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Sustainable Cities and Communities

Be a climate change hero by simply tending to your own front lawn!

Partnership with Markham Environmental Advisory Committee (MEAC) Project Summary When we first began our project we focused on goals set by Markham’s municipality and worked to support its community’s transition from fossil fuel property maintenance devices (i.e. lawnmowers, snowblowers, etc.) to devices powered by renewable energy sources. Over time, we expanded on this idea and […]

A Project Relating Water Insecurity and Water Pollution to the Indigenous/Communal Experience

Partnership with Ohneganos and Terrastories Project Summary Our project’s goal is to raise awareness, educate, and inform students about the various water issues affecting the Six Nations of the Grand River. Our team compiled a systematic literature review on the relationship between mental health and water insecurity that was transformed into an entertaining and informative […]

Digestion in York’s Living Lab: A Full Cycle Composting Project

Partnership with the SDG Hub at York and The Office of Sustainability at YorkU Project Summary Digestion in York’s Living Lab explores an important aspect of a closed-loop system on York’s Keele campus—compost. The intention of our project is to divert organic waste produced at York University that would otherwise go to the landfill – […]

A Snapshot of a Sustainable Approach to Mitigating Climate Change: The San Nicholas Riverside Park

Partnership with Surnorte Inc., Canada. Project Summary Our project represents a collaborative journey that began with a challenge question about hydrological risk mapping and the design of flood-tolerant riverside parks. Our response to this question is our design for a park situated in the rural Chilean community of San Nicholas. Our park design addresses the […]

The YuRiders: Expanding YuRide’s Capabilities

Partnership with YuRide Project Summary YuRide is a Ride-Sharing service proudly founded by YorkU Alumni striving to tackle the public transportation issues faced by university goers. For our project, Team F has worked many hours to develop a plan and prototypes for the company to integrate existing transportation services on campus. Working alongside the C4 […]

How might students take the lead on York’s contributions to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals?

Partnership with the SDG Hub at York and the Office of Sustainability at YorkU Project Summary SDGs are Sustainable Development Goals that are intended to help alleviate global inequalities. Our project constellates around introducing these goals to York Students so they can understand and contribute to SDG initiatives in meaningful ways. Accordingly, we have developed […]

Project 119

Challenge Question How can we tackle sustainability at Glendon Campus? Partner: Office of Sustainability – YU, Regenesis, Pollution Probe *PIP Partner Intensive Project: This project has goals and parameters that are driven by the designated project partner. It is expected that the student team will work closely with the partner and engage in regular, synchronous collaboration […]

Project 115

Challenge Question PIP*: How can we help a municipality support the community move from fossil fuel property maintenance devices (lawnmowers/snow blowers etc.) to renewable energy sources? Partner: Markham Environmental Advisory Council *PIP Partner Intensive Project: This project has goals and parameters that are driven by the designated project partner. It is expected that the student team […]

Project 71

Challenge Question How can fair trade be brought into service for greater systemic change? Partner: Green Campus Cooperative and the Fair Trade Campus Steering Committee Project Summary A Fair Trade Campus Steering Committee at York is currently working towards joining 41 other campuses across Canada in being designated a Fair Trade Campus. The objective of […]

Project 76

Challenge Question How can the state of affordable housing be tracked at the community level, and how can affordable housing providers assess the impacts of their projects? Partner: Union Co-operative Project Summary Housing affordability is one of the most pressing issues for communities across Canada and is spiraling towards crisis due to the combined effects […]