INRS professors Sophie L. Van Neste and Xavier Leloup of INRS are looking for a student to join the Master’s program in Urban Studies and the Labo Équité Climat research team, working on equity in climate change adaptation. His involvement…
Energy poverty
Hélène Madénian will present the work of the Canada Research Chair in Urban Climate Action at the Third Rendez-vous de lutte contre la précarité énergétique, as part of the Collective Conversation: links between heat waves, climate change and energy poverty.…
Congratulations to Hélène Madénian on the excellent defense of her doctoral thesis on urban climate governance in Montreal!
This research focused on understanding how climate governance has evolved in Montreal in the context of the development and implementation of the city’s new climate plan, published in 2020. More specifically, it identified the actors who stand out, the discourses…
Release of the book Le Québec en mouvements, to which 3 Chair members contributed 2 chapters!
The book “Le Québec en mouvements, continuité et renouvellement des pratiques militantes”, edited by Pascale Dufour, Laurence Bherer and Geneviève Pagé, was launched at the N’était-ce pas l’été bookshop. It is the result of a collective effort by professors and…
JASP: combining social inequalities in health and adaptation to climate change
Sophie L. Van Neste took part in the Journées annuelles de santé publique on the theme: Climate change and social inequalities in health: the same battle? She gave a presentation on why adapting to climate change is not immediately equitable,…
Clarence Hatton-Proulx brilliantly defends his doctoral thesis on the history of energy transitions in Montreal, and wins a prize!
This thesis studies the energy transitions that took place in Montreal from 1945 to 1980. Through the study of wood and coal yards, gas stations, oil refineries, electricity demand forecasts and district heating, it demonstrates the profound consequences of energy…
Adaptation Futures 2023
Sophie L. Van Neste takes part in Adaptation Futures to discuss transformational adaptation and equity in adaptation. More information about the conference
Zaïnab El Guerrab brilliantly defends her doctoral thesis!
On September 26, Zaïnab El Guerrab successfully defended her doctoral thesis in Urban Studies at INRS. Her thesis focuses on the involvement of migrants in transnational struggles against extractivism in Montreal. Her thesis bears witness to intersecting narratives of engagement…
New toolbox for urban community greenhouses
Launch of a guide for practitioners and decision-makers
Risks and solutions for the impact of the ecological city on inequalities
Le Devoir meets Sophie L. Van Neste on the matter
The Chair leads a workshop at the Metropolitan Agora 2023
Concrete tools for adaptation and resilience at the metropolitan scale
Activities at Acfas and Montréal Climate Summit
Members of the Chair participate in the 90th ACFAS conference and the 2nd annual Montreal Climate Summit May 9th – Colloque 34 – Villes, états et francophonie : la science à toutes les échelles de gouvernement / La science à la…