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2018 UAA Annual Conference

Conference Sponsors
Routledge | Taylor & Francis Group
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee | College of Letters & Science | Urban Studies Program
York University - Environmental Studies
After Suburbia Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
University of Toronto
Ryerson University | Centre for Urban Research & Land Development | Faculty of Community Services
SAGE Publishing
Grounded Solutions Network
Georgia State Univ, Andrew Young School of Public Policy, Dept of Public Management & Policy
American University | School of Public Affairs | Metropolitan Policy Center
Cleveland State University, Levin College of Urban Affairs
Rutgers University Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Rutgers University-Newark Global Urban Studies, PhD Program
University of California Press | Case Studies in the Environment

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Loyola University Chicago (Applications for fall 2019 accepted until June 30 with limited fellowships!) TBA

6:58am EDT

Conference Registration/Event Check-In (7:00am--6:00pm) Conference Registration (Concourse Level-1 floor below lobby)

6:59am EDT

Book Exhibit (7:00am--6:00pm) Provincial Ballroom (2nd Floor)

7:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast (Ends promptly at 8:00am; Comprehensive Registration badge or reception ticket required) Grand East (Lower Concourse--2 floors below lobby)

7:14am EDT

Breakfast Roundtable Discussions (Comprehensive Registration badge or breakfast ticket required) Grand East (Lower Concourse--2 floors below lobby)

7:15am EDT

TH7.15.01 Urban Transformations and Spectacles in Brazil Grand East (Lower Concourse--2 floors below lobby) TH7.15.03 Community Engagement with Communities of Color in Rural and Urban Areas Grand East (Lower Concourse--2 floors below lobby) TH7.15.04 Title: Land Use, Funding and Laws – Oh, My! Exploring the Limits and Opportunities of Local Politics for Affordable Housing Grand East (Lower Concourse--2 floors below lobby) TH7.15.05 Urban Green Spaces, Social Justice, and the Pursuit of Health Equity in the United States: Research Highlights Grand East (Lower Concourse--2 floors below lobby) TH7.15.06 Alternatives to Market-Driven Reform: Can Cities Address Inequity in Urban Education Through Initiatives for Community Schools? Grand East (Lower Concourse--2 floors below lobby) TH7.15.02 Getting Grants and Contracts: Advice from Senior Scholars Grand East (Lower Concourse--2 floors below lobby) TH7.15.07 Academic Job Search Strategies Grand East (Lower Concourse--2 floors below lobby)

8:00am EDT

Opening Plenary - Justice and Sustainability Within and Beyond the City's Edge (Open to all registrants)--8:00am--9:00am Grand East (Lower Concourse--2 floors below lobby)

9:09am EDT

Concurrent Sessions TBA

9:10am EDT

TH9.10.00 Journal Publishing: What Editors Think You Should Know Dufferin (2nd Floor) TH9.10.05 The Spatial Politics of Urban Flood Resilience Maple East (Mezzanine Floor) TH9.10.15 Collaborative Methods in Community Engaged Action Oriented Research in Chicago Kent (2nd Floor) TH9.10.01 Staying in Place or Moving Out: Untangling the Intricacy of Housing Stability and Residential Mobility in the U.S. Wentworth (2nd Floor) TH9.10.03 Challenges to Self-Sufficiency for Housing Residents City Hall Room (2nd Floor) TH9.10.04 Housing Quality and Tenant Protections Elgin (2nd Floor) TH9.10.06 Equitable Redevelopment or Just as Good as it Gets: Understanding the Limits and Opportunities for Preventing Displacement in Gentrifying Neighborhoods Churchill (2nd Floor) TH9.10.07 Civic/Public Engagement Strategies for Social Justice across Urban Policy Domains: Urban Resilience, Youth-Adult Partnerships, and School Nutrition Simcoe (2nd Floor) TH9.10.08 Public Policies and Non-profit Organizations Maple West (Mezzanine Floor) TH9.10.09 Queer (Sub)Urban Activisms--Mini Track Sponsored by MCRI Global Suburbanism/Urban Studies at York University Kenora (2nd Floor) TH9.10.10 The Possibilities of Historic Preservation as Tool for Community Empowerment, Engagement, and Collaboration Mackenzie (2nd Floor) TH9.10.11 Urban Outcomes from Education Policy Huron (2nd Floor) TH9.10.12 Ethnic Policies, Politics and Belonging Chestnut East (Mezzanine Floor) TH9.10.13 Comparative Urban Analysis from the Global South Roosevelt (2nd Floor) TH9.10.14 Days of Future Past: Preservation and Cultural Identity Meet Economic Development Willow Centre (Mezzanine Floor) TH9.10.16 Sustainability Transitions in Local Government Chestnut West (Mezzanine Floor) TH9.10.17 Infrastructure, Transportation and Access in International Context Willow West (Mezzanine Floor) TH9.10.18 Vertical Urbanisms and the Regulatory Production of Urban Volumes Linden (Mezzanine Floor) TH9.10.19 Tourism-related Initiatives--Who Pays? Who Benefits? Pine West (Mezzanine Floor) TH9.10.20 Land, Urbanization & Expropriation - I Willow East (Mezzanine Floor) TH9.10.21 What Explains Political Attitudes and Representation? Pine East (Mezzanine Floor) TH9.10.22 Understanding the Policy and Planning Influences of Urban Growth and Shrinkage Cedar (Mezzanine Floor)

