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Yuan Qi
Yuan Qi is being hosted by TMCIS as a Visiting Scholar for a two-month period, beginning in May 2024 and ending in July 2024. Yuan is currently pursuing her Ph.D in City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning at the University of Technology, Sydney. Yuan obtained an M.A. in Urbanism from the University of Sydney, Australia and a B.A. in Human Geography and Urban-Rural Planning from Northeast Agriculture University in Harbin, China. Her research combines quantitative analysis with a comprehensive understanding of newcomer community needs and seeks to develop innovative solutions to establish and protect inclusive and accessible green spaces for newcomers. Within TMCIS, Yuan is working with Dr. Zhixi Zhuang to develop an urban analytics tool to assess park accessibility in multicultural neighbourhoods and explore innovative solutions to address social inequity issues in planning praxis. Yuan's academic and professional experience with sustainable planning, spatial analysis, and collaborative research initiatives comprising diverse stakeholders grants her a unique perspective to contribute insights on the complex dynamics of migration, urban sustainability, and social integration.
TMCIS occupies space in the traditional and unceded territory of nations including the Anishnaabeg, the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and territory which is also now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. This territory is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, as well as the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas.