A NEW BOOK SERIES WITH UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS ROGER KEIL (EDITOR) About the Series: Urbanization is at the core of the global economy today. Yet, crucially, suburbanization now dominates 21st century urban development. Suburbanization is defined as an increase in non-central city population and economic activity, as well as urban spatial expansion. It includes […]
An interdisciplinary series of presentations and discussions on urban landscapes, past and present. Marcy Burchfield Neptis Foundation “Rethinking Suburban Sprawl: Is planning policy leading or following the market? Lessons from a 20 year-analysis of urban growth patterns in four Canadian cities.” Marcy Burchfield (MSc) is the Executive Director of the Neptis Foundation, a Canadian independent […]
The event was a great success. We thank all those who participated! Below are some photos from the event as well as a description with bios of the panelists. The City Institute at York University (CITY) presents: How has the 2014 Toronto municipal election affected residents of the inner suburbs, such as Etobicoke […]
If you weren't able to attend the CITY Seminar with Dr. Nazgol Bagheri, you can find the audio from the talk here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rsazl4mscrcdmot/City%20Seminar%20-%20Nazgol%20Bagheri%20-%20November%204%202014.MP3 “Place Matters: Mapping Iranian Women in Tehran’s public spaces using qualitative GIS” Dr. Nazgol Begheri Department of Political Science and Geography, The University of Texas at San Antonio Trained as an architect […]
CITY's Roger Keil has been quoted in an article by Next City. The article discussed the way North American suburbs have changed and are becoming cities in their own right. Read the article here
Planetary Urbanization: Cities, Heartlands and Home Tuesday, November 4 14:30 to 16:30, Verney Room, South Ross 674 York University Reception to follow. Focusing on feminist theories, methods, and politics, this roundtable examines possibilities and pitfalls of “planetary urbanization” as a presumed reality and analytical lens. Many herald planetary urbanization as a landmark theoretical frame for […]