Fall/Winter Timetable
POL476H1S L0101
Graduate Course Code: POL2376H1S L0101
Topics in Public Policy
Urban Policy and Policymaking
Themes
This course examines the social, economic, political, and institutional context of urban policies and policymaking processes, focusing on the U.S. and Canada. Course topics include the multiple dimensions of urban sustainability, including urban inequality and economic regeneration, climate change, infrastructure investments, social services, housing, and the relationship between municipal governments and international, national, and sub-national governing bodies.
Texts
TBA
Format and Requirements
The course will be discussion-based and students will be expected to complete each week’s assigned readings and actively participate in class discussions. Assessment requirements TBA.
January 29, 2024
The winners of the 2022-2023 undergraduate awards were announced at the annual celebration, held this year on the evening of January 25. Presiding over the award ceremony were Undergraduate Director...
January 26, 2023
Congratulations to our 2021/22 undergraduate award & scholarship recipients! Following a two-year hiatus, the department was delighted to return to hosting our undergraduate awards in-person this year to celebrate our...
June 3, 2021
In a bid to motivate her students in what has been a very difficult academic year, Professor Rebecca Kingston decided to give those enrolled in the winter 2021 term of...
May 21, 2020
Congratulations to undergraduate student Cheryl Cheung who has received a University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA). Going into her third year majoring in political science, with minors in visual studies...
January 29, 2020
Congratulations to all our amazing undergraduate students who picked up one the department’s twenty-three awards and scholarships at our annual undergraduate awards ceremony. In attendance were Dean of Arts &...