A18 + Academic Research

Active18 is used often by researchers in institutions to  look at models of citizen involvement in culture and city planning  issues.  We are often interviewed regarding the process of how we came about as an active citizens’ group.

Here are some documents and sites that have been sent our way.

  • Creative Cities + Unsustainability (From Creative Class to Sustainable Creative Cities)   [PDF]
  • See also Culture and Local Governance website.

  • EVALUATING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH ARGUMENTATION MAPS: A CASE STUDY OF THE ‘QUEEN WEST TRIANGLE’ Thesis Research Project by Michelle Bird for the University of Toronto (2006). [PDF]