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LAEQ offers state-of-the-art instruments and a data analysis laboratory on the urban environment.
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Congratulations to Maxime Houde for his first published article!
The first article of Maxime Houde from her master’s thesis is now available at:
Houde M, P. Apparicio & A.-M. Séguin. A ride for whom: Has cycling network expansion reduced inequities in accessibility in Montreal, Canada? Journal of Transport Geography, 68:9-21. -
Congratulations to Élaine Lesage-Mann for her first published article!
The first article of Élaine drawn from her master’s thesis is now available at:
Lesage-Mann E. and P. Apparicio. Géographie des seringues souillées à la traîne. Cahiers de géographie du Québec, 60(171):215-234.
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Article
A ride for whom: Has cycling network expansion reduced inequities in accessibility in Montreal, Canada?
Houde M., P. Apparicio P., & A.-M. Séguin. 2018. Journal of Transport Geography, 68:9-21. -
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Growing on the street: Multilevel correlates of street tree growth in Montreal
Limoges S., Pham T.-T.-H. & P. Apparicio. 2018. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 31: 15-25. -
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School locations and road transportation nuisances in Montreal: an environmental equity diagnosis
Carrier M., P. Apparicio, A.-M. Séguin & Dan Crouse. 2017. Transport Policy, 1-9. -
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The approaches to measuring the potential spatial access to urban health services revisited: Distance types and aggregation-error issues
Apparicio P., J. Gelb, A.-S. Dubé, S. Kingham, L. Gauvin & E. Robitaille. 2017. International Journal of Health Geographics, 16(32): 1-24. -
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Anticipation and post-construction impact of a metro extension on residential values: The case of Laval (Canada), 1995–2013
Devaux, N., J. Dubé & P. Apparicio. 2017. Journal of transport geography, 62: 8-19. -
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The location of information technology-led new economy jobs in cities: office parks or cool neighbourhoods?
Duvivier C., M. Polèse & P. Apparicio. 2017. Regional Studies, 1:12.
Management team

Philippe Apparicio
Full Professor
Canada Research Chair in Environmental Equity and the City
INRS Urbanisation Culture Société
Research areas:
- Environmental justice, air pollution, road traffic noise, urban quality of life, poverty, residential segregation
- Spatial analysis, geographical information systems, remote sensing, spatial data fusion, web cartography
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6 April 2018 This session is organized by the The Environmental Equity Laboratory (LAEQ) at the annual meeting of American Association of Geographers.
Air Pollution and noise: an environmental equity perspective, New Orleans, 10 april, Galerie 3, Marriott, 2nd Floor
- Thomas Audrin, Philippe Apparicio, Anne-Marie Séguin
Aircraft noise in major Canadian cities: A diagnosis of environmental equity - Delaunay Déborah, Philippe Apparicio, Anne-Marie Séguin
Characterization of Quiet Urban Areas in Montreal - Gelb Jérémy, Philippe Apparicio, Mathieu Carrier, Marie-Ève Mathieu
Cyclists’ exposure to air and noise pollution: A comparison of four cities - Lesage-Mann Élaine, Philippe Apparicio, Stéphanie Potvin, Paula Negron, Jérémy Gelb, Mathieu Carrier, Marie-Ève Mathieu
Cyclist exposure to air and noise pollution in Mexico City - Apparicio Philippe, Jérémy Gelb, Fabrice Dumont
Video Features Counter: A new application for integrating real-time traffic data into models of exposure to air pollution and noise during cyclists’ trips
- Thomas Audrin, Philippe Apparicio, Anne-Marie Séguin
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8 January 2018 INRS Urbanisation Culture Société, 385 rue Sherbrooke E., Montréal
LAEQ’s seminar, Monday, January 29, 2018, 12:30, room 1106
- Hien Pham
Park usage amongst youth in Hanoi: the role of gender, travel modes and obstacles - Rachel Pilon
Measuring and mapping the ecological services of street trees in Montreal : preminilary results - Simon Charron
The social representations of Montréal’s green spaces since 1953
- Hien Pham
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27 November 2017 INRS Urbanisation Culture Société, 385 rue Sherbrooke E., Montréal
LAEQ’s seminar, Monday, November 27, 2017, 12:30, room 1106
- Philippe Apparicio, Jérémy Gelb et Mathieu Carrier
Comparing and mapping individual exposure to air and noise pollution in Montreal: an application of linear mixed-effects models - Jérémy Gelb, Déborah Delaunay et Philippe Apparicio
Cyclist’s exposure to air and noise pollution in Paris - Déborah Delaunay
Typology of quiet urban areas in Montréal
- Philippe Apparicio, Jérémy Gelb et Mathieu Carrier
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11 May 2017 85th Annual ACFAS Congress, McGill University (May 11th and 12th)
Colloquium l’Équité environnementale et la Ville
LAEQ’s team will hold a colloquium on May 11th and 12th at McGill University during the 85th Annual ACFAS Congress. Philippe Apparicio, Anne-Marie Séguin and Thi Than Hien Pham will organize the presentations. The two days will be divided into seven thematic sessions:
- Environmental Equity and Parks
- Environmental Equity and Vegetation
- Environmental Equity and Cycling
- Environmental Equity and Health
- Environmental Equity, Urban Noise and Air Pollution
- Equity and Seniors Mobility
- Environmental Equity, Mobility and Methodological Issues
Take a look at our program and looking forward to seeing you all!
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10 February 2017 INRS Urbanisation Culture Société, 385 Sherbrooke E., Montréal
LAEQ’s seminar, Wednesday, February 10, 2017, 12:30, room 2107
- Dominique Mathon
Using 2SFCA for assessing cross-border healthcare spatial accessibility: Preliminary results - Simon Charron
Montreal’s urban green spaces then and now: Institutional representations and environmental equity - Jérémy Gelb, Philippe Apparicio et Anne-Sophie Dubé
The approaches to measuring the potential spatial access to urban health services revisited: Distance types and aggregation-error issues - Déborah Delaunay
Quiet area distribution in Montreal Island, equity or inequity?
- Dominique Mathon
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30 November 2016 INRS Urbanisation Culture Société, 385 Sherbrooke E., Montréal
LAEQ’s seminar, Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 12:30, room 2109
- Thomas Audrin
Aircraft noise in an urban environment: an approach from the perspective of environmental equity - Maxime Houde
Mediatic snowstorm. Winter cycling representation in daily newspaper LaPresse - Élaine Lesage-Mann
Gentrification and revitalization of public spaces: the consequences of drug addicts scattering
- Thomas Audrin
Alors que le réseau cyclable des agglomérations de Montréal, de Longueuil et de la ville de Laval a plus que doublé entre 1991 et 2016, son accessibilité ne s’est guère améliorée pour les enfants selon une étude parue dans le Journal of Transport Geography.
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Cette semaine, quatre étudiants du LAEQ ont pu présenter leurs travaux de maîtrise et de doctorat dans le cadre de l’AAG (American Association of Geographers) à la Nouvelle-Orléans. Merci à notre directeur Philippe et au LAEQ pour cette belle opportunité. On a assuré ! Job done 🚲 🤗 🎺 ... See MoreSee Less
LAEQ - Laboratoire d'équité environnementale a partagé la publication de Université INRS. ... See MoreSee Less
Des bourses d'études généreuses sont offertes à de nouveaux étudiants à la maîtrise et au doctorat en études urbaines qui sont intéressés par la recherche sur la pollution atmosphérique et/...
LAEQ - Laboratoire d'équité environnementale a partagé la publication de Université INRS. ... See MoreSee Less
Des bourses d'