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EUC Research Updates - January 2024
Welcome to the January 2024 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 Alison Bain on re-examining the relationship between the urban and its cultures. Read the […]
High School Engagement Resources
Ready-to-use Curriculum Resources from Environmental & Urban Change Experts Welcoming all secondary educators from all academic disciplines teaching from grade 9-12. Customize and construct your day based off the material you are currently teaching, the expectations and interests of your students. Depending on your availability you can select the following options: Scroll horizontally to see […]
Exploring the intersection of public space planning and the neoliberal thrust of tourism development in the Caribbean
by Nastassia Pratt My major research paper, “Placemaking as a Public Space Planning Tool in New Providence, Bahamas,” critically explores the intersection of public space planning and the neoliberal thrust of tourism development in the Caribbean region. Small island developing states (SIDS) in the Caribbean, like The Bahamas, have the added challenge of colonial histories […]
Exploring pathways to decarbonization and sustainability in Canadian energy systems
Mark Winfield has a new co-edited book on Sustainable Energy Transitions in Canada (UBC Press, 2023), examining decarbonization and sustainability in Canadian energy systems. EUC work-study student Xinyu Mei interviews him on the importance of the book and of the need to pay attention to wider sustainability goals in the process of decarbonizing the Canadian […]
Re-examining the relationship between the urban and its cultures
Professor Alison L. Bain and Julie A. Podmore edited a new book titled "The Cultural Infrastructure of Cities" (Agenda Publishing, 2023). EUC work-study student, Lorraine Wong, interviews them on their new edited book and its value to students and scholars of urban studies, as well as to policymakers planning and creating cultural infrastructures. Q: What motivated you to […]
EUC Research Updates - November/December 2023
Welcome to the November/December 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 Cate Sandilands on Plantasmagoria: Botanical encounters in the (M)Anthropocene. Read the Research Spotlight Eric […]
Climate Migration and the Urban Environment: Dhaka's Story of Development and Disaster
On November 24, 2023, concerned citizens, environmental enthusiasts, and advocates for sustainable urban development gathered for the screening of “Climate Migration and the Urban Environment: Dhaka's Story of Development and Disaster”. The powerful 60-minute documentary screening was accompanied by an ongoing photo exhibition; both delve into the intricate relationship between climate change, migration, and urban […]
Making With Place: Community arts as critical pedagogies of place
by Phyllis Novak and Charlotte Lombardo, with contributions from Making With Place artists and support from Sarah Flicker and Lisa Myers Making With Place is a participatory arts initiative exploring the relationship between community, culture, place and public space from the perspective of diverse young artist-researchers. With the mentorship of adult artists, QT/BIPOC (Queer, […]
Plantasmagoria: Botanical encounters in the (M)Anthropocene
In an interview for the podcast series “Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene” released on November 20, Cate Sandilands discussed her work in critical feminist plant studies with host Kate Brelje. Asked about the “critical feminist” emphasis of her work in relation to the rapidly expanding field of plant studies, she replied: I am of […]