Mark Terry, a York University graduate, a faculty member with the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, and a research Fellow with the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, is a recipient of the 2021 Order of Vaughan – the City of Vaughan’s highest civic honour. On Dec. 21, Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua honoured Terry for his […]
by Mark Winfield The outcome of the recent federal election — a Liberal minority dependent on the NDP or Bloc Québécois for support — has been widely seen as having a “Groundhog Day” aspect to it. It left the composition of Parliament very much as it was before, reinforcing questions about the necessity of the […]
By Prof Justin Podur The original New Deal has credited with saving the US economy from the Great Depression and, perhaps, saving the country from socialism. The original New Deal, and its champion, Franklin D. Roosevelt, are credited with saving the US economy from the Great Depression - and perhaps preventing the country from adopting 'socialism'. The […]
After completing her BA in Economics at the National University of Colombia, Dr Lina Brand Correa was left unsatisfied with the approaches of mainstream economics to environmental problems in general, and the understanding of the role of energy in society in particular. She decided to pursue an MSc in Ecological Economics at the University of […]
Associate Professor Business and Environment Diploma Coordinator Credentials PhD in Earth and Environment, University of LeedsMSc in Ecological Economics (distinction), University of EdinburghBA in Economics, National University of Colombia, Medellín Campus Research Keywords Ecological Economics; Degrowth; Energy Poverty; Wellbeing; Demand and Consumption; Participation and Democracy; EROI (Energy Return on energy Invested). Graduate Supervision I supervise […]
Assistant Professor Credentials PhD, Curriculum & Pedagogy , OISE, University of TorontoMA, Sociology , York UniversityBA (Honours), Gender & Women’s Studies and Canadian Studies , Trent University Research Keywords Black Studies; Diaspora & Transnational Migration Studies; Gender & Sexuality Studies; Environmental Justice; Public Policy Studies; Surveillance Studies. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 2100 […]
Professor Credentials PhD Development Sociology, Cornell UniversityMS Communication, Cornell UniversityBA (Combined Honours) History and Political Science, University of Alberta Research Keywords Political Economy of Development, Global Financialization, and Regional/Agrarian Change. Graduate Supervision I supervise students in the graduate programs in Environmental Studies, Geography and Politics. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 […]
Professor Credentials PhD Physical Geography-Arctic Hydrology, McMaster UniversityMsc Physical Geography-Hydrology, University of TorontoBSc (Honours) Geography and Biology, University of Toronto Research Keywords Arctic Hydrology; Hydrology Of Extreme Environments; Snow Hydrology; Arctic Slope Hydrology. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 2100 klyoung@yorku.ca Research Interests My research and teaching since my time at York U reflect […]
Professor Credentials PhD History, Duke University Research Keywords Urban politics; Settler Colonialism; Infrastructure; Political Ecology; Cultural Geographies. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 2100 pwood@yorku.ca Research Projects Research Output Courses Course Code Title GEOG 5208 Doctoral Seminar in Critical Human Geography