Changemakers for a Just and Sustainable Future
York University’s 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 world’s environmental and urban challenges.
York U students drive community change through real-world learning
Experiential learning is empowering York University students to use their skills to address urgent community challenges and support those facing social inequities. Read the whole story: https://www.yorku.ca/yfile/2026/03/05/york-u-students-drive-community-change-through-experiential-learning/
How does Doug Ford plan to finance his $400 billion nuclear ambitions?
Read More: https://marksw.blog.yorku.ca/2026/02/20/how-does-doug-ford-plan-to-financing-his-400-billion-nuclear-ambitions/ Read More on The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-how-will-free-spending-ford-pay-for-ontarios-400-billion-nuclear-plans/
York research shows how community networks strengthen cities in crisis
Read the full story of YFile: https://www.yorku.ca/yfile/2026/02/20/york-research-shows-how-community-networks-strengthen-cities-in-crisis/
EUC hosts first undergraduate research fair
Interim President and Vice-Chancellor Lisa Phillips, conversing with Gurneet Singh about her research. The Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) hosted its first Undergraduate Research Fair on March 18th, 2026, at York University. Initiated by the Environmental and Urban
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Growing Black food sovereignty in Toronto
by Patricia F. Walker, PhD Student, Environmental Studies On February 23, 2026, the EUC community came together to celebrate Black History Month and to learn about the work of Nicole Jacobs, Aaron Joseph, and Charlyn Ellis, MES students and leaders
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Farm decisions, policy tools, and wild bee conservation
by Briann Dorin, EUC postdoctoral researcher Briann Dorin at the Guelph Organic Conference in January. Pollinators play a vital role in agricultural landscapes by pollinating both wild and cultivated flowering plants, facilitating plant reproduction and contributing to the yield and
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Events
Land Acknowledgement
First Nations peoples have lived on this part of Turtle Island for millennia, stewarding the land, the water and all that contributes to life in this region. Today, the culture and presence of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples enrich the lands and people of this territory.
More than two centuries ago, the Mississauga people welcomed settlers to this territory, providing sustenance and engaging in trade and commerce. Between 1781 and 1820, eight treaties were signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, who opened their territory to settlement. Today, York University’s Keele Campus is located on Toronto Purchase Treaty, No. 13 lands and is situated on the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and Haudenosaunee.
Treaty history is foundational, and it is our collective responsibility to honour the land, as we honour and respect those who have gone before us, those who are here and those who have yet to come. We are grateful for the opportunity to be learning, working and thriving on this land, and we commit to learn the truth and be active in the process of reconciliation.