The Arctic is warming at more than double the global rate, increasing stress on landscapes and ecosystems. Permafrost, defined as ground that is continuously below 0°C for at least two consecutive years, is degrading rapidly in response to warming air temperatures and altered precipitation regimes, representing a formidable threat to the Arctic landscape. Claire O’Hagan, […]
Political Ecology is the study of how social power relations are entwined with environmental processes, in contexts such as food production, extractive industries, climate change vulnerability and urbanization. EUC researchers are examining these processes in contexts as diverse as Indigenous communities and urban peripheries in Canada, the forests of Costa Rica, water resources in Chile, […]
Research at EUC critically examines the settlement of immigrants, and the experiences of migrant workers, in Canadian cities. We also seek to understand the global relations of power that drive migration processes and shape diasporic identities in all regions of the world. Projects Community Partnerships Professor Valerie Preston is the Principal Investigator of the Building […]
EUC research examines urban processes and planning in Canada and diverse sites around the world. There is a particular focus on critical urban analysis, the experiences of marginalized communities, and the role of activism in shaping urban life. EUC has a close relationship with York’s City Institute and is home to two large partnership grants […]
Research on urban health and environments at EUC involves interdisciplinary attention to the ways in which social processes intersect with health, well-being and sexuality for urban communities. We also examine how urbanization impacts the environment and creates new ecologies of city life. In recent years, several research projects have sought to understand the urban contexts […]
The Peer Mentor program has been designed to provide guidance to EUC students. They deliver programming and information sessions to help new undergraduate students transition to university and to the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change. As a new student you are part of the larger community of York University. Peer Mentors are trained leaders. […]
The Office of Dean offers academic, administrative and community leadership in our Faculty, within York University and with various external stakeholders. Individual undergraduate and graduate programs within the Faculty are led by directors or coordinators. Deans & Associate Deans Alice Hovorka Dean Carlota McAllister Associate Dean (Research, Graduate and Global Affairs) Gregory W Thiemann Associate […]
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Explore our labs and facilities on the Keele Campus. These spaces are available to all students, professors, researchers and community members. Room Bookings Most of the classrooms and all computer labs in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change are equipped with presentation technology. York University Information Technology Classroom Operations provides the equipment and support for these […]
Dean Alice Hovorka As a community of students, faculty, staff, alumni and collaborators, we are united in a call to action responding to some of the most pressing challenges facing people and the planet. Welcome to York University’s new Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change! As a community of students, faculty, staff, alumni and collaborators, […]