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.
Marinna Shareef takes audience into her inner world
Pinata Gyal, mixed media on canvas. – Photo courtesy Marinna Shareef Read the whole story on Newsday: https://newsday.co.tt/2025/11/16/marinna-shareef-takes-audience-into-her-inner-world/
York a top five university in Maclean’s national rankings
Read the full story on YFile: https://www.yorku.ca/news/2025/10/15/york-a-top-five-university-in-macleans-national-rankings/
Sustainability in action: York alumni named leaders for driving environmental change
Two York University alumni are among Canada’s 2025 Clean50 leaders for their innovative and lasting contributions to environmental impact and climate action. Read the full story on YFile: https://www.yorku.ca/yfile/2025/10/29/sustainability-in-action-york-alumni-named-leaders-for-driving-environmental-change/
Climate, housing and human wellbeing
by Evelyn Amponsah Evelyn Amponsah As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with York University’s Climate & Equity Lab, working under the supervision of Dr. Lina Brand Correa and research assistance from EUC PhD student Arsam Muhammad, my work focuses on a question
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University of Iceland hosts International Ecological Footprint Learning Lab Biennial Symposium
by Peri Dworatzek, IEFLL Partnership Coordinator and PhD Student at York University Left to right, back row: Anne Louise Van Berkum², Peter Victor¹, Bumika Srikanthalingam¹, Petra Dimitrova Toneva², Jade², Matthew Don Reimer Dyck²; front row: Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir², Andrew Reeves¹, Eric
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Using iPhone LiDAR scans for mixed forest mensuration
by Tarmo Remmel Tarmo Remmel A critical component of compiling forest stand inventories requires the determination of tree dimensions (height, diameter, volume) of single trees (both standing or fallen, alive or dead) along with their geographic locations, species, and other
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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 Métis 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