The Toronto Star spoke to Roger Keil as part of its coverage of the turmoil surrounding the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, including the departure of its CEO. “There is always so much more money and energy going towards the new and shiny instead of maintaining the unspectacular and needy living spaces that we already have. […]
The International Graduate Program at the Technische Universität Berlin's Center for Metropolitan Studies' will host its third annual conference, "“Metropolitan Temporalities” takes place from Nov. 20-22, 2014: What role does time play in the characterization of the metropolis and the global processes that sustain metropolitan life? Over the past three decades, both urban studies and […]
Thursday, 24 April 2014 | 10:30am to noon | room 626, Sixth Floor, Kaneff Tower | York University Philipp Kelly, Tracey Skelton, and Linda Peake Tracey Skelton, Associate Professor in Human Geography, National University of Singapore is the epitome of a city in constant change: demolishing, rebuilding, refitting. A city with a clearly defined landmass (714km2/275m2), […]
A new report on youth homelessness by Professor Stephan Gaetz: "Coming of Age: Reimagining the Response to Youth Homelessness in Canada." York education Professor Stephen Gaetz, director of the Canadian Homelessness Research Network, advocates for a three-pronged strategy to dealing with the youth homelessness problem – an emphasis on prevention, emergency strategies and transition plans. […]