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!
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Why Study with Environmental & Urban Change at York University?
We are focused on ensuring our students receive a high quality education in our programs, providing knowledge, skills and training to support their future endeavors. We offer students a unique learning experience a supportive and inclusive learning environment that is focused on bringing hands-on experiences and opportunities to interact with employers and community partners into all of our courses.
As the smallest Faculty in the 4th largest University in Canada, we offer exclusive career development services, financial assistance & scholarships and one-on-one advising for all EUC students.

Our Programs
We empower, educate and train future changemakers through innovative and hands-on programs for graduate and undergraduate study. Our new programs will empower students with fundamental knowledge, critical thinking skills, hands-on experience, and global perspective to become problem solvers, policymakers, planners, and leaders.
Our People
We bring together world class scientists and scholars who are producing research on the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, intensive urbanization and how these dynamics impact the most vulnerable among us. Our professional and supportive administrative staff offer students, alumni and community partners unique and dynamic opportunities to learn and to collaborate for positive change.


EUC Impact Report 2023-2024
We are pleased to present our EUC IMPACT REPORT, showcasing the significant and meaningful progress we've made this past year. Throughout this year, our efforts have been dedicated to advancing a fair and sustainable future for cities and urban regions, both locally in Canada and globally.

New international MOU advances York leadership in geography
Author: Alex Huls February 7, 2025 York University has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Geography at Adama’s University in Kolkata, India, to advance their shared leadership in the field of geography. The MOU, signed by David
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Angie Quick brings emotional art experience to York U
Editor: Ashley Goodfellow Craig January 17, 2025 York University’s Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) will welcome London, Ont.-based artist Angie Quick as the Faculty’s 2025 Artist-in-Residence, beginning Jan. 21. Known for her evocative, emotionally charged paintings that explore intimacy and human connection,
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U.S. tariffs could become catalyst to bolster Canadian food supply chains: experts
Author: Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press January 17, 2025 Experts say U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods could accelerate a push to ramp up domestic food processing and manufacturing, even as some companies consider moving operations south. But if real change
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Exploring intersections between ecology and sexuality
The Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change is pleased to welcome Visiting Artist-in-Residence Angie Quick this January. Quick is a visual artist based in London, Ontario and her work is featured at York’s Cross Road Gallery until March. Angie Quick's exhibition
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Deriving Ontario Municipal-level Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity data
by Peri Dworatzek, MES, PhD student and Partnership Coordinator for the International Ecological Footprint Learning Lab Peri Dworatzek Fall 2024 marked the release of the first Ontario municipal Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity dataset. This data presents a one-year snapshot of
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Colonialism, starvation and resistance: How food is weaponized, from Gaza to Canada
by Charles Levkoe, Martha Stiegman, Sarah Rotz and Tamara Soma A displaced Palestinian boy carries bread as he walks between tents in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/ Abdel Kareem Hana) For more than a year,
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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