About
Peel Urbanscapes was founded in January 2017 to showcase Peel and its neighbouring city Toronto’s local food and urban culture. The Peel Region is composed of three municipalities west and northwest of Toronto: Brampton, Mississauga, and Caledon. The blog was created to provide students with a space to share their research with the public.
To examine local food and urban culture in both Peel and Toronto, we focus on residents’ culinary and housing experiences — we showcase what residents eat and where they live, delving deep into the intersections between food and housing choices made both on a daily basis and at key life moments. Check our blog for regular updates on topics such as: diaspora food memories, restaurant observations, and interviews with local residents and store-owners.
This blog is also in partnership with the Peel Social Lab (PSL). Spearheaded by the University of Toronto Mississauga Sociology Department, PSL is dedicated to gathering, storing, analyzing, and sharing data on the Peel Region. It aims to develop a repository of data on the Peel Region that can be used by researchers and community leaders to enrich understanding both of this diverse region and larger population dynamics. The PSL is committed to involving students in this process. By incorporating data gathering efforts into undergraduate sociology classes, the PSL will give students hands-on experience in research design and analysis conducted on Peel Region society. Such work will provide students with valuable research skills, while also helping both them and the PSL establish contacts within the wider Peel Region. Through the collaborative development of a data repository, the PSL aims to foster the growth of a resource pool that will foster closer connection between the University of Toronto Mississauga and members of the Peel Region community.
Resources and Links
On the Move
On the Move: an undergraduate journal of creative geographies is an undergraduate journal that showcases the work of artists, students, activists and scholars who are interested in topics such as movements, mobility, and travel.
The Three Cities Within Toronto
The Three Cities Within Toronto is an article which shows how Toronto can be seen as a city deeply divided along socioeconomic lines.
Peel Art Museum
Peel Art Museum + Archives is a great place to explore Peel’s history and art!
More Information
The Neighbourhood Information Tool gives information about neighbourhoods in Peel.
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