Join us March 13 for the 6th Annual John P. Bell Global Indigenous Rights Lecture, given by professor of Anthropology Dr. Dolly Kikon from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
March 14th 2025 the Geography Students’ Association will be hosting its annual flagship event the GeoGala joining together students, faculty, and staff from the UBC Geography community.
Created by the Certificate in Climate Studies and Action capstone class, this event connects community members, federal candidates, and local leaders to discuss the intersections of youth employment, the cost of living crisis, the climate emergency.
Please join us for the launch event of the Urban Studies capstone projects showcase on Friday, April 4th at 2pm, at the Geographic Information Centre (GIC) in the Geography building.
Speaker: David Durand-Delacre Visiting Assistant Professor – United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) Talk title: Human Mobilities in a Changing Climate Reflections on the persistent challenges in defining, representing, and acting on “climate migration” Climate change and migration are two prominent subjects of intense concern occupying public and political debate today. […]
Speaker: Shenjing He Department Head and Professor – Department of Urban Planning and Design, University of Hong Kong Talk title: Variegated urban entrepreneurialism and a conjunctural analysis of the Chinese case Abstract: Since its inception in the 1990s, the concept urban entrepreneurialism has evolved into variegated forms through intertwining with emergent trends in contemporary society. […]