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Founded in 1969, SURP is among North America’s oldest and largest programs

3 undergraduate formats,
2 graduate formats,
4 specialized streams

60+ professional and community partners to work with in a studio setting

Our Programs 

Urban and Regional Planning (BURPI)

Learn to create and implement plans that develop and enhance regional, urban, suburban and rural communities.  

Urban Development (MPI)

Learn to integrate urban culture, nature, inclusion and sustainability frameworks into urban development and design.

Spotlight 

Aging in place and housing for 2SLGBTQI older adults

Professor Victor Perez-Amado speaks with Egale and the National Institute on Ageing about the challenges faced by 2SLGBTQI older adults when it comes to housing.

Gardens have become battlegrounds in the climate crisis

Professor Nina-Marie Lister writes in the Toronto Star on the controversy that can surround planting biodiverse gardens.

Housing as a commodity, not a human right

Professor Nemoy Lewis tells The Conversation how the prioritizing of profits by corporate landlords disproportionately impacts Black communities.

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