Changemakers for a Just and Sustainable Future
York Universityโs new Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change has been created as a call to action to respond to the most pressing challenges facing people and the planet.
As a community, we believe that making positive change requires bold and diverse thinking, ambitious action, and community engagement. We are research intensive, student centric, inclusive, and devoted to making the world a better place for all.
Join us as we strive to create a more just and sustainable future!
Why Study with Environmental & Urban Change at York University?
We are focused on ensuring our students receive a high-quality education in our undergraduate and graduate programs. We offer all students a unique learning experience within a supportive and inclusive learning environment. Our focus on fundamental knowledge, critical thinking, and hands-on experiences will prepare future global citizens & changemakers make positive change for a better world.
EUC Programs
Undergraduate Programs
We offer undergraduate programs in Cities, Regions, Planning (BES), Environmental Arts & Justice (BES), Environmental Science (BSc), Global Geography (BA) and Sustainable Environmental Management (BES).
Graduate Programs
We are home to two graduate programs, Environmental Studies (MES & PhD) and Geography (MA, Msc & PhD).
Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change is committed to providing accessible education, embracing diversity, and empowering all students as changemakers in their own lives and in the lives of others.
Mobilizing Knowledge for a Just and Sustainable Future
Our Faculty brings together geographers, physical scientists, social scientists, humanities researchers and artists whose innovative research seeks to advance sustainability and social justice. Using field-based science, policy analysis, critical social theory, planning skills, geomatics, and cultural and arts-based approaches, our researchers drive action to address the worldโs environmental and urban challenges.
Passings: Gerald Carrothers
Author by Alex Huls | Originally posted on YFile. Gerald Carrothers, a visionary academic and founding dean of what is now the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change, passed away on April 20, just short of his 100th birthday. An
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Canadaโs federal election doesnโt seem like itโs about climate change, but it actuallyย is
Author: Mark Winfield, Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change April 15, 2025 A defining feature of the ongoing federal election campaign has been the apparent marginalization of the environment and climate change as top-of-mind issues due to threats by the United
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York U research offers psychoanalytic insights into global economy
Author: Ashley Goodfellow Craig April 4, 2025 York University Professor Ilan Kapoor is changing the way we understand the global economy by using psychoanalytic theory to explore areas like neoliberalism, capitalism and international development. His innovative approach combines psychoanalytic insights with economic
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Non-status citizenship and the paradoxes of immigration regimes in a sanctuary city
by Liette Gilbert and Luisa Sotomayor Liette Gilbert and Luisa Sotomayor Non-status people face a socio-legal precariousness that contradicts the promises of an inclusive city. Marking Toronto’s tenth anniversary of its โsanctuary cityโ policy, our research assesses the progress and
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Analysing the concept of nature in economic thought
Kรผrลad Atalay is our new visiting scholar at EUC through York’s International Visiting Research Trainee (IVRT) program. He is a PhD candidate in Economics at Ege University and at the same time serves as a research assistant at the Department
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The Assertion of Water: Inspired by The Petition to the Water Spirits in the Seneca Polytechnic College Courtyard
by L Anders Sandberg Seneca College, or Seneca Polytechnic College as it is now called, is a non-York University entity that set up a branch on the Keele Campus in 1999. It stands out as the perhaps most visible sign
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Events
Land Acknowledgement
We recognize that many Indigenous Nations have longstanding relationships with the territories upon which York University campuses are located that precede the establishment of York University. York University acknowledges its presence on the traditional territory of many Indigenous Nations. The area known as Tkaronto has been care taken by the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Huron-Wendat. It is now home to many First Nation, Inuit and Mรฉtis communities. We acknowledge the current treaty holders, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. This territory is subject of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement to peaceably share and care for the Great Lakes Region