Danielle Labbé

Biography

Danielle Labbé has a Postdoctoral fellowship in the Large-Scale Collaborative Research Project "Global Suburbanism: Governance, Land and Infrastructure in the 21st Century" at the CITY Institute, York University, Toronto. 2011-2012 PhD in Urban Planning, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Title of the thesis: On the Edge: A History of Livelihood and Land Politics on the Margins of Ha Noi. Jury composition: Michael Leaf (UBC), John Friedmann (UBC), Terry McGee (UBC), Jamie Peck (UBC), Alexander Woodside (UBC), William Logan (Deakin). 2004-2011. Master of Science in Architecture (M.Sc.), Laval University, Quebec. Thesis title: The management of common urban resources: the residential heritage of the Old Quarter of Hanoi. 2003-2001. Professional degree in Architecture (B.Arch.), Laval University, Quebec. 1998-2001. Regular member, Network Cities Regions World (VRM) Associate Member, Center of East Asian Studies (CETASE), University of Montreal Vice President, Canadian Council of Southeast Asian Studies (CACEEC) Researcher Member of the Observatory on Sustainable Works Education URB 6280 Theories of Planning and Urbanism URB 6850 International Urban Planning AME 7302 Doctoral Seminar II

Research Interest

Danielle Labbé specializes in urbanization issues and urban planning practices in developing countries. She is particularly interested in urban design, urban informality, the management of urban and architectural heritage in this context, and the circulation of urban models and the appropriation of housing.