Research Spotlight

EUC and SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. Functioning and resilient infrastructure projects are the foundation for successful communities, but our infrastructure and industries must be continuously re-imagined and upgraded. Goal 9 ensures the promotion of innovative sustainable technologies and equal and universal access to information and financial markets, which are paramount […]

EUC and SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. Economic growth should be a positive force for the planet. SDG 8 promotes sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth coupled with decent and fulfilling employment for all. EUC researchers are investigating the intersections between global labour rights and COVID-19 to […]

EUC and SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. The world’s current reliance on fossil fuels is unsustainable and harmful to the Earth. SDG 7 articulates the point that, to address this issue, access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy must be available to all. The EUC community is dedicated to researching […]

Distinguished Professor of Indigenous Design and Planning, Professor Ted Jojola, visits York

York University is proud to welcome Regents’ and Distinguished Professor Theodore (Ted) Jojola, Creator and Director of the Indigenous Design and Community Planning Institute (iD+Pi) at the University of New Mexico, for a knowledge sharing trip to Toronto. He aims to learn from the conversations taking place at York University around Indigenous community planning, share […]

EUC and SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Water is essential to human life. SDG 6 targets sustainable, universal, and equitable access to clean drinking water and sanitation. Researchers from EUC are investigating issues in clean water supply, boil water advisories, and learning with Indigenous leaders in water governance. The Assertion of […]

EUC and SDG 5: Gender Equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world. By 2030, SDG 5 seeks to achieve gender equality and to empower all women and girls. EUC research integrates a gender-based analysis into many different research […]

EUC and SDG 4: Quality Education

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Obtaining a quality education strengthens a range of fundamental development drivers. SDG 4 seeks inclusive and equitable quality education and promotes lifelong learning opportunities for all. EUC researchers and educators are working across diverse institutions to support accessible education, experiential learning and […]

EUC and SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. SDG 3 aspires to achieve universal health coverage and provide access to safe and effective medicines and vaccines for all. Through research and advocacy, EUC faculty and graduate students have supported initiatives in human health and well-being, and have examined the impacts of COVID-19 […]

EUC and SDG 2: Zero Hunger

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture By 2030, SDG 2 seeks to end all forms of hunger and malnutrition, and achieve year-round food security, particularly among children. This involves promoting sustainable agriculture and equal access to land and markets. EUC research has engaged in community and policy-focused studies of […]

EUC Research Update - November 2022

Welcome to the November 2022 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 Wiley Sharp on making places, making lives: Queer and trans youth strategies for more-than-survival […]