Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
Functioning and resilient infrastructure projects are the foundation for successful communities, but our infrastructure and industries must be continuously re-imagined and upgraded. Goal 9 ensures the promotion of innovative sustainable technologies and equal and universal access to information and financial markets, which are paramount to the socio-economic inclusion of all. EUC is engaged in an array of infrastructure projects dedicated to improving community outcomes locally and globally.
Climate Solutions Park
The Climate Solutions Park at York University is a testament to the EUC’s dedication to tackling the climate crisis through innovative infrastructure solutions. With a focus on community-based agriculture, renewable energy, electric mobility, First Nations knowledge, sustainable construction, eco-tourism, and experiential learning, the Climate Solutions Park is providing students with the physical infrastructure they need become global change-makers.
This is how Canada should deal with Big Tech
Understanding the broad impacts of web-based technologies is critical to building more sustainable and prosperous societies. Kean Birch investigates digital & data economies in Canada, and advocates for Canada to challenge its relationship with Big Tech by looking towards EU regulations on exploitative digital platforms. Birch’s work is helping create online infrastructure that is more equitable and better serves society.
The future of cities in the wake of the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed global infrastructure weaknesses, including here in Toronto. For example, with the new realization of a spreadable virus, residents became more attuned to how narrow the sidewalks are, and the car-centric planning of neighbourhoods. EUC researchers such as Valerie Preston and Roger Keil are actively reimagining Toronto infrastructure to better serve its residents - a Toronto with less of an emphasis on cars, and better public transit.
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