Visit the official Website: HighRiseLiving.ca Overview High-rise buildings have long been a significant form in urban development. But this form of living comes with its own challenges and the COVID-19 pandemic of the last two years has magnified some of the problems for life in close proximity. Recent events disrupted and altered the everyday […]
GRADUATE STUDENT EXCHANGE 2024-2025 The Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, in cooperation with the City Institute and the Graduate Program in Geography, offer one or two study abroad opportunities to spend one or two semesters during the 2024-5 academic year at the Department of Human Geography, Goethe University Frankfurt (Germany). While there is no […]
The City Institute at York University is excited to host Thomas van Laake, a Manchester University doctoral researcher with many years of professional and research experience in planning and research of cycling infrastructure in Mexico City, Bogota, Manchester and Toronto. Thomas will present a comparative analysis of equity-seeking bicycle planning in Mexico City and Toronto. […]
EU/GEOG 3620: City Challenges, City Opportunities in a 21st Century Toronto Description: This course will be offered in partnership with the City of Toronto and all 8 Toronto-area universities and colleges. Its purpose is to introduce pertinent social, environmental, economic and political challenges faced by communities in the city of Toronto and learn about possible […]
Dear City members, This spring, we are bringing City Institute to the community for important conversations! Access to Post-Secondary Education: For whom? For what? April 9th, 5:30-7:30 PM Urban Indigenous Education Centre, 16 Phin Ave, Toronto, ON M4L 3T2 Join us for an evening discussion about current debates and programs aimed at reducing barriers to access in […]
Dear City members, We are pleased to announce that Ushieja De Zoysa is the new ORU (organized research unit) coordinator of the CITY Institute at York University. Ushieja De Zoysa is a graduate from the Faculty of Science at York University. She comes to CITY with 4 years of research administration experience working with a high-profile […]
Dear colleagues, students, and esteemed community members, It is with great pleasure that I warmly welcome each of you as the new Director of The City Institute at York University (CITY). Since its establishment in 2006, CITY has been at the forefront of facilitating critical, interdisciplinary, and collaborative research on urban matters on a global […]
Dear friends, supporters, and members of the City Institute, My time at the City Institute is rapidly coming to an end, and it is a bittersweet moment. As much as my role in these last nine years has been to pursue research monies it has also provided me an incredible opportunity to pursue ideas and […]
The outstanding achievements of 70 York University faculty members were recognized on April 12 during the 2023 Research Awards Celebration. The annual event, hosted by the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation, celebrates the research contributions from York’s community of changemakers over the last year.“Universities continue to play an oversized role in undertaking the […]
