CITY is pleased to welcome a new visiting scholar: Juliette Segard from University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense. Juliette is a PhD student in Geography at University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense. Her doctoral work focuses on governance and local political structure in the suburbs of Hanoi, and especially in craft villages. She also […]
Wolfgang Andexlinger (Institute for Urban Planning and Spatial Design at the University Innsbruck, Austria) will be presenting "Tourbanized Alpine Regions: Tourism and Urbanization in the Austrian Part of the Alps" as part of the CITYTALKS series. The presentation will be held Tuesday, November 1st from 12:30-2:00pm in Room 626, York Research Tower. Everyone is welcome. […]
Simon Black (Political Science) has an op-ed piece, "Cities on High Alert", in the October 10th issue of the Toronto Star about high unemployment leading to social unrest in cities. View the article
Congratulations to John Warkentin (Geography) on receiving an ‘Honourable Mention’ for his book "Creating Memory: A Guide to Outdoor Public Sculpture in Toronto" at the Heritage Toronto Awards on October 4th. The book was published in 2010 by Becker and Associates and the City Institute at York University. View more details about the award. View the recent Y-file […]
Roger Keil (Director, CITY) was featured in an article from Yorkregion.com about his recent presentation at a panel discussion entitled “Infrastructure, Growth and the Shape of the Suburbs” in Vaughan on October 4th. View the article.
Ranu Basu was featured in Brent Throop's article, "Funding, not just lower enrolment, closing schools across Ontatio, critics say" on the "Trent Arthur" blog. The article discusses school closures and the need for a new funding model in Ontatio. View the article.
Karen Murray (Associate Professor, Department of Political Science at York University) presents “The City and Colonial Spatial Regimes in Wolastoqiyik Territory: A History of the Present” as part of The City Seminar Series: an interdisciplinary series of presentations and discussions on urban landscapes, past and present. This event will be held on Friday, October 28, 2011 […]
Laura Taylor (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University) and Douglas Young (Professor, Department of Social Science, York University) will speak on“Suburbia: Heritage of the Everyday. Cultural landscapes of North York’s Modernist high-rises” at the 2011 North York Modernist Architecture Forum, presented by the North York Community Preservation Panel in partnership with the City Institute at […]
Roger Keil is scheduled to speak at “Infrastructure, Growth and the Shape of the Suburbs; York Region’s Infrastructure Challenges in the Next 20 Years” on Tuesday, October 4. This speaker series and panel discussion is hosted by Sustainable Vaughan, the Vaughan Citizennewspaper, and Human Endeavor. Other speakers at the event include Eric Miller (Director, Cities Centre), ack Taylor […]
Congratulations to John Warkentin (Geography) on being nominated for a 2011 Heritage Toronto Award! John Warkentin's book "Creating Memory: A Guide to Outdoor Public Sculpture in Toronto" was nominated in the book category for the annual Heritage Toronto Awards. The book was published in 2010 by Becker and Associates and the City Institute at York University. […]