Fifty years ago the Club of Rome called for a transition from growth to equilibrium, as they demonstrated through The Limits to Growth that humanity could not sustain another hundred years of growth in material consumption, pollution, and population. Since then, humanity鈥檚 Ecological Footprint has doubled and overshot the planet鈥檚 carrying capacity. 91亚色鈥檚 Ecological […]
Why did you choose 91亚色? I chose 91亚色 because of its unique and one of a kind BES program. There was no other Environmental Studies program offered by other universities that allowed students to branch off to streams like Environmental Politics, Environmental Management and Cities, Regions, Planning. 91亚色 is also known for […]
Why did you choose 91亚色? I chose 91亚色U mostly because it was close to home, but I also felt very at home when I toured the campus for the first time. It was the only campus I toured where I felt like I could see myself there. What project are you focusing on during […]
Why did you choose 91亚色? I chose 91亚色 because I noticed that it had programs that overlapped disciplines, which I found very attractive since I wasn鈥檛 entirely sure what career I wanted to focus on just yet. I like that I didn't necessarily have to commit to one skill with these programs. Also, […]
The 15-minute city urban development is an approach which comprises compact and transit-oriented development, mixed-use, smart and strategic growth. It focuses on meeting all the requirements that a person would need within a 15- to 20-minute radius of their household. The main goal of Mariyan Boychev鈥檚 MES major paper is to appraise the adoption of […]
by Cynthia Morinville With the current climate emergency requiring an immediate divestment from fossil fuels, lithium is quickly becoming one of the critical metals necessary to the energy transition. From the uptake of electric vehicles to the production of batteries for the storage of renewable energies, the global demand for lithium is expected to increase […]
By Prof. Mark Winfield Twenty-five years ago, Mike Harris鈥檚 鈥渃ommon sense revolution鈥 heralded a of shredding the province鈥檚 planning rules, and proposals for a network of highway expansions in every direction outward across the Greater Toronto Area. The government鈥檚 plans prompted a backlash. Harris鈥 approach was widely seen as a strategy for sprawling urban development that threatened the […]
In the days since nearly 200 countries signed on to a deal at COP26 in Scotland, experts in Toronto say cities and municipalities have an important role to play in addressing climate change. Nick Westoll reports. Interview with Prof Mark Winfield. By聽Nick Westoll Posted Nov 20, 2021, 9:06PM EST. It鈥檚 been a week since聽an agreement聽was […]
By Adjunct Prof Bruce Campbel This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and non-profit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. The time has come for Canada and other rich nations to pony-up and pay for the devastation they have caused countries in the Global South. That means, for a […]
Canada's key role at COP26 In interview with Prof Mark Winfield By聽Caryn Ceolin Posted Oct 31, 2021, 3:41PM EDT. Last Updated Oct 31, 2021, 5:06PM EDT. Summary World leaders are gathering in Glasgow for COP26 to confront what climate scientists warn is the disaster ahead. Experts want to see more ambitious national emissions reduction targets […]