Professor Dr. Paul Akaabre

Biography

Paul Boniface Akaabre is an Assistant Professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Alberta. His research interests encompass a broad spectrum of Urban Planning, Housing Development, Housing Finance, and Socioeconomic Spatial Justice. He obtained his PhD from the University of British Columbia, focusing on the influence of traditional leasehold tenure functions on housing investment, redevelopment, and the rights of leaseholders. Prior to his tenure at the University of Alberta, he served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto's School of Cities, where he facilitated workshops aimed at promoting equitable urban development through data analysis and storytelling to various organizations. His ongoing research investigates housing discrimination in Canada and explores innovative urban planning solutions that address socioeconomic injustices, particularly in marginalized communities. Akaabre has been involved in significant projects linked to housing crises in Canada and has published extensively, contributing to the discourse on the relationship between property taxation and housing markets in Vancouver and Toronto. He is a member of the Planning Institute of British Columbia and the Canadian Institute of Planners, and directs the Cities Spatial Justice Lab, which focuses on research that informs equitable development practices.

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