In celebration of Black History Month this February, the Harriet Tubman Institute (HTI), the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, and the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) joined hands in presenting an exhibition on the Politics/Poetics of Migration, inviting people to explore and learn about the complex histories, movements, and futures shaped by Black […]
Rural communities in the semi-arid regions of the Volta basin are at an existential tipping point. Human- and climate-induced land degradation in wetlands and riparian zones of the basin undermine the livelihoods and well-being of local communities in multifaceted and complex ways. Thoughtful, sustained transdisciplinary and transboundary research and interventions are needed to develop locally […]
The Energy Modelling Hub (EMH) is a national network of energy and electricity modellers, industry professionals, policymakers, academic researchers, and other experts that aims to guide the transformation of Canada’s complex energy systems. Its mission is to support timely, evidence-based policymaking toward a net-zero economy by bringing together public policy and energy modelling communities as […]
EUC recently welcomed Professor Alexander Aviña as a scholar-in-residence from the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University (ASU). His research focuses on 20th century Mexico, with an emphasis on revolutionary movements, the Mexican Left, state violence and terrorism, immigration, and the history of narcotics production and trafficking. As part of […]
Tucked away in a remote section southwest of York University Keele campus and along the Black Creek Watershed is a 2,000 square feet of land devoted to regenerative urban agriculture. Named after maloca, a traditional, large, communal, and spiritual longhouse used by Indigenous peoples of the Amazon, the Maloca Community Garden at York University functions […]
by Evelyn Amponsah As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with York University’s Climate & Equity Lab, working under the supervision of Dr. Lina Brand Correa with research assistance from EUC PhD student Arsam Muhammad, my work focuses on a question that is becoming increasingly urgent: What does climate resilience look like for people whose housing already places them […]
by Peri Dworatzek, IEFLL Partnership Coordinator and PhD Student at York University In summer of 2025, members of the International Ecological Footprint Learning Lab (IEFLL) from York University traveled to Iceland to meet with IEFLL members based in Iceland. The week-long symposium was the first opportunity for York University and University of Iceland researchers, faculty, and students […]
by Tarmo Remmel A critical component of compiling forest stand inventories requires the determination of tree dimensions (height, diameter, volume) of single trees (both standing or fallen, alive or dead) along with their geographic locations, species, and other attributes. These metrics are often correlated with tree age and growth characteristics. Further, using allometric equations, these […]
When does forced internal displacement end? And when does a structure become a home? These are some of the questions that Romeo Joe L. Quintero explores in this PhD dissertation, concerning the lives of internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the 2013 Zamboanga City siege in the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Through […]
By Hillary Birch, Theresa Hambokoma, and Trust Malawo Last year, I (Hillary Birch) completed my PhD fieldwork in Lusaka, Zambia, a city facing multiple challenges in access to safe drinking water, as rapid urbanization and climate change mean residents face serious health consequences associated with poor sanitary conditions. In fact, my time in Lusaka took […]