Research summary
Dr. Thi Thanh Hien Pham, Canada Research Chair in Small- and Medium-Sized Cities in Transformation, is trying to describe and decipher the development of these cities.
Pham and her research team will focus first on city typology, taking stock of their role in regional and metropolitan development. They will also examine development practices and models in these cities before exploring how transformations of the built environment affect day-to-day living conditions. Their work will help conceptualize small- and medium-sized cities and will contribute to theoretical debates on modes of urbanization.