Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
Teaching youth how to change their world
How do you empower today’s youth to change the dial on climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation? You invite more than 800 students from some 30 Ontario high schools to York University’s Change Your World conference.
York University professor partners with Town of Penetanguishene to develop a Climate Change Solutions Park
Climate change has emerged as the world’s most critical environmental issue, as well as one of the most pressing social, economic and health challenges of our time. The Town of Penetanguishene has partnered with Professor José Etcheverry fofYork Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, to develop a Climate Change Solutions Park (CSP) in the Penetanguishene Ecology Garden
Toronto greenspaces create structural and systemic barriers for racialized residents
Racialized residents could face structural and systemic barriers to accessing, using and navigating Toronto’s greenspaces, say the authors of a new report led by York University
York researchers receive more than $16 million in SSHRC funding
TORONTO, June 16, 2022 — The Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, federal minister of innovation, science and industry, today announced more than $175 million in Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) funding to support important research across Canada. In all, more than 40 research projects at York University will receive a boost of $16 million in total SSHRC federal funding, […]
On World Bee Day, everyone can help save the bees
It’s no secret that pollinators are in trouble – and it could affect that morning coffee, fruit and even, bowl of cereal.
Alectra and York University’s Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change establish the Alectra Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Undergraduate Awards
Alectra Inc. and York University’s Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) announce the establishment of the ‘Alectra Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) Undergraduate Awards’ to provide scholarship opportunities for Black and Indigenous students accepted into an EUC undergraduate program.
Lack of affordable housing affects student mental health, promotes social hierarchies
Trying to find student housing in Toronto not only requires resourcefulness and creativity, but it further exacerbates the marginalization of students and creates socio-economic burdens, says York University Associate Professor Luisa Sotomayor, lead author of a new paper.
Sprawl can be vertical or horizontal, tackling it requires a hard look at housing policy
Usually when people think of urban sprawl it’s rows of houses spread out horizontally from a city centre, but in a new paper, York University researchers say vertical sprawl is equally an issue. Sprawl is tied to the lack of accessibility, how houses are commodified and financed, and the current housing crisis, which the pandemic has exacerbated.
Shifting consumer behaviour could drastically reduce emissions
TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2021 – Changing consumer behaviour can go a long way towards mitigating climate change, while still giving people a sense of well-being, says York University Professor Ellie Perkins, co-author of a new study published today in the journal Nature Climate Change.