
Research Centre on the Future of Cities
The Centre offers a unique interdisciplinary research environment in Canada, to address the pressing challenges of the 21st century by tackling the relationship between the transformation of cities, the climate and social crisis, and the Anthropocene.

Oct 17
African Cities: In Pursuit of Skills. Girls’ subversive tactics to acquire autonomy in adulthood
Second conference of the series: African Cities through the Lens of Family, Local Dynamics and Societal Transformation.

Nov 15
African Cities: Flood Vulnerabilities in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) - The contribution of an environmental justice approach
Third conference of the series: African Cities through the Lens of Family, Local Dynamics and Societal Transformation.

Nov 28
African Cities: Territorialities and the Production of Public Space in Dakar. Pencc in the test of regional planning
Fourth conference of the series: African Cities through the Lens of Family, Local Dynamics and Societal Transformation.
Book release

Book release
Imaginer l’après, Vulnérabilité environnementale et décision publique en contex…
The Centre is pleased to announce the publication of Imaginer l’après, Vulnérabilité environnementale et décision publique en contexte post-catastrophe, a collective work edited by Pierre Gras, Michel Lussault and Vincent Mirza.
Academic Matters

Academic Matters
The pitfalls of virtual learning and the challenges of post-pandemic education
Cases of students so completely and utterly lost in a virtual haze have become commonplace during the pandemic.
The Smartification of Everything

The Smartification of Everything
The Smartification of Everything panels
Talks and art pieces from The Smartification of Everything are now available online!

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