What is Placement? Placements allow students to get practical work experience while building on specific coursework and earning course credits. This offers numerous advantages that extend beyond the classroom and enables students to showcase their practical skills and accomplishments to potential employers. Students receive guidance and mentorship from experienced professionals which helps students navigate the […]
Paths to Experiential Education Discover student opportunities at the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change. Through experiential education, you will connect classroom theory with real-world practice to develop your skills and gain professional experience. Whether classroom-focused, community-focused, or work-focused, you will find enriching experiences that will allow you to take the next step in your […]
The Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change brings together geographers, physical scientists, social scientists, humanities researchers and artists whose innovative research seeks to advance sustainability and social justice. Using field-based science, policy analysis, critical social theory, planning skills, geomatics, and cultural and arts-based approaches, our researchers drive action to address the world’s environmental and urban challenges. Research Spotlights Discover […]
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As our student, you will be joining one of the smallest - yet most passionate - Faculties at York University. Dedicated to making and creating positive change for a better world, you will be joining a community of actively engaged citizen and solution based thinkers. This inclusive, collected and passionate community will be your home […]
Welcome to the July 2024 edition of the EUC Research Update - bringing you highlights from research and other scholarly activities at York's Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change. We invite you to view our other recent updates on our Research News page. Research Spotlights Luisa Sotomayor: Vertical peripheries and the embodied costs of social […]
By Luisa Sotomayor Over the last two decades, the Colombian government has developed a national housing policy of low-cost and privately built Social Interest Housing or “VIS” housing (as per its Spanish acronym). Following the example of the Chilean model, the Colombian policy provides housing subsidies and discounted mortgage rates to the demand, specifically, to […]
A multi-institutional research team led by York University has developed and tested three different “Burr on Fur” prototypes to study their effectiveness in studying and tracking polar bears. The paper, Telemetry without collars: Performance of fur- and ear-mounted satellite tags for evaluating the movement and behavior of polar bears, published in Animal Biotelemetry, details the first […]