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Grant McKenzie

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Associate Professor of Spatial Data Science at McGill University. Place • Mobility • Privacy. grantmckenzie.com

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Really great to see this project, that started out of a lab meeting, come to light.
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Big news from the lab! We've been awarded two @sshrc_crsh grants: an Insight Grant on equity in shared micromobility (who actually gets access to e-scooters/e-bikes across 10 cities) and an Insight Dev Grant on location privacy (how privacy concerns shift by place + who's watching).
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New funding: Lab awarded two research grants
The lab has been awarded two new grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns
Some cities are cutting ties with firm that provides license plate reader cameras, others are signing new contracts and many are still looking for their footing
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We are pleased to share that the reports from the Data-Driven Mobility Analytics (#DDMA2025) Workshops 2025 (both Montréal & Aalto) have now been published and are openly available on OSF.io platial.science/ddma-2025-mo...
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Last week, four members of the Platial Analysis Lab participated in the 9th Spatial Knowledge and Information Canada Conference (SKI2026) in Banff, AB. Blog post and photos here: platial.science/platial-at-s...
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Platial at SKI Conference 2026
Four members of the team attended the 9th Spatial Knowledge and Information Conference in Banff, AB...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
New pub on positioning accuracy in high-density urban environments led by Tianyu Li and Yanjia Cao onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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A Multi‐Scale Approach to Assessing Positioning Accuracy in High‐Density Urban Environments of Hong Kong
This study examined GPS positioning accuracy in high-density urban environments using Hong Kong as a representative case study. Through field measurements along 32 testing routes using three GPS devi....
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Prof. McKenzie will be presenting, in-person, as part of the University of Victoria (BC) lecture series on Friday this week. Come by if you are in town. The talk is titled: The Pulse of a City: Understanding Access and Inclusion through Urban Mobility. Details below. events.uvic.ca/geography/ev...
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Geography Lecture Series: Grant McKenzie
Cities are dynamic systems, constantly shaped by the movement of people, goods, and ideas. In this talk, Grant explores these movements to better u...
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
That is a wrap on the 6th Spatial Data Science Symposium #SDSS205. Thanks so much to the presenters, panellists , and participants. Great turn out this year. We look forward to seeing you all next year at #SDSS2026.
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Registration is now open for the 6th Spatial Data Science Symposium (#SDSS2025)! Registration is free but space is limited, so register soon. Check out the list of thematic sessions, accepted papers, keynotes, and interview. sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net#register
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Spatial Data Science Symposium 2025
December 4-5 | Distributed & Online. The symposium aims to bring together researchers from both academia and industry to discuss experiences, insights, methodologies, and applications, taking…
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Eun-Kyeong Kim @geoai.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
1/3📍Sharing the report on the 2nd Geoprivacy Workshop for Personalized Health held @liser.lu (published on May 31) with @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social & 20+ international participants. - Full report: osf.io/xrfk4/overview - Workshop webpage: sites.google.com/view/ekgeog/...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Great to have @tiznadoaitken.bsky.social visit us @mcgillgeography.bsky.social @platialanalysis.bsky.social this week. Some really interesting and impressive work.
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Earlier this week we hosted the 2nd Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshop in Montreal. A day of spotlight talks, lightning talks, and dynamic discussion with participants from across North America and Europe. Read the full recap here: platial.science/reflections-...
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Reflections on the 2nd Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshop
On October 27, the lab hosted the second Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshop in Montreal...
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Our new paper, “Measuring and Moving on the Street: A Scoping Review of Street Space Allocation Studies,” published in the International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, maps global efforts to measure and reimagine urban street allocation. platial.science/a-scoping-re...
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A Scoping Review of Street Space Allocation Studies
Daniel Romm and colleagues trace the evolution of street space allocation studies and highlight Montréal’s growing role in this emerging field...
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BEGIN St Andrews @begin-standrews.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
🌍✨ Our next seminar is with @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social "Place, Privacy and Mobility: Navigating the intersection of location science and human dynamics" Date: 4th November 2025 @ 2pm UK time (online only). Register here: tinyurl.com/3bzv63rj ✨🌍
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Some of our recent work on street space allocation was referenced in an @economist.com article this week, focused on the global rise (and controversy) of cycling. www.economist.com/internationa...
