Robert Nutifafa Arku

PhD Student
rn.arku@mail.utoronto.ca

Fields of Study

  • GIS, Spatial Analysis & Modelling
  • Policy & Planning
  • Urban

Areas of Interest

  • Transit-induced gentrification and displacement
  • Transportation
  • Real estate markets
  • Spatio-econometrics
  • Smart cities

Working Dissertation

Title

Examining Transit-induced Gentrification and Displacement in Canada

Supervisors

Dr. Christopher D. Higgins
Dr. Steven Faber

Biography

I am passionate about urban growth and development. Broadly, I am interested in issues relating to real estate development, urban land economics, land/property value uplift from transit infrastructure and transit-oriented developments, and urban policy and planning. For my PhD, I am undertaking evidence-based equity research to examine the role and influence of public actions on neighborhood outcomes, specifically, when and where do transit-oriented developments induce gentrification and displacement.

Education

MA (Planning), University of Waterloo, Canada
BSc (Land Economy), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

Cohort

  • 2021-2022