10:35am EDT

Coffee Break (Open to all registrants) Provincial Ballroom (2nd Floor)

10:49am EDT

Concurrent Sessions TBA

10:50am EDT

TH10.50.01 Fight to Stay---The Right to Defend Your Home, a Critical Piece in the Fight Against Gentrification Wentworth (2nd Floor) TH10.50.03 Funding Supportive Services that Meet the Needs of Low-Income Families Living in Affordable Housing City Hall Room (2nd Floor) TH10.50.05 Environmental Justice Academy Principles: From Instruction to Application Chestnut West (Mezzanine Floor) TH10.50.11 The Fight for America’s Schools: Grassroots Activism in Education Huron (2nd Floor) TH10.50.19 How the University Can Help Save the City: Lessons Learned and New Insights Simcoe (2nd Floor) TH10.50.00 Negotiating Participation: Urban Neighborhoods and the Potential of Resident Engagement Elgin (2nd Floor) TH10.50.02 Inclusive Urban Policies: Possibilities and Limitations for Equitable Outcomes Churchill (2nd Floor) TH10.50.04 Place Attachment and Residential Preferences Willow East (Mezzanine Floor) TH10.50.06 City for All: Integration and Reintegration of Refugees and Immigrants Kenora (2nd Floor) TH10.50.08 Creating Safe Urban Spaces: Policy Interventions from Media to Municipal Government Willow West (Mezzanine Floor) TH10.50.09 Understanding the New “Spaces” of Poverty Dufferin (2nd Floor) TH10.50.10 Place, Politics, Perception, and Preservation: Core Concepts for the Right to the City Roosevelt (2nd Floor) TH10.50.12 Urban Innovation and Governance Transformation: A Comparative Perspective Pine East (Mezzanine Floor) TH10.50.13 Identity of Space: Migrants and Services in the Big City Maple West (Mezzanine Floor) TH10.50.14 The Regional Sum of Resilient Cities’ Parts: The Process and Effects of Urban Resilience Interventions within Broader Regions Willow Centre (Mezzanine Floor) TH10.50.15 The Politics of Resilience Mechanisms Maple East (Mezzanine Floor) TH10.50.16 Cultural Industry and Production in the City Mackenzie (2nd Floor) TH10.50.17 Finance-Led Capitalism, Housing and Urban Inequalities I: Logics, Institutions and Actors Kent (2nd Floor) TH10.50.18 Understanding, Managing and Reconfiguring the North American Suburb Linden (Mezzanine Floor) TH10.50.20 Exploring Urban Theories Pine West (Mezzanine Floor) TH10.50.21 Cities in Canadian and American Political Development Chestnut East (Mezzanine Floor) TH10.50.22 Post-Industrial Regional Resilience Cedar (Mezzanine Floor)

