SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities Archives - Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:52:06 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Assessing forest disturbance and recovery with spatial and temporal structural morphology /euc/research-project/assessing-forest-disturbance-and-recovery-with-spatial-and-temporal-structural-morphology/ Sun, 16 Jul 2023 07:18:00 +0000 http://euc.yorku.ca/?post_type=research-project&p=6140 Principal Investigator: Tarmo Remmel. Funding: NSERC Discovery Grant. Term: 2021-2026. The project is developing an explicit logic and corresponding software to extend morphological segmentation to depict a true 3D characterization of landscapes. Methods will be subject to sensitivity analysis and will be used to compare the effects and recovery of landscape processes such as fire, […]

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Indigenous Climate Change Futures: Envisioning Well-Being with the Earth /euc/research-project/indigenous-climate-change-futures-envisioning-well-being-with-the-earth/ Sun, 16 Jul 2023 07:13:00 +0000 http://euc.yorku.ca/?post_type=research-project&p=6134 Principal Investigator: Deborah McGregor/Co-Investigators: Lisa Myers and Alan Corbiere Funding: SSHRC Insight Grant. Term: 2021-2025. The project aims to define what it means to "live well" from a self-determined Indigenous perspective. Building on previous SSHRC-funded research, the project team will focus specifically on the Anishinaabek concept of mino-mnaamodzawin (well-being with all life) as aframework for […]

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EUC and SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities /euc/united-nations-sustainable-development-goals/sdg-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 18:42:18 +0000 https://euc.yorku.ca/?page_id=22459 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. More than half of the world’s population lives in urban environments, making it crucial to ensure that cities provide their residents with the best quality of life possible. SDG 11 advocates for intelligent urban planning to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable for all. […]

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The utility headquarters as a symbol of eco-modernism /euc/research-spotlight/the-utility-headquarters-as-a-symbol-of-eco-modernism/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:33:40 +0000 https://euc.yorku.ca/?post_type=research-spotlight&p=21733 by Zachary Dark As part of my broader research into the contemporary politics of hydroelectricity in Canada, I am interested in how hydroelectric infrastructure both physically and symbolically remakes environments. In 2009, Manitoba Hydro (a provincially-owned electricity utility in Manitoba, Canada) opened its new headquarters on the edge of downtown Winnipeg. The award-winning headquarters building, […]

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Bringing youth from the inner city and from First Nations to build Climate Solutions Parks /euc/research-spotlight/bringing-youth-from-the-inner-city-and-from-first-nations-to-build-climate-solutions-parks/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:41:49 +0000 https://euc.yorku.ca/?post_type=research-spotlight&p=21236 The work to build Canada’s first Climate Solutions Parks (CSP) has received an important boost, thanks to new funding from the Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada). The CSPs that are being built will focus on skills development in key areas such as community-focused agriculture, renewable energy, electric mobility, First Nations knowledge, sustainable […]

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Ontario must commit to affordable housing for all, not attainable housing /euc/research-spotlight/ontario-must-commit-to-affordable-housing-for-all-not-attainable-housing/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 18:59:41 +0000 https://euc.yorku.ca/?post_type=research-spotlight&p=20014 by Murat Ucoglu and Ute Lehrer During his provincial election victory speech on June 2, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he aimed to build more housing to make the housing market more “attainable” for everyone. Although most people probably didn’t pay close attention to the specific choice of words Ford used during his speech, it’s alarming […]

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4REAL experiential learning opportunity to focus on local climate solutions /euc/news-story/4real-experiential-learning-opportunity-to-focus-on-local-climate-solutions/ Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:42:39 +0000 https://euc.yorku.ca/?post_type=news-story&p=19792 The Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada) is supporting 91ɫ’s 4REAL (4th Renewable Energy & Agricultural Learning) project. CEWIL partners with post-secondary institutions, community members, employers, government and students to champion work-integrated learning. The 4REAL experiential learning opportunity will focus on local climate change solutions through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically […]

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Plant diversity workshop and medicine plant walk provide Indigenous perspectives in planning /euc/research-spotlight/plant-diversity-workshop-and-medicine-plant-walk-provide-indigenous-perspectives-in-planning/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:46:00 +0000 https://euc.yorku.ca/?post_type=research-spotlight&p=18334 On Friday, May 20th 2022, Professor L. Anders Sandberg and fourth-year student Baillie Weiderick, both from the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at 91ɫ, and Brian MacLean of Lost Rivers travelled together to attend and learn from a plant diversity workshop and medicine plant walk, hosted by Indigenous Elders and Anishinaabe teachers. The […]

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A grounded approach to environmental sustainability, health and human well-being in Southern Costa Rica /euc/research-spotlight/a-grounded-approach-to-environmental-sustainability-health-and-human-well-being-in-southern-costa-rica/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:22:35 +0000 https://euc.yorku.ca/?post_type=research-spotlight&p=16333 In 2021, the 91ɫ Las Nubes project in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) launched the Grounded project in collaboration with the 91ɫ Faculty of Health, 91ɫ International, 91ɫ Libraries, and Universidad Técnica Nacional (UTN) of Costa Rica, San Carlos Campus. Indeed, community is at the heart of 91ɫ’s Las Nubes EcoCampus such […]

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Exploring and recreating ecologies that take shape between plants and people /euc/research-spotlight/exploring-and-recreating-ecologies-that-take-shape-between-plants-and-people/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:53:10 +0000 https://euc.yorku.ca/?post_type=research-spotlight&p=16319 At the ArtworxTO Hub West, 250 the East Mall, Etobicoke, a display is growing, quite literally, that looks to educate visitors on the relationship between the migrations of people and plants to the Toronto area.  The installation is primarily sound-based and draws on award winning artist and PhD candidate Alexandra Gelis’ research on plants and […]

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