Ria Jhoanna Ducusin’s doctoral research in Geography examines how ecological conditions and socio-political relations create and shape flooding in coastal cities. On a global scale, 53% of the world’s population resides in coastal areas in 4,285 coastal cities. By 2050, about 70% of the population is projected to live in these cities. However, the scale […]
As an urban, social and political geographer Professor Ranu Basu’s research explores questions of power, space and activism focusing on the urban geographies of migration and displacement; critical geographies of education; and the politics of redistributive justice. Basu’s current SSHRC Insight project on ‘Subalterity, Education and Welfare Cities’ traces the geopolitical impacts of forced displacement […]
In the recently published Marx’s Capital, Capitalism and Limits to the State, Professor Raju Das asks readers to reflect on the nature of the State, including government and its institutions, and how its actions exacerbate social maladies. The book’s premise is that without a theoretical understanding of the state, one cannot adequately explain humanity’s major problems such as uneven […]
Welcome to the April 2023 edition of the EUC Research Update - bringing you highlights from research activities at York's Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change. We invite you to view our past updates on our Research News page. Research Spotlights Mark Winfield on whether Metrolinx has become a law unto itself? Read the Research […]
EUC is proud to announce the launch of Professor Jennifer Foster’s latest book, Post-Industrial Urban Greenspace: Ecology, Aesthetics and Justice (2022). All are welcome to attend the book launch on Friday, May 19 at 1PM in HNES 142. The event will also be broadcast on zoom – for a zoom link please contact Denise McLeod: […]
EUC is celebrating the launch of Professor Patricia Wood’s latest book Unstable Properties: Aboriginal Title and the Claim of British Columbia (UBC Press, 2022). Wood celebrates this accomplishment alongside her co-author, Dr. David Rossiter, professor at Western Washington University, and a York Geography alumnus. All are welcome to attend the book launch event on Monday, […]
Recent developments in Canadian migratory policy have propelled Canada ahead of its G7 counterparts in population growth. Hundreds of thousands of newly arrived immigrants from all around the globe step foot on Canadian soil every year, and their presence, while welcomed by many, has elicited fear and intolerance by far-right extremists who see immigrants as […]
Professor emeritus & senior Scholar Credentials Ph.D. Geography, Queen's University, Belfast B.A. (Honours 1st Class), Geography, Queen's University, Belfast Research Keywords Biogeochemistry, hydrology, wetlands, riparian buffer zones and streams. Contact Information hill@yorku.ca Research Interests My research examines the interactions between biogeochemistry and hydrology that regulate stream chemistry in temperate landscapes. I focus on analyzing the […]
by Calvin Lakhan If I were to ask the question, “will expanding the number of items that can be included in the Blue Bin (recycling) increase recycling rates?”, I would expect that most people would say yes. After all, one of the biggest barriers to recycling participation for consumers is the inability to readily differentiate […]
by Mark Winfield Although Metrolinx has recently backed down on its proposal to build a railway yard in the Don Valley, the project, along with the cutting down of large numbers of mature trees at Moss Park and around Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto to make way for the proposed Ontario transit line, has drawn renewed attention to the role, mandate […]