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Gisèle Yasmeen on Inclusive Urban Food Systems | The Conversation

webfull — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:03:20 +0000

A co-authored article by Gisèle Yasmeen, alongside MPP students Julian Tayarah and Umme Salma, has been published in The Conversation. The article, titled "How street vendors and waste pickers can help cities manage growth," examines the often-overlooked role of informal urban livelihoods in building sustainable and equitable food systems.

Published: 14 January 2026

$4.95 million to make cities smarter

webfull — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:32:27 +0000

A smart city—supported by digital solutions to enhance food access and mobility—is a healthy city. That’s the thinking behind the Implementing Smart Cities Interventions to Build Healthy Cities (SMART) Training Platform co-led by 91��, the University of Guelph and the University of Manitoba. Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced an investment of $4.95 million over six years for SMART.

Published: 5 July 2021

THE GLOBE AND MAIL | COVID-19 pandemic prompts urbanites to rethink 'grand bargain' of dense city living

webfull — Mon, 11 May 2020 13:49:03 +0000

The current pandemic will change cities, experts predict, the way infectious disease outbreaks influenced the development of urban centres in decades past. 91�� urban planning professor David Wachsmuth said cities have historically gone through cycles of densification and what he called “spaceification” — for example, after the Second World War when the federal government encouraged people to move from city centres to the “healthier” suburbs.

Published: 11 May 2020

Cities and their rising impacts on biodiversity - a global overview

webfull — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:04:47 +0000

Cities and their rising impacts on biodiversity versity. To gain a clearer picture of the situation, an international group of scientists, including Professor Andrew Gonzalez from 91��’s Biology Department, surveyed over 600 studies on the impacts of urban growth on biodiversity. They published their findings today in Nature Sustainability.

Published: 9 December 2019

Global project to reduce health inequalities in cities around the world

webfull — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:02:58 +0000

A major new research partnership has been launched to explore ways of reducing health inequalities in cities around the world.

Published: 6 February 2018

Has the U.S. turned a corner toward less urban sprawl?

webfull — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 13:34:29 +0000

The urban street network is one of the most permanent features of cities. Once laid down, the pattern of streets determines urban form and the level of sprawl for decades to come. In the U.S., urban sprawl has become an enduring hallmark of the past century. Yet, there are some glimmers of hope.

Published: 15 June 2015

The Cities We Need

webfull — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 18:50:45 +0000

Published: 9 February 2015

One in four of world’s big cities water-stressed

webfull — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:59:54 +0000

As more people move to urban areas, cities around the world are experiencing increased water stress and looking for additional water supplies to support their continued grow.

Published: 3 June 2014

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