Julie Mah

My work engages with these broader questions: How do we create more just cities? What does equitable development look like? I examine issues of housing affordability, evictions, gentrification and displacement, and the planning mechanisms that can be employed to address spatialized inequities, such as the use of value capture tools (e.g., inclusionary zoning). My interest in studying gentrification and displacement is grounded in how these processes help shape the housing affordability landscape. Current research focuses on: (1) investigating the role of evictions in urban displacement processes in Toronto; and (2) evaluating the effectiveness of value capture tools to generate new affordable housing. My past research investigated the social and housing impacts of regeneration initiatives in Detroit using a mixed methods approach.