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“At its best, cities offer the opportunity to be your best authentic self.”

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Are you interested in thriving historical neighbourhoods to learn from? What do you think about looking into other people’s homes through the window? How can we learn and apply what works for communities?

Interview with Carolyn Whitzman, Adjunct Professor and Housing Researcher at the University of Toronto School of Cities. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, feminism, curiosity, learning from historical evidence, and many more.

Dr Carolyn Whitzman is a leading housing and social policy researcher. She advised UBC’s Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) project, creating open-data best practices for analysing housing need, repurposing public land for non-market housing, and property acquisition – tools that shaped federal policy. Now a senior researcher at University of Toronto’s School of Cities, she examines land policy, financing, and construction to scale affordable housing. Author of six books, including Home truths: Fixing Canada’s housing crisis (2024) and Clara at the door with a revolver (2023), plus 80+ chapters, articles, and reports on the right to the city. She advises governments, UN Habitat, UN Women, and organisations, and comments frequently in the media.

Find out more about Carolyn through these links:

• Carolyn Whitzman on LinkedIn
• Carolyn Whitzman at the University of Toronto School of Cities
• Home Truths: Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis – book by Carolyn Whitzman
• Clara at the Door with a Revolver – book by Carolyn Whitzman

Connecting episodes you might be interested in:

• No.340 – Interview with Aaron Stupple and Logan Chipkin about the city as a learning machine for kids
• No.381R – Creating mixed communities through housing policies: Global perspectives

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