Research guides: CITC07 Urban Social Policy: Home

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Use this website to begin your research. Use the menu on the left-side of the screen to navigate this website.

You will build on your curiosity and write a research question to help you get started on focusing and scoping your research.

You will identify keywords on various urban policy issues and discuss how to apply these in a social sciences database to find relevant resources.

Icebreaker & Class Discussion
As a class we will brainstorm equity issues you observe in the city and issues you care about living in the city. These ideas will lead us into doing urban policy research.

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) This link opens in a new window
Citations to journal articles, books, reviews, and chapters in the fields of anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology.
GEOBASE This link opens in a new window
Database for physical and human geography, earth and environmental sciences, ecology, and related disciplines, focusing on the human and social impacts on both.
Social Sciences Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Canadian Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Full text access to English language Canadian Newspapers.

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).