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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.

Events

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Roof in Marrakech Medina
Apr 15

Heritagization and Tourist Gentrification of Moroccan Medinas

Event organized by the Research Centre on the Future of Cities.

world map
Apr 7

The Planetary Metabolism of Capital

Event organized by the Research Centre on the Future of Cities.

Petrochemical Plants, Baytown, Texas, USA
Mar 26

Energy Ethics and Urban Futures in the Anthropocene

Event organized by the Research Centre on the Future of Cities.

Our research axes

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Crowd in city

Post-growth and city transformations

Birds eye view of construction scene.

Anthropocene and the urbanization of the world

Pedestrians holding umbrellas walking down city street.

Living in the city and urban trajectories

News

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Media intervention
women on snowshoes walking through the forest
Media intervention

S’imprégner de la nature québécoise en tant que femme immigrante

Ici Radio-Canada article featuring postdoctoral fellow Nakeyah Giroux-Works' project on diversity and accessibility in the outdoors.
Recent Publication
trees
Recent Publication

Anthropologie végétale

Postdoctoral fellow Nakeyah Giroux-Works' new entry for Anthropen, the francophone dictionary of anthropology.
Media Intervention
nuclear power plant and flower bouquet collage
Media Intervention

Le rôle de l’urbanisation dans la lutte aux changements climatiques

Vincent Mirza's interview for "Au coeur du monde" at the 91st ACFAS Conference.
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Research Centre on the Future of Cities

Faculty of Social Sciences
120 University Private
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5

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