The Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change has a deep respect for place and community. We embrace community engagement as a key activity for our research in order to affirm our role in making positive change and to education active citizens, innovators and leaders.
Community Impact
Ethnic political identities, multicultural policies, and land rights in Northern Chile
by Ximena Cecilia Martinez Trabucco The materiality of land is ductile, not simply because tectonic forces shift the Earth’s plates or because the interaction of water and soil continuously reshapes the landscape, but because land acquires different valences and uses ...
EUC hosts first undergraduate research fair
Interim President and Vice-Chancellor Lisa Phillips, conversing with Gurneet Singh about her research. The Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) hosted its first Undergraduate Research Fair on March 18th, 2026, at York University. Initiated by the Environmental and Urban ...
Growing Black food sovereignty in Toronto
by Patricia F. Walker, PhD Student, Environmental Studies On February 23, 2026, the EUC community came together to celebrate Black History Month and to learn about the work of Nicole Jacobs, Aaron Joseph, and Charlyn Ellis, MES students and leaders ...
Alumni Impact
Flavien Joubert (MES ‘03) | York U Alumni Awards 2024 – Tentanda Via Award recipient
