On today’s episode, we welcome Dr. Brian Doucet who is an Associate Professor in the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo. He is the Canada Research Chair in Urban Change and Social Inclusion. He is interested in the lived experiences of urban change, gentrification, and displacement. His work seeks to use this knowledge to elevate marginalized voices in order to enhance debates and shape policy and planning.

We’re talking about his paper “Repeat photography and urban change” which is an examination of streetcar photographs of Toronto since the 1960s. This paper was recently published in the “City” Journal and has a forthcoming book on the topic to be published later this year with the University of Toronto Press with his co-author Michael Doucet.

Read Brian's Paper here

You can also access some of the photos on Brian's personal website

Follow Brian on Twitter @bmdoucet 

Read his other scholarly work through his GoogleScholar page

Artwork: emilyh.illustrations