Homeless Mothers and Loss of
Child Custody
New Urban Divides: How Economic, Social, and
Demographic Trends are Creating New Sources of Urban Difference in
Canada
Liberty Village: The Makeover of Toronto's King and
Dufferin Area
Gentrification and Displacement Revisited
Jane Jacobs, the Torontonian
Toronto's West-Central Neighbourhoods: A Profile
Toronto's South Parkdale Neighbourhood: Disinvestment
& Gentrification
Books, Research Papers

The Changing Economy of Urban Neighbourhoods: An
Exploration of Place of Work Data for the Greater Toronto Region
Rental Paths from Postwar to Present: Canada
Compared
Lovely Spaces in Unknown Places: Creative City
Building in Toronto's Inner Suburbs
Habitat for Humanity and the Neoliberal Media: A
Comparison of News Coverage in Canada and the United States
From Abandonment to Affordable Housing: Policy
Options for Addressing Toronto's Abandonment Problem
Commercial
Change in Toronto's West-Central Neighbourhoods
Better
Off in a Shelter? A Year of Homelessness and Housing among Status
Immigrant, Non-Status Migrant, and Canadian-Born Families
The
Timing, Patterning, & Forms of Gentrification & Neighbourhood
Change in Montreal, Toronto, & Vancouver, 1961 to 2001
Neoliberalism, Social Welfare, and the Politics
of Faith in the United States
Urban
Density in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
Balancing Supportive Housing with Civic Engagement
Justice and Injustice: Homelessness, Crime,
Victimization, and the Criminal Justice System
A
Visceral Grief: Young Homeless Mothers and Loss of Child Custody
The
North American Urban System: The Limits to Continental Integration
Taking
the Pulse: Gauging Neighbourhood Change in Toronto's Downtown West End
Ethnic Identity, Place Marketing, and
Gentrification in Toronto
How
Cities Grow: A Study of Time Series Data for Canadian Cities
Urban
Growth & Decline in Canada, 1971-2001: Explanations &
Implications
The
Canadian Urban System, 1971-2001
The Toronto Guide (New Edition)
Toronto's
Quiet Crisis: Social Infrastructure Investment
The
Challenge of Urban Government: Policies and Practices
Capital
Cities in the Middle East: Urban Governance
Urban
Research in the Developing World
Four volumes. Special
price. A thorough analysis of the state of urbanization in the world's
most dynamic regions.
Richard Stren, editor Click
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Canadian Urban Policy Archive

Thomas
Adams, 1916, on planning, housing and public health
C.D.
Howe, 1946, on community planning in Canada
Humphrey
Carver, 1948, on Canada's 'ultimate housing problem'
Hans
Blumenfeld, 1962, review of Jane Jacobs' 'Death and Life' book
Lester
B. Pearson, 1967, on federal urban policy in Canada
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Director, 2000-2008

David Hulchanski
416 978-4093 website
Administrator

Grace Ramirez
416 978-0808
Research
Paper #215, November 2008
From Abandonment
to Affordable Housing: Policy Options for Addressing Toronto's
Abandonment Problem
David
Wachsmuth
View the PDF
Research
Paper #214, September 2008
Commercial
Change in Toronto's West-Central Neighbourhoods
Katharine
N. Rankin
View the PDF
Research
Paper #213, July 2008
Better Off in a
Shelter? A Year of Homelessness and Housing among Status Immigrant,
Non-Status Migrant, and Canadian-Born Families
E. Paradis,
S. Novac, M. Sarty, J.D. Hulchanski
View the PDF
Research
Paper #212, July 2008
Housing for the
Toronto Economy
Duncan
Maclennan
View the PDF
Research
Paper #211 May 2008
The Timing,
Patterning, & Forms of Gentrification & Neighbourhood Upgrading
in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, 1961 to 2001
R.A. Walks
and R. Maaranen
View the PDF
Jane Jacobs
the Torontonian,
by Barry Wellman
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Research
Paper #210 June 2007
Neoliberalism,
Social Welfare, and the Politics of Faith in the United States
by Jason
Hackworth
This report summarizes the key events of the faith-based social service
movement during the past 35 years.
To order a printed copy, click
here
Research
Paper #209 May 2007
Urban Density in
the Greater Golden Horseshoe
by Paul
Hess, Andre Sorensen, and Kate Parizeau
This paper reviews the various definitions of density and discusses
methodological and data problems associated with density measurements
in the Toronto region.
Click here to download the full report.
Research
Paper #208 March 2007
Balancing
Supportive Housing with Civic Engagement
by Jordana
Ross
This report examines Toronto's public consultation practices for
supportive housing and analyses case studies to identify what
contributes to conflicts between community members and housing
providers.
To order a printed copy, click
here
Research
Paper #202
November 2004
How Cities Grow: A Study
of Time Series Data for Canadian Cities
by Jim Simmons,
Larry S. Bourne
& Jeffrey Cantos

Research Paper #201
March 2004
Urban Growth &
Decline in Canada, 1971-2001: Explanations & Implications
by Jim Simmons &
Larry S. Bourne
How
to order #201
Summary
of #201
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Research Paper #200
September
2003
The Canadian Urban
System, 1971-2001: Responses to a Changing World
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