Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics

"Should geographers be content with the study of the real places that the real world has to offer? Why should they be attracted to the fictional worlds, or fictive geographies, found in literary works? Is not geography a serious, if not scientific, enterprise dealing with empirical facts? Generations of geographers have had different answers to these questions, and intellectual motivations for resorting to literature have varied significantly." For the complete text by Dr. Marc Brosseau, see Literature in International Encyclopedia of Human Geography 

Luisa Veronis was an invited panelist to the NCC Urbanism Lab Conference on “The urban geography of race and culture” held for Black History Month in Ottawa, Feb 11, 2020. She shared her research findings on newcomers’ experiences in the neighbourhoods where they settle upon arrival in Ottawa-Gatineau and the characteristics of these areas in fostering or hindering immigrant resilience. The video is available on the NCC YouTube channel (archive): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIK4tuKm_NU&feature=youtu.be

“The findings of the study further reiterate the vital need for meaningful inclusion of northern voices and science alongside federal government agencies in the development of Arctic shipping policy and governance,” Dawson quoted in Nunatsiaq News. Follow link to article

"But this data lets city planning departments look at the hot spots and say ‘Ok, those are areas where there’s a need for funding, or requirements need to be put in place for developers, because people are being pushed out.’ ” (From the article)

Congratulations to professor Denis Lacelle who has been elected to the sixth cohort of the Royal Canadian Society's  College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, which recognizes emerging research leaders.