We did it again! Geography at the University of Waterloo improved on its global ranking in 2016 from 48 to 45, which was up from sitting in the top 51-100 by UK firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). This year the program jumps to 45.
Assistant Professor Dr. Derek T. Robinson was recently awarded an Early Researcher Award from the Ministry of Research, Innovation, and Science.
Join us in Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo on October 28 (field trips and grad student reception) and October 29 (exciting plenary and concurrent sessions presenting cutting edge research) for the 2016 Canadian Association of Geographers of Ontario Conference (CAGONT)!
The Department of Geography and Environmental Management is very pleased to announce the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors Educational Foundation Academic Excellence in Geomatics award winners for the 2015-16 academic year.
The Department of Geography and Environmental Management is very pleased to announce the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (AOLS) award winners for the 2015-16 academic year.
FIELD COURSE:
GEOG 430A Rouge National Urban Park:
Geographic Interpretation, Communication, and Outreach in Practice
June 1st - 5th, 2016, Toronto, Ontario
How can national urban parks and urban environments interact?
How can competing issues of tourism, education, ecology, recreation, agriculture, and storm water management be addressed?
What role does geography have in these decisions?
How can we ensure Canada’s first national urban park does not become "loved to death"?
FIELD COURSE:
GEOG 430A Rouge National Urban Park:
Geographic Interpretation, Communication, and Outreach in Practice
June 1st - 5th, 2016, Toronto, Ontario
How can national urban parks and urban environments interact?
How can competing issues of tourism, education, ecology, recreation, agriculture, and storm water management be addressed?
What role does geography have in these decisions?
Researchers at the University of Waterloo are warning that plans to reclaim mined land risk failure and could cost industry and government billions in future cleanup costs if they do not take into account the affects of climate change.
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) has appointed Sarah Burch as a Senior Fellow with its Global Economy Program. Dr. Burch will concentrate on the area of financing sustainable development, with a focus on multi-level governance of climate change and sustainability challenges.
The Faculty of Environment's Geography program ranked 48th in the world in 2015, according to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a UK firm that released an annual ranking of world universities today.
The University of Waterloo rose 17 places to be ranked 152nd in the world and is among just eight Canadian universities ranked in the top 200 in the world and is listed seventh of the Canadian schools.