Research Guides: CITB05 Researching the City: An Introduction to Methods : Home

Learning Outcomes

Discuss GIS basics and the concepts of map making.
Explore some cool maps and discuss the data used and the story/analysis the maps are visualizing.
Use an example topic to practice finding, adding, importing data and then use tools in ArcGIS to analyze the map.
Create your own map by using a provided topic where you will be asked to find data, and analyze the map using ArcGIS tools.

ArcGIS Online
U of T students, staff, and faculty can use this online web browser tool to make your own maps. It's best used in Firefox.

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
Citations to journal articles, books, reviews, and chapters in the fields of anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology.
GEOBASE
Database for physical and human geography, earth and environmental sciences, ecology, and related disciplines, focusing on the human and social impacts on both.

Canadian Public Policy Collection (Scholars Portal Books)
This is a collection of materials from Canadian public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups and think-tanks materials.
ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS: After you click on the link, choose "Canadian Public Documents Collection" from the Collection drop-down menu below the search box.

Canadian Institute for Research on Public Policy
Metropolis
International association of large cities including Toronto. They also have data.
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing of Ontario
Look for policy documents and relevant legislative documents.
Canadian Urban Institute
The Canadian Urban Institute is a non-profit applied research organization dedicated to healthy urban development. Their website has guides, research papers, and other publications.
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Please view menu tabs Focus Areas (policy documents) and Resources (data).
Fraser Institute
A policy think tank organization that measures and communicates how government policies affect the lives of Canadians.