Ren Thomas

About Ren Thomas

Ren is an Associate Professor at the School of Planning at Dalhousie University and a Founding Fellow of the MacEachen Institute of Public Policy and Governance. She has a M.A. and Ph.D. from the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP).

Areas of Expertise

Housing, Land Use Planning and Governance, Regional Planning, Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, Community Development

Selected Publications

• Olsson, L. and Thomas, R. (2024). Mobility justice or transit boosterism? The use of rail transit as an urban transformation strategy in Kitchener, Canada and Malmö, Sweden. Mobilities. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/174501... 
• Thomas, R. (2023). Protecting Affordable Housing in Transit-Served Areas. Plan Canada 63(3): 34-37., Thomas, R., Blackmore, H., and Gahagan, J. (2023). Identifying barriers associated with LGBT seniors’ housing: opportunities moving forward in the Canadian context. Canadian Planning and Policy 2023: 84-109. https://doi.org/10.24908/cpp-apc.v2023i1.16058.

Recent Courses Taught

Introduction to Planning, Housing Policy, Social Justice