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Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The call for participation is out for the 9th Spatial Knowledge and Information Conference #SKI2026 Canada. The conference will take place February 19-22, 2026 in Banff, Alberta. Ski all morning, conference all evening. skiconference.ca
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Spatial Knowledge and Information Conference (SKI) Canada 2026
February 19-22, 2026 in Banff, AB | Spatial Knowledge and Information Canada brings together researchers GIScience, spatial data science, and related disciplines who live or work in Canada.
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Deadline extension for #SDSS2025 session proposals! We received a number of requests for an extension so have decided to push the deadline back to Friday, September 19th. Get those session proposals in. sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net
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Spatial Data Science Symposium 2025
December 4-5 | Distributed & Online. The symposium aims to bring together researchers from both academia and industry to discuss experiences, insights, methodologies, and applications, taking spatial...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
A quick reminder that the #SDSS2025 deadline for Thematic Session proposals is coming up quickly. We'd love to see a proposal from you on a topic of your choice. The symposium is free, online, and typically has large numbers of engaged attendees. sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net
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Spatial Data Science Symposium 2025
December 4-5 | Distributed & Online. The symposium aims to bring together researchers from both academia and industry to discuss experiences, insights, methodologies, and applications, taking spatial...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The 2nd Data-Driven Mobility Analytics workshop will take place in Montreal on October 27, 2025. We will be discussing current mobility analytics tools, open mobility datasets, and everything in between. Join us by submitting a statement of interest: ptal-io.github.io/ddma2025-mon...
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Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025 Montreal
The Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025 aims to broaden the conversation on current analytical tools, frameworks, and open data that support informed decision-making in sustainable transport...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Looking forward to giving this (virtual) talk at the University of St Andrews for the #BEGIN Seminar Series. November 4th. 14:00 UTC. Register and join us here: tinyurl.com/begin-mckenzie
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Stragglers on the last day of #GIScience 2025.
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Kicking off the Spatiotemporal Causal Inference workshop at #GIScience2025 with an introduction by @dinomirmt.bsky.social.
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The Spatial Data Science Symposium #SDSS2025 is back. Check out the Call for Sessions and Call for Papers: sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net
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Spatial Data Science Symposium 2025
December 4-5 | Distributed & Online. The symposium aims to bring together researchers from both academia and industry to discuss experiences, insights, methodologies, and applications, taking spatial...
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Congrats to lab member @daniel-romm.bsky.social, whose study on Montreal’s bike lanes is gaining national and international media coverage. platial.science/media-spotli...
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Media Spotlight on Montreal Cycling Study
A study led by lab member Daniel Romm on Montreal’s cycling infrastructure has received wide media coverage...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
July data for Canada to US land #border crossing are now online. ptal-io.github.io/border/
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US Northern Land Border Traveler Crossings
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Great to see this vision paper come to light (to be presented at #ACMSIGSpatial in November): "Whose Truth? Pluralistic Geo-Alignment for (Agentic) AI." arxiv.org/abs/2508.05432
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Whose Truth? Pluralistic Geo-Alignment for (Agentic) AI
AI (super) alignment describes the challenge of ensuring (future) AI systems behave in accordance with societal norms and goals. While a quickly evolving literature is addressing biases and inequaliti...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Nice to see the videos from the 5th Spatial Data Science Symposium #SDSS2024 now online. Announcement coming shortly for SDSS 2025. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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5th Spatial Data Science Symposium (SDSS 2024) - YouTube
The Fifth Spatial Data Science Symposium - SDSS2024 was a distributed and online event that took place October 23-24, 2024. All sessions were held online, wi...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
US/Canada land #border crossing for the month of May have been released. The map has been updated. ptal-io.github.io/border/
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US Northern Land Border Traveler Crossings
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
"The Cars are Going to be Alright" - New publication. platial.science/new-pub-the-...
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The Cars are Going to be Alright
In a new publication, Daniel Romm and co-authors demonstrate how reallocating Montréal’s street space can create more equitable infrastructure...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
April land border crossings data from Canada to the US have been released. The trend continues: ptal-io.github.io/border/
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US Northern Land Border Traveler Crossings
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Great start to the 19th Conference on Location Based Services - in Espoo, Finland this year. #LBS2025
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
This was a lot of fun. Thanks #NABSA for inviting me to share our work during the first "Shared Micromobility Research Roundup." platial.science/nabsas-share... www.youtube.com/watch?v=VufL...
