Magdalena Ugarte, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Black planning Community planning Anti-Black racism Planning practice Professional planning Equity planning Equity Intersectionality

Latest funding

Building a Framework for Mapuche Spatial Planning
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$74,962
Black Experiences with Planning in Canada: Building a Framework for Community-Based, Black-Centered, Black-Informed Planning Practices
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$159,425
Black Experiences with Planning in Canada: Building a Framework for Community-Based, Black-Centered, Black-Informed Planning Practices
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$286,666

All 4 grants and awards

Building a Framework for Mapuche Spatial Planning

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ugarte, Magdalena

Keywords: Land use planning; Indigenous planning; Territorial conflicts; Participatory research; Mapuche nation; Chile

$74,962

Black Experiences with Planning in Canada: Building a Framework for Community-Based, Black-Centered, Black-Informed Planning Practices

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

Principal investigators: Ugarte, Magdalena

Keywords: Black planning; Community planning; Anti-Black racism; Planning practice; Professional planning; Equity planning; Equity; Intersectionality; Asset-based community development; Transformative planning practices

$159,425

Black Experiences with Planning in Canada: Building a Framework for Community-Based, Black-Centered, Black-Informed Planning Practices

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

Principal investigators: Ugarte, Magdalena

Keywords: Black planning; Community planning; Anti-Black racism; Planning practice; Professional planning; Equity planning; Equity; Intersectionality; Asset-based community development; Transformative planning practices

$286,666

Reclaiming Mapuche land use planning: A participatory exploration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ugarte, Magdalena

Keywords: (1) Land use planning; (2) Indigenous planning; (3) Territorial conflicts; (4) Participatory research; (5) Mapuche nation; (6) Chile

$64,990

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Black planning Dear Professor Ugarte, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on black planning connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Building a Framework for Mapuche Spatial Planning" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]