Ahmad Bonakdar
Biographic Data
| ID | 6243071 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ahmad Bonakdar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ahmad |
| FAMILY NAME | Bonakdar |
| SIGNATURE | BONAKDAR A |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5440-6423 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Black youth experiencing homelessness and criminal justice involvement
Youth homelessness and involvement with the criminal justice system (CJS) are deeply interconnected in Canada, with Black youth disproportionately affected due to systemic and structural inequities. While research on race, gender, and the CJS is growing, the specific experiences of Black youth facing housing precarity remain underexplored. This paper investigates the relationship between Black youth homelessness and CJS involvement using data fro…
Child protection services and youth experiencing homelessness
What makes for a creative-friendly community? Untangling the location attributes of creative clusters
Increasing investment in attracting creative clusters has become a quintessentially common practice at the municipal level, particularly in progressive cities, which have long been concerned with economic development. While rationales behind such investments are highly contingent on the potential economic outcomes of creative clusters, a thorough understanding of factors that help foster creative-friendly communities could facilitate municipal de…
City planning, urban imaginary, and the branded space
Opting Out of Transit
This study examines how the voluntary nature of local membership in transportation agencies can impact resource allocation, drawing on details from a major US transit agency in a state that lets cities opt in or out of transit agency membership. This study finds significant correlation between local opt-outs and transit service using national data. This study examines the impact opt-outs have on transit resource allocation and decision making ove…
Do Urban Design qualities add to property values? An empirical analysis of the relationship between Urban Design qualities and property values
The Quest for Creative Industries
Creative industries have gained increasing attention in light of the cultural economy as viable magnets for local and regional economic development. Policy makers thus would benefit from attracting creative industries as potential economic boosters. However, it is hard to target such catalyst industries without better knowledge of the urban form conditions that may influence the location preference of these industries; do creative industries favo…
The Quest for Creative Industries
Creative industries have gained increasing attention in light of the cultural economy as viable magnets for local and regional economic development. Policy makers thus would benefit from attracting creative industries as potential economic boosters. However, it is hard to target such catalyst industries without better knowledge of the urban form conditions that may influence the location preference of these industries; do creative industries favo…
Opting Out of Transit
This study examines how the voluntary nature of local membership in transportation agencies can impact resource allocation, drawing on details from a major US transit agency in a state that lets cities opt in or out of transit agency membership. This study finds significant correlation between local opt-outs and transit service using national data. This study examines the impact opt-outs have on transit resource allocation and decision making ove…
Do Urban Design qualities add to property values? An empirical analysis of the relationship between Urban Design qualities and property values
What makes for a creative-friendly community? Untangling the location attributes of creative clusters
Increasing investment in attracting creative clusters has become a quintessentially common practice at the municipal level, particularly in progressive cities, which have long been concerned with economic development. While rationales behind such investments are highly contingent on the potential economic outcomes of creative clusters, a thorough understanding of factors that help foster creative-friendly communities could facilitate municipal de…
City planning, urban imaginary, and the branded space
Child protection services and youth experiencing homelessness
Black youth experiencing homelessness and criminal justice involvement
Youth homelessness and involvement with the criminal justice system (CJS) are deeply interconnected in Canada, with Black youth disproportionately affected due to systemic and structural inequities. While research on race, gender, and the CJS is growing, the specific experiences of Black youth facing housing precarity remain underexplored. This paper investigates the relationship between Black youth homelessness and CJS involvement using data fro…
Business (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Civil engineering (3 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Urban planning (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works)