12:15pm EDT

Lunch (on your own) TBA

1:29pm EDT

Concurrent Sessions TBA

1:30pm EDT

TH1.30.00 Tenure and Promotion Dufferin (2nd Floor) TH1.30.03 Community Land Trusts on the Rise: Roles and Relevancies of Community Land Trust Organizing in Toronto and its Urban Region City Hall Room (2nd Floor) TH1.30.01 Finance-Led Capitalism, Housing and Urban Inequalities II: Understanding Speculation, Value and Risk Kent (2nd Floor) TH1.30.02 Exploring Global Gentrification Processes Churchill (2nd Floor) TH1.30.04 The State, Housing and Community Regeneration Elgin (2nd Floor) TH1.30.05 Negotiating Space and Power Upon Contested Grounds Wentworth (2nd Floor) TH1.30.06 Partnerships and Local Governance Networks in Immigrant Integration: Municipalities in Comparative Perspective (#1) Huron (2nd Floor) TH1.30.07 Efficiency, Efficacy and Accessibility of Service Providing Programs Willow West (Mezzanine Floor) TH1.30.08 There's Nothing as Practical as a Good Theory: Rethinking Practice in Building Community Capital Simcoe (2nd Floor) TH1.30.09 Urban Planning and Redevelopment History 1 Mackenzie (2nd Floor) TH1.30.10 A Feminist Urban Theory for Our Time: Rethinking Social Reproduction, the Urban and its Constitutive Outside  Kenora (2nd Floor) TH1.30.11 Globalization and Its Discontents: Inequality and Vulnerability Roosevelt (2nd Floor) TH1.30.12 Decentralization, Intergovernmental Competition and Cooperation Experiments in China and India Pine West (Mezzanine Floor) TH1.30.13 Understanding Resilience in the Face of Extreme Events Maple East (Mezzanine Floor) TH1.30.14 Air Pollution in Asia Chestnut West (Mezzanine Floor) TH1.30.15 Urban Images, Urban Styles, Urban Readings Maple West (Mezzanine Floor) TH1.30.16 Urbanizing Regions in the Global South: A Comparative Perspective Willow East (Mezzanine Floor) TH1.30.17 Studying Urban Government at Multiple Scales Pine East (Mezzanine Floor) TH1.30.18 Rust and Shine: Post-Industrial Redevelopment and the Growth Imperative Willow Centre (Mezzanine Floor) TH1.30.20 Who Participates? Reshaping the Image of the Voter Linden (Mezzanine Floor) TH1.30.21 What is “The Region” in City-Region Research? Current Themes and Debates Cedar (Mezzanine Floor)

2:55pm EDT

Coffee Break (Open to all registrants) Provincial Ballroom (2nd Floor)

3:09pm EDT

Concurrent Sessions TBA

3:10pm EDT

TH3.10.00 Publishing in Urban Journals Dufferin (2nd Floor) TH3.10.03 How Fair is Fair Housing? Integration and the Pursuit of Racial Justice in 21st Century America City Hall Room (2nd Floor) TH3.10.15 Scenescapes: How Qualities of Place Shape Social Life Churchill (2nd Floor) TH3.10.01 Finance-Led Capitalism, Housing and Urban Inequalities III: The State, Real Estate, and the Transformation of the City Kent (2nd Floor) TH3.10.02 Strategies for Housing Affordability in Global Cities Wentworth (2nd Floor) TH3.10.04 Communities for All, Across the Lifecourse Elgin (2nd Floor) TH3.10.05 Land, Property, and Land Conflicts: The Intersection of Urban and Rural Cedar (Mezzanine Floor) TH3.10.06 Planning for the Millennial City Linden (Mezzanine Floor) TH3.10.07 Understanding Health and Mobility in Urban Contexts Kenora (2nd Floor) TH3.10.08 Urban Innovation and Inclusion Simcoe (2nd Floor) TH3.10.10 Urban Planning and Redevelopment History 2 Mackenzie (2nd Floor) TH3.10.11 Schools and Urban/Suburban Changes Huron (2nd Floor) TH3.10.13 Ongoing and Future Challenges on Urban Spaces in Post-Growth Japan Roosevelt (2nd Floor) TH3.10.14 Innovative Urban Climate Governance Chestnut West (Mezzanine Floor) TH3.10.16 Vertical Urbanisms and the Regulatory Production of “Urban Volumes” - Panel 2 Willow East (Mezzanine Floor) TH3.10.17 Mega-Event Planning: Sporting Events as Political Tools for Urban Growth, Regeneration, and Revitalization Willow Centre (Mezzanine Floor) TH3.10.18 Ongoing Urban Distress in the Post-Industrial Midwest Chestnut East (Mezzanine Floor) TH3.10.19 Land, Urbanization & Expropriation - II Pine West (Mezzanine Floor) TH3.10.20 Public-Private Collaboration in City Building Pine East (Mezzanine Floor) TH3.10.21 Institutional Fragmentation and Mass Transit Willow West (Mezzanine Floor)

4:30pm EDT

TH4.30.00 China-America Association for Public Affairs (CAAPA) Business Meeting and Urban Forum Maple West (Mezzanine Floor)

4:40pm EDT

Annual Business Meeting (Open to all UAA members) City Hall Room (2nd Floor)

5:10pm EDT

Governing Board Meeting II Roosevelt (2nd Floor)

5:30pm EDT

UAA Networking Reception (Beverages and snacks only; Comprehensive Registration badge or reception ticket required) Dominion Ballroom (2nd Floor)

6:30pm EDT

VIP Dinner (Institutional Member Reps/Award recipients/Service Leaders) Refer to Invitation Card

6:31pm EDT

Dinner (on your own) TBA