{"id":2,"date":"2021-06-27T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T19:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/cityinstitutedev\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T19:29:08","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/cityinstitute\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to CITY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The <strong>City Institute at 快播视频 (CITY)<\/strong>&nbsp;brings together the university\u2019s urban scholars\u2014faculty members, post-doctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students and visiting scholars\u2014from across the social sciences and the humanities with particular strengths in geography, environmental studies, planning, anthropology, sociology and political science. As an interdisciplinary institute, CITY facilitates critical and collaborative research, providing new knowledge and innovative approaches to comprehending and addressing the complexity of the urban arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Institute also plays a vital role in developing Canada\u2019s next generation of leaders and thinkers, with graduate and post-doctoral fellows playing a central role in the life of the Institute. CITY\u2019s researchers have long-standing relationships with community groups, NGOs and policymakers, within Toronto, across the Greater Toronto Area, and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CITY currently houses a number of research projects and hosts events, including our CITY Seminar Series! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"mec-wrap mec-skin-list-container  \" id=\"mec_skin_11781\">\r\n\r\n    \r\n            <div class=\"mec-skin-list-events-container\" id=\"mec_skin_events_11781\">\r\n        <div class=\"mec-wrap colorskin-custom\">\r\n\t<div class=\"mec-event-list-minimal\">\r\n\t\t\r\n                        <div class=\"mec-month-divider\" data-toggle-divider=\"mec-toggle-202604-11781\"><h5 style=\"display: inline;\">April 2026<\/h5><i 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