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Danielle Labbé is a full professor at the School of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Planning, Université de Montréal. She holds a PhD in Urban Planning (2011) and a Master's in Urban Planning (2004) from Université Laval and the University of British Columbia, respectively, and completed postdoctoral research at York University's CITY Institute (2012). As the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Urbanization in the Global South (2016-2026), her work interrogates state-society relations, urban informality, and spatial dynamics in Southeast Asian cities, particularly Vietnam.
- Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Urbanization in the Global South (2016-2026)
- Member: Ivanhoé Cambridge Urban Development Observatory
- Member: CÉRIUM (Centre d'études et de recherches internationales)
- Member: VRM (Réseau Villes Régions Monde)
- Member: Œuvre Durable
Her research combines historical analysis, process studies, and agent-based perspectives to examine intersections between state agendas, governance practices, and everyday urban experiences. Key projects include TRYSPACES (2017-2024), a comparative study of youth engagement in public spaces across Montréal, Paris, Mexico City, and Hanoi, and Adapto (2017-2021), focusing on climate adaptation in informal contexts. She has led numerous studies in Vietnam analyzing new urban areas, land politics, and public space dynamics.
Scientific awards include the 2017 Université de Montréal Excellence in Teaching Award for graduate supervision. She has directed 10 theses/memoirs (2013-2024) and published extensively on Southeast Asian urbanism. Her work employs participatory methodologies and narrative mapping, engaging with issues of climate resilience, spatial justice, and bottom-up urban governance.
- Chaired the 2016 international conference on New Cities and Migration (Florence)
- Coordinated Hanoi fieldwork for multiple research initiatives
- Developed multilingual (English/Vietnamese) communication tools for urban policy