About Alison Milan Alison Milan (she/her) is a Policy Analyst for the Impact Assessment Division (IAD) for Natural Resources Canada, having worked there since graduating from York University in 2018 with her MSc, Geography. In her role, Alison is also a coordinator of Indigenous engagement for cumulative effects research conducted across the various Natural Resources […]
Overview Available Fellowships: up to 4 in 2022-23 Amount: min. $70,000/year Duration: 24 months. (Normally July to June. Exceptional start dates may be negotiated) Field: See details below for Faculties seeking candidates for this program. Eligibility: A completed PhD (2017 and after), or PhD completed by December 15, 2022 (with confirmed timeline for defence) Up to two (2) fellowships […]
by Cynthia Morinville With the current climate emergency requiring an immediate divestment from fossil fuels, lithium is quickly becoming one of the critical metals necessary to the energy transition. From the uptake of electric vehicles to the production of batteries for the storage of renewable energies, the global demand for lithium is expected to increase […]
by Araby Smyth I am a feminist economic geographer working as Post-Doctoral Visitor at the City Institute at York University. My latest research is with the SSHRC funded GenUrb project (Urbanization, Gender, and the Global South: A Transformative Knowledge Network). Briefly put, GenUrb seeks to produce new knowledge about urban place making that addresses the […]
by Philip Lynch Stand-replacing disturbances (i.e., harvesting, forest fires) in Canadian forests and recovery cycles cause highly dynamic landscapes, demanding continuous monitoring to characterize and observe ecological modification over time. Monitoring large-scale post-disturbance recovery by satellite remote sensing is a major research area in Canada. My research seeks to answer the question: What improvement do […]
Lovers Creek is a notable subwatershed that is part of the Lake Simcoe watershed. It is one of several that pass through the City of Barrie’s residential areas in order to connect to Lake Simcoe. Sections of Lovers Creek are characterized by ravines that are regularly accompanied with recreational trails along the slopes or fields. […]
Cyanobacteria, commonly referred to as Blue-Green Algae, are a ubiquitous photosynthetic bacteria that under the right conditions – high light, warm temperatures, high nutrient concentrations, high thermal stability, low surficial sediment redox– cyanobacteria are able to rapidly proliferate, forming dense populations or blooms (often creating dense mats on the water surface). Freshwater blooms are detrimental […]
By Barbara Rahder Hans Blumenfeld (October 1892 – January 1988) was a planner, architect, and professor, who worked in Europe, the USSR, and across North America. He is perhaps most well known for his significant role in shaping contemporary urban form through his work with the Metropolitan Toronto Planning Board. In this article, Barbara Rahder […]
by Hiba Sha'ath My dissertation examines the impacts of everyday bordering practices on the lives of sub-Saharan migrants with precarious status living in Tunis. Recent years have witnessed a growing securitization of migration along the Southern Mediterranean, made possible through funding and security cooperation agreements that are part of the EU’s efforts to harden borders […]
Olalekan Balogun is a recent PhD graduate in Physical Geography from the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University. With a specialization in Climatology, his doctoral research focused on the climatic changes in the mesoscale wind and temperatures over the peatlands of the Hudson Bay Lowlands and their impacts on the surface energy balance […]