While we know that measures to adapt to climate change are crucial today and will be so in the future, many groups and researchers are concerned about the exacerbation of inequalities induced by the recommended solutions, an issue that is…
Projects
A collection of research summaries
In the face of the global climate crisis and slow progress on climate action, enthusiasm for city and local initiatives is growing and shows the capacity of local stakeholders to take action. Yet, research shows concerning increases in inequalities, and…
Labo Climat Montréal: Adaptation in the Redevelopment of an Urban Area
Labo Climat Montréal is a living laboratory aimed at questioning and improving adaptation to climate change, with professionals and stakeholders in the area.
Social mobilizations for climate justice and living beings
Intersections and influences between environmental and social movements in the issue of climate change.
Community Action to Address Heat Waves
Mobilize the knowledge of community organizations in adapting and supporting vulnerable populations on hot days.
Greenhouses in Disadvantaged Urban Areas
Critical evaluation of the potential of greenhouses in disadvantaged urban settings.
Citizen initiatives and public participation in the suburbs: densification, landscapes, climate
Debates around densification in suburban environments.
Paradoxes and Changes in the Discourse of Suburbanization: the Case of Ville d’Anjou
Historical analysis of the discourse of municipal political actors in Anjou.
Energy, Place and Pipelines
Understand the ways attachment to places intervene in debates on pipelines and contribute to redefine pathways for transition.
Blue-green alleys
Governance and perceptions of blue-green alley experiments.
Urban Geothermal Energy in Canada
Understanding the interests and expectations for geothermal energy in Canadian cities.