Tag Archives: housing crisis

Lack of affordable housing affects student mental health, promotes social hierarchies

February 11, 2022Faculty of Environmental, housing crisis, studentssandramc

TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2022 – Trying to find student housing in Toronto not only requires resourcefulness and creativity, but it further exacerbate the marginalization of students and creates socio-economic burdens, says York University Associate Professor Luisa Sotomayor, lead author of a new paper.

Sprawl can be vertical or horizontal, tackling it requires a hard look at housing policy

January 26, 2022Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, housing, housing crisis, urban sprawlsandramc

TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2022 – Usually when people think of urban sprawl it’s rows of houses spread out horizontally from a city centre, but in a new paper, York University researchers say vertical sprawl is equally an issue. Sprawl is tied to the lack of accessibility, how houses are commodified and financed, and the current housing crisis, which the pandemic has exacerbated.