communities of color.
As an educator, scholar, and planner, Dr. Zapata is committed to achieving spatially based social justice by preparing planners to act in the face of uncertain and inequitable futures. She
believes how we use land reflects our social and cultural values.
She was recently named one of Portland’s unelected leaders by Portland Mercury for her role in using research to help understand homelessness. The center’s recent report “Governance, Costs, and Revenue Raising to Address and Prevent Homelessness,” revealed that as many
as 38,000 people experienced homelessness in the Portland tri-county area in 2017, which transformed the conversation about solutions. For more information about her work or the center, go to www.pdx.edu/homelessness
Report: “Governance, Costs, and Revenue Raising to Address and Prevent Homelessness” bit.ly/pdxhomelessness This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
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