Professor Josh Thienpont’s research and teaching are focused on the connection between physical and ecological processes. His research is primarily focused on the impacts of landscape disturbances and climate change on lakes in the western Canadian Arctic region. Ecosystem changes often occur prior to the onset of environmental monitoring, and so Thienpont uses lake sediments […]
About Patrick Mojdehi Patrick Mojdehi (he/him) is the Laboratory Technician/Field Course Support at our very own Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change! Patrick has over a decade of technical experience in environmental geoscience; capable of conducting various research experiments, report writing and sampling methods and design. We caught up with Patrick to learn more about […]
This March, the CITY Institute and EUC welcomed Dr. Christian M. Anderson as our visiting scholar-in-residence. Dr. Anderson is Associate Professor of Social Thought and Action and Science, Technology, and Society in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington Bothell. As part of his visit, Anderson presented a seminar on […]
Welcome to the March 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 Ellie Perkins on the UN Water Conference 2023 in New York City. Read the […]
University Professor Emeritus Credentials 1989 FDhc (Honorary Doctorate), University of Umeå (Sweden) 1965‑1966 PhD, Geography; minor in Agricultural Economics, University of Florida 1962‑1964 MA, Geography; minor in Agricultural Economics, University of Florida 1958‑1962 Honours BA, Geography, McMaster University Research Keywords Caribbean landscapes, rural land use and planning, programme implementation, ecosystem resilience, computer-aided teaching. Contact Information […]
Welcome to the February 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 Natalie Wood on performing a repertoire of resistance, disruption, and inspiration. Read the Research […]
by Mahtot Gebresselassie Numerous lawsuits have been filed against transportation network companies (TNCs) Uber and Lyft for lack of disabled accessibility of the transportation service they facilitate, with some of the lawsuits focusing on wheelchair accessibility. The research question that drives this study is: What are the perceptions, experiences, and preferences of wheelchair users regarding […]
Curious to know what a lecture is like in a university setting? Or are you curious to know what the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change students are learning about? Sign up for a lecture below. High school students are welcome to join on March Break 2026. Applicants may select any of the dates below. […]
The University of Ghana and York University have partnered in an IDRC Women RISE initiative supporting action-oriented and gender-transformative research on how women's health and their work intersect and interact in the context of preparedness, response and recovery from COVID-19. Women RISE is aligned with priority 3.5 of the United Nations Research Roadmap for COVID-19 Recovery on […]
by Adeyemi Olusola Very few studies have been successful in combining ‘eyes in the air’ (remote sensing) with river characteristics to predict riverbed types (Channel Unit Types) within a river channel. This study on River sensing: Inclusion of red band to predict reach-scale types using machine learning algorithms aims to understand the role of satellite […]