Dear City Institute members, Another academic year is upon us and I have been tardy in sending out a message. At the same time I wanted to wait until the Executive had voted on the new governance document for The City Institute as it sets us upon a somewhat new path in terms of organizing […]
We would like to invite you to an open house at the City Institute at York University (CITY). Thursday October 23, 2014 5:00 to 6:00pm pm 7th Floor Lounge, Kaneff Tower York University As a research centre, the City Institute at York University brings together the university’s urban scholars, both faculty and graduate students from […]
CITY member L. Anders Sandberg has released a new book co-edited with PhD students from York's Faculty of Environmental Studies as well as from the University of Toronto. The new book titled Urban Forests, Trees, and Greenspace: A Political Ecology Perspective explores urban forests, trees, and green space with a political ecology lens. From the editor: Urban forests, […]
You are invited to join a new initiative of The City Institute at York University (CITY), which is a reading group on the emerging critical urban theory of “planetary urbanization.” Planetary urbanization, which scrutinizes the complete urbanization of the planet in our contemporary moment in history, is arguably the most important emerging theoretical framework in […]
Does the urban/suburban divide still exist in Toronto and how does it relate to the city’s upcoming municipal election? Professor Roger Keil from York University’s Faculty of Environmental Studies talks to Matt Galloway on the CBC’s Metro Morning. Listen to the conversation here.
September 25th, 2014 Position Title: Research Administrator Department: The City Institute at York University (CITY) Term of Employment: Contract — one year, with a possibility of renewal Band Level / Rate of Pay: $18.55/hour Hours of Work: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, 24 hours per week, 4 days per week Reports to: HR Business Partner, Office […]
On Thursday 9 October, the City Institute at York University (CITY) invites you to the co-sponsored seminar: "Closer to the Riders: Options for a successful public transport in Germany and Europe" presented by Dr. Heiner Monheim Prof. Dr. Heiner Monheim Primary at raumkom Institute for Spatial Development and Communication, Trier and Bonn, Germany "Closer to […]
On Friday 3 October, the City Institute at York University (CITY) presents: “Living on Your Own: Single Women, Rental Housing, and Post-Revolutionary Affect in Contemporary South Korea” by Jesook Song Jesook Song is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. She is the author of South Koreans in the Debt Crisis: The […]
Congratulations to Linda Peake, Director of CITY for being awarded the LA&PS Award for Distinction in Research, Creativity or Scholarship. She has been awarded in the category of Research for her work at York University. Mentioning Linda's involvement the article states: Peake describes herself as a critical human geographer, exploring the feminist geographies of […]
CITY institute Director Linda Peake and colleagues Roger Keil (Faculty of Environmental Studies) and Sean Hertel will be presenting at the Council of Canadian Urbanists (CanU) 6th annual summit. The summit gathers Canada's top leaders in urbanism. Entitled “Cities at the Edge – Urbanizing Suburbia in the Regional City”, the event will explore trends, issues and […]