C4C Blog

The Centre for Cities (C4C) publishes blog posts by its affiliated Windsor Law faculty and students, as well as occasional guest bloggers, on subjects related to inclusive and sustainable citybuilding. Opinions expressed are those of the authors.

Interested in submitting a guest blog for our consideration? Reach out to us at [email protected] with your idea. Posts are normally a maximum of 800 words and contain several images and links.

Guest Blog: Take the students outside this school year, especially in our cities

(17 September 2020) By Josh Fullan [cross-posted with Spacing.ca] With school resuming, the most important message many Canadian students can…

Access Without Fear in a Borderland – Implications for Frontline Service Workers in Windsor, Ontario

(6 August 2020) By Gemma Smyth (Associate Professor, Windsor Law) and Zara Rhonda Mercer (3L student, Windsor Law) In 2019,…

Guest Blog: Climate justice is racial justice

(17 July 2020) By Aisha Poitevien, Development Officer, David Suzuki Foundation (The following are the views of the author and…

Guest Blog: What Windsor should be doing now to recover from COVID-19. Architects weigh in.

(15 July 2020) By Nicole Baillargeon, Siniśa Simič, and Crystal Waddell of Mean Studio Architects (Detroit, Toronto and Windsor) (This…

Blog: COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Urgent Need for ‘Access Without Fear’ Policies

(17 June 2020) By Aadil Nathani (Windsor Law Graduating Class of 2020) I sit down to write this in truly…

Online Youth Series on Local Climate Action: Recordings

(Updated 29 May 2020) In April and May 2020, the Cities and Climate Action Forum has hosted a series of…

Climate Blog: Municipalities can help mitigate climate change by prioritizing wooden structures

(13 April 2020) By Peter Dalglish (Windsor Law 3L student, Cities and Climate Action Forum member). For many, the thought…

Blog: Climate mitigation and resiliency through municipal infrastructure projects

(3 April 2020) By Luigi Iantosca (Windsor Law 3L student, Cities and Climate Action Forum member). When one thinks of…

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Blog: Green bonds – a catalyst for municipal action against climate change

(26 February 2020) By Sharath Voleti (Windsor Law 2L student, Cities and Climate Action Forum member). Climate change is among…

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Blog: Reagan-era politics still loom large in North American cities’ climate policies

(17 February 2020) By Adrian Halpert (Windsor Law 3L student, Cities and Climate Action Forum member). Although the United States…

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Blog: Supported by delegates, Windsor’s 2020 budget signals climate action shift

(6 February 2020) By Jessica Jakubowska and Antonia Hristova (Windsor Law 3L students, Cities and Climate Action Forum members) Windsor…

Blog: Climate Café #1 was a conversation on climate science and the Windsor 2020 budget

(27 January 2020) By Tasha Stansbury (Windsor Law 3L student, Cities and Climate Action Forum member) Windsor community members gathered…