EUC’s monthly research update features the latest research publications, reports, presentations and events through which our research reaches a broad audience. To receive the monthly update, email your request to eucresea@yorku.ca 2026 Archives
The Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change offers various undergraduate, graduate programs together with college pathway. Become a changemaker and choose a program that will prepare you with the fundamental knowledge, critical thinking skills, hands-on experience, and global perspectives necessary to achieve personal success and make positive change. The various options will allow you to […]
Welcome to the March 2025 edition of the EUC Research Update - bringing you highlights from research and scholarly activities at York University's Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change. We invite you to view our other recent updates on our Research News page. Research Spotlights Peri Dworatzek: Deriving Ontario Municipal-level Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity data. […]
MES student and artist, Sabrina Rose Capista showcased her research-creation project, Let Us Rot in EUC's 31st Eco Arts Festival from March 17-28, 2025 as part of Andil Gosine’s Nature’s Wild exhibition series. Over the course of her time in the MES program, Sabrina has been studying mycology, death and rebirth in spiritual traditions, and […]
by Mahtot Gebresselassie, Joanna Silva and Steven Lum In late 2024, the Ontario legislature passed Bill 212 giving the provincial government significant control over municipal bike lanes. The law requires municipalities to ask the province for its approval to install bike lanes if they would remove a lane for other vehicular traffic. The legislation also allows for […]
by Peri Dworatzek, MES, PhD student and Partnership Coordinator for the International Ecological Footprint Learning Lab Fall 2024 marked the release of the first Ontario municipal Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity dataset. This data presents a one-year snapshot of local levels of consumption [ecological footprint] and natural resource regeneration [biocapacity]. All the data is publicly available […]
Explore several college pathway programs to an EUC degree at York University. These established agreements between York University and several Ontario Colleges will include transfer credit and, at times, program specific credits to help you complete your university degree in less time. Learn more about eligibility requirements and your next steps Pathway Agreements with Centennial […]
by Jennifer Korosi, Dieter Cazon, William Quinton The Scotty Creek Research Station (SCRS) is a world-class climate research hub located 50 km south of Fort Simpson, in the Dehcho region of the southwest Northwest Territories, Canada. The station has hosted researchers and students since its establishment in 1999, and helped reveal how permafrost thaw is […]
In 2022, the Partnership for Research with African Newcomers (PRAN) was launched with the support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Consisting of a network of researchers led by Professor Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika from University of Alberta’s Faculty of Arts – Women and Gender Studies, the research team include faculty members from University […]
