A new report out of York University urges Canadians to consider the privacy of their personal data in the face of big tech domination and the lack of competition in that sector. Professor Kean Birch, director of York’s new Institute for Technoscience and Society (ITS), is the author of the report Rethinking Canada’s Competition Policy in the Digital Economy, […]
Springs can be described as discharge points which are supplied by spring water or in other words ground water. Groundwater itself is supplied through various sources including melt water, surface waters and precipitation. In Aeisha Aggarwal and Kathy L. Young’s hydrology research on ‘Surface-groundwater exchange between a wetland, sandur, and lava field in southeastern Iceland', […]
By Farida Rady In summer of 2021, Toronto police executed violent raids, brutalizing vulnerated encampment residents and their supporters in three downtown public parks. During these evictions, state violence manifested in displacement and police brutality, including the use of force and intimidation tactics such as kettling. In response to the public relations fallout that ensued, […]
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 […]
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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 […]