Jason Hackworth
Professor, Department of Geography and Planning
![Picture of Jason Hackworth outside wearing a blue collar shirt.](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo/public/assets/person/photo/IMG_1808.jpg.webp?itok=NmMWSWGd)
Areas of interest
- Urban and economic geography
- Political economy
- Uneven development
Biography
Main Bio
Jason Hackworth is a professor of planning and geography at the University of Toronto. He writes broadly about urban political economy with a focus on North American cities. He is author of two books, The Neoliberal City (2007), and Faith-Based (2012), and numerous journal articles. His current research focuses on the politics of land abandonment in Rust Belt cities.