聽An interdisciplinary series of presentations and discussions on urban landscapes, past and present. Marcy Burchfield Neptis Foundation 鈥淩ethinking Suburban Sprawl: Is planning policy leading or following the market? Lessons from a 20 year-analysis of urban growth patterns in four Canadian cities.鈥 Marcy Burchfield (MSc) is the Executive Director of the Neptis Foundation, a Canadian independent […]
The event was a great success. We thank all those who participated! Below are some photos from the event as well as a description with bios of the panelists. The City Institute at 快播视频 (CITY) presents: How has the 2014 Toronto municipal election affected residents of the inner suburbs, such as Etobicoke […]
If you weren't able to attend the CITY Seminar with Dr. Nazgol Bagheri, you can find the audio from the talk here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rsazl4mscrcdmot/City%20Seminar%20-%20Nazgol%20Bagheri%20-%20November%204%202014.MP3 鈥淧lace Matters: Mapping Iranian Women in Tehran鈥檚 public spaces using qualitative GIS鈥 Dr. Nazgol Begheri Department of Political Science and Geography, The University of Texas at San Antonio Trained as an architect […]
CITY's Roger Keil has been quoted in an article by Next City. The article discussed the way North American suburbs have changed and are becoming cities in their own right. Read the article here
Planetary Urbanization: Cities, Heartlands and Home Tuesday, November 4 14:30 to 16:30, Verney Room, South Ross 674 快播视频 Reception to follow. Focusing on feminist theories, methods, and politics, this roundtable examines possibilities and pitfalls of 鈥減lanetary urbanization鈥 as a presumed reality and analytical lens. Many herald planetary urbanization as a landmark theoretical frame for […]
From yFile: Roger Keil, a 快播视频 political science professor who co-authored an in-depth study of how SARS affected Toronto as a city, says he sees some parallels with the new threat, most specifically, how it, too, has emerged from a region of the world that North Americans don鈥檛 spend much time thinking about鈥. He […]
CITY invites you to attend a talk by Jennifer Keesmaat Friday, 24 October 2014 Vari Lecture Hall C 3:00 p.m. The York Geography Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series, in conjunction with the Canadian Association of Geographers - Ontario Division and the City Institute, present "Massive Convergence," a talk by City of Toronto Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat. […]
YORK UNIVERSITY SHOWCASES聽LEADING-EDGE FEMINIST URBAN RESEARCH聽IN A SERIES OF EVENTS IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2014 Watch for detailed descriptions of these events in forthcoming announcements and聽on posters around campus. SERIES A: NOVEMBER 3 1. POLS 4404/5504 UNDERGRADUATE-GRADUATE STUDENT ONLY EVENT WITH DR. FARANAK MIRAFTAB. Dr. Faranak Miraftab (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) will聽make a special visit to […]
The City Institute would like to invite interested graduate students to attend a session with Nazgol Bagheri (University of Texas at San Antonio) Wednesday November 5, 2014 2:00 to 4:00 pm Room 749, Kaneff Tower Crossing disciplinary聽boundaries, including feminist and transnational studies, Professor Bagheri's work focuses on聽Iranian women鈥檚 presence and preferences in Tehran public spaces […]