Kuni Kamizaki
Assistant Professor, Admissions Chair School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) University of British Columbia
Born in Japan and trained as a community-based planner in Canada, Kuni is an interdisciplinary planning researcher with over 10 years of experience in housing, social planning, community development and social-solidarity economy. Prior to joining SCARP, Kuni was an Assistant Professor of Social Planning in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto, where he earned his Ph.D. in Planning in 2022.
Kuni’s research focuses on the decline of Tokyo and planning responses to unprecedented nation-wide population shrinkage and aging in the time of post-growth Japan. In addition, he has undertaken community-engaged research to explore the potential of community land trusts (CLTs) to address displacement and pursue housing justice in Toronto. He is the recipient of Urban Affair Association’s 2023 Janet Smith Emerging Activist Scholar Research Award.
Currently, Kuni is also a Metcalf Foundation Fellow to reflect on the 10-year history of the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust, Toronto’s first grassroots community land trust he established. In Vancouver, he is working with Downtown Eastside Community Land Trust. He is an active member of Planners Network.
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