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2025 Research Roundup
YouTube video by NABSA
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Some of the brilliant traffic signals we have in #Montreal.
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
I put together a (quick) web map showing change in US land border crossings from Canada over the past few months. Mainly a procrastination project, but also quite interesting to compare border crossings and provinces. ptal-io.github.io/border/
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US Northern Land Border Traveler Crossings
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
We are recruiting a fully funded Master's student interested in equity in shared e-micromobility (Fall 2025 start). Click through the link for details. @kmanaugh.bsky.social platial.science/msc2025/
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Recruiting Fully Funded MSc Position on Equity in Shared E-Micromobility (Fall 2025 Start)
Project: Shared Electric Micromobility as a Transportation Solution in Canadian Suburban Communities (SEM-Can)...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
There is still time to submit a position statement and join our Data-Driven Mobility Analytics workshop taking place just two days before #lbs2025. The deadline has been extended. ptal-io.github.io/ddma2025#wor...
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Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025
The Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025 aims to broaden the conversation on current analytical tools, frameworks, and methods that support informed decision-making in sustainable transport p...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Really looking forward to #GIScience2025. Looks like a good mix of papers. Still time to submit an abstract.
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Nice piece in the Tribune about our analysis of gender and running in Montreal (and Washington, D.C.) www.thetribune.ca/sci-tech/wha...
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What makes a runnable city? - The Tribune
Curating a culture of active living is central to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainability and Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG 3, healthy living, and SDG 13, climate action. Active livi...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Honoured to share this year's Emerging Scholar Award from the Spatial Analysis and Modeling AAG Specialty Group with Lei Zou (Texas A&M). #AAG2025
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Nice to see our special issue on "Environmentally and socially sustainable mobility" finally published in Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. Thirteen solid papers from some great research teams. Check them out: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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Computers, Environment and Urban Systems | Environmentally and socially sustainable mobility | ScienceDirect.com by ElsevierScienceDirect
As the sixth International Panel on Climate Change report highlights, near-term climate actions are increasingly urgent, and must prioritize equity, social justice, and inclusivity in order to achieve...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Interested in sustainable cities, data, and creative solutions for urban mobility? Join the Sustainable Urban Mobility Challenge at the #DDMA2025 workshop May 5 (Espoo, FI) for a chance to showcase your skills, win prizes, and contribute to discussions in the field! ptal-io.github.io/ddma2025#cha...
Poster for the sustainable urban mobility challenge
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
This is truly an amazing funding opportunity. Travel funding for US-based students to attend @giscience-conf.bsky.social in New Zealand! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Planning on attending #LBS2025 in Espoo, Finland? Come early and join us for the "Data Drive Mobility Analytics Workshop 2025" on Monday, May 5. Co-organized by @htenkanen.bsky.social (Aalto Uni), Marina Toger (Uppsala Uni), and yours truly. #mobility #gischat ptal-io.github.io/ddma2025/#wo...
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Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025
The Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025 aims to broaden the conversation on current analytical tools, frameworks, and methods that support informed decision-making in sustainable transport p...
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Martin Tomko @dinomirmt.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Looking forward to seeing you at Spatiotemporal Causal Analysis (#STCausal2025), stcausal2025.spatial-causal.org with @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social and Cecile de Bezenac!
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STCausal@GIScience2025 – spatial-causal.org
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
New research from our team highlights gender differences in urban running: platial.science/new-research...
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New research highlights gender differences in urban running
Our recent publication identifies gender differences in urban running patterns with the objective of shaping safer, more inclusive cities...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Kicking off the 2nd workshop on Geoprivacy for Personalized Health at @liser.lu with a welcome from @geoai.bsky.social
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Getting stoked for #GIScience2025 in Christchurch. @giscience-conf.bsky.social just announced student travel scholarships as well: giscience2025.org#scholarships.
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
The #GIScience2025 conference deadline extended to Feb 14. See you there. giscience2025.org#proceedings
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GIScience 2025
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Excited to kick-start our new collaborative, CDSI-funded project "Lights Out: Examining Power Outages and Vulnerability Across Quebec." @mcgillgeography.bsky.social platial.science/lights-out-e...
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Lights Out: Examining Power Outages and Energy Equity in Quebec
Our proposal to examine power outages and vulnerability across Quebec has been selected for funding...
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