Towers in the Park: Designing equitable urban resilience in Toronto’s tower

By continuing to explore the creative possibilities of these spaces, the School’s researchers see enormous potential for the integration of climate adaptation and mitigation strategies to improve the social, economic and environmental sustain- ability of tower neighbourhoods. [...] City Research Insights: Towers in the Park: Designing equitable urban resilience in Toronto’s tower neighbourhoods 6 Tower Typologies Towers in the Park: Finch and Weston City Research Insights: Towers in the Park: Designing equitable urban resilience in Toronto’s tower neighbourhoods 7 Other Towers Typologies Towers in the ravine - Finch and Towers + School - Driftwood and Towers + Highway - Jane. [...] City Research Insights: Towers in the Park: Designing equitable urban resilience in Toronto’s tower neighbourhoods 9 Mapping the social and physical impacts of climate change The objective of the second Knowledge Exchange session was to build a better shared understanding of the impacts of climate change that tower communities face, and to brainstorm potential urban design solutions. [...] Providing data and advocacy tools to Participants were excited about the opportunities presented by local leaders is key for ensuring that policy decisions are led by the maps to educate their communities, as well as politicians residents, while recognizing the power of City staff and private and decision-makers, about the role and diversity of urban landowners for acting and delivering on change. [...] Professor Fadi Masoud, Director, Centre for How do you see this initiative rolling out over the long term? Landscape Research and Assistant Professor, In addition to the need for landlords and the City to act and deliver, the Landscape Architecture and Urbanism at City’s Parks Forestry and Recreation department and Toronto and Region the John H.