/ en /news/coronavirus-and-city-experts-share-insights-covid-19-recovery-u-t-school-cities-series <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Coronavirus and the City: Experts share insights on COVID-19 recovery via °µÍřTV School of Cities series</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/GettyImages-1136452338.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=FrF-s8TU 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/GettyImages-1136452338.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=iaN-0APz 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/GettyImages-1136452338.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=0KXmgdfn 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/GettyImages-1136452338.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=FrF-s8TU" alt="Leilani Farha stands in front of a window"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-05-26T10:27:28-04:00" title="Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 10:27" class="datetime">Tue, 05/26/2020 - 10:27</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Leilani Farha, a °µÍřTV alumna and former United Nations special rapporteur&nbsp;on the right to adequate housing, says universities and their researchers will be play a vital role in the COVID-19 recovery process (photo by Eric Piermont/AFP via Getty Images)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/emily-mathieu" hreflang="en">Emily Mathieu</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/coronavirus" hreflang="en">Coronavirus</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/school-cities" hreflang="en">School of Cities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/cities" hreflang="en">Cities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/housing" hreflang="en">Housing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/psychiatry" hreflang="en">Psychiatry</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Canadian cities are facing a complex recovery in the wake of COVID-19 – and academic institutions like the University of Toronto will be a vital part of that process.</p> <p>That’s according to a leading expert on housing who recently participated in a unique initiative developed by °µÍřTV’s School of Cities called “Coronavirus and the City: One Question.”</p> <p>“Conversation is key, understanding the beast and engaging diverse thinkers in this conversation is super important,” said <strong>Leilani Farha</strong>, a °µÍřTV alumna who is global director of The Shift, an international movement seeking worldwide recognition of housing as a human right, and a former United Nations special rapporteur&nbsp;on the right to adequate housing. “Universities play a huge role in crafting a body of evidence and knowledge base.”</p> <p>The weekly series puts one question about COVID-19 to urban leaders from a range of disciplines and posts their written responses. At the first event, public health experts weighed in on the importance of clearly communicating early findings about the disease. Other&nbsp;experts have offered insights on work, transit, housing, neighbourhoods and how cities could emerge as more equitable places to live.&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="https://www.schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/news/school-cities-series-another-way-collaborate-city%E2%80%99s-eventual-recovery">Read more about&nbsp;Coronavirus and the City: One Question at the School of Cities</a></h3> <p>Participants have included Barbara Gray, general manager, transportation services, for the City of Toronto; <strong>Kwame McKenzie</strong>,&nbsp;of °µÍřTV’s department psychiatry and chief executive officer of the Wellesley Institute; epidemiologist <strong>Ashleigh Tuite</strong>, assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health; and <strong>Mary Rowe</strong>, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Urban Institute.</p> <p>“It wasn't clear at the time when we were developing this event how extensive the impact [of the pandemic] would be on our city, and how rapidly the changes were coming,” said series creator <strong>Shauna Brail</strong>, associate director, partnerships and outreach, at the School of Cities. But the series has proven to be an important way for experts to collaborate on the city’s eventual recovery.</p> <p>“It’s going to be a very long process, and there is a lot to learn and a lot to understand. It’s constantly changing,” Brail said.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PGT0XcxZ0Sc" width="750"></iframe></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 26 May 2020 14:27:28 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 164718 at