Connie Ko is the GIS / Remote Sensing technician, adjunct faculty member and research associate at York University. She finished her doctorate from the Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering at Lassonde School of Engineering, York University. Besides her work as a GIS / Remote Sensing technician for 18 years, which includes interaction […]
A highly anticipated book by York University Professor Emeritus Peter Victor titled Herman Daly’s Economics for a Full World: His Life and Ideas is the first biography of Herman Daly that imparts important considerations on his extraordinary life and contributions to the field of ecological economics. Peter Victor The book will launch with a virtual celebration on Nov. 24 from 6:30 […]
The impacts of climate and land-use change have begun to degrade the natural resiliency of ecosystems, affecting even the most remote locations at both the local and global scale. Lakes, which serve as catchment sites for entire landscapes, have been particularly impacted and many have become highly concentrated with harmful contaminants due to a combination […]
by Charlie West The Mackenzie Delta region is the largest Arctic delta in North America and the second-largest in the circumpolar North. Located in the northern Northwest Territories, the Mackenzie Delta region is part of the traditional territories of the Gwich’in and Inuvialuit peoples. The region is almost entirely underlain with ice-rich permafrost, meaning the […]
Allison Evans is a new EUC graduate and in observation of the recent World Town Planning/ Urbanism Day on November 8, we spotlight her research that has used a global southeast framework to conceptualize tent encampments in Toronto as a mode of urban informality. From this perspective, Evans examines the local state's role in informalizing […]
Grounded on the east coast in Mi’kma’ki territory during her pandemic pursuit of the MES programme, Jessica Ross has returned to academia after a 10-year break following an undergrad in social anthropology and international development studies. Following their BA, Jessica spent a year in Germany working at two bakeries on biodynamic farms that operated using […]
The housing crisis plagues many cities across North America, particularly with affordability and repair issues in aging housing stocks. Climate crisis concerns are also increasing, with cities like Toronto, Ontario and Boulder, Colorado declaring a climate emergency. To better understand this intersection of climate mitigation and affordable housing, SSHRC CGS – Master’s recipient Diana Yoon […]
By Adjunct Prof Bruce Campbel This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and non-profit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. The time has come for Canada and other rich nations to pony-up and pay for the devastation they have caused countries in the Global South. That means, for a […]
When people hear the words “global warming,” they often think of the polar ice caps melting, and the polar bears that suffer as a result. This raises questions about how rising temperatures and sea ice loss are affecting the diets of polar bears, and how this information can be used to help protect them. New research from […]
Canada's key role at COP26 In interview with Prof Mark Winfield By Caryn Ceolin Posted Oct 31, 2021, 3:41PM EDT. Last Updated Oct 31, 2021, 5:06PM EDT. Summary World leaders are gathering in Glasgow for COP26 to confront what climate scientists warn is the disaster ahead. Experts want to see more ambitious national emissions reduction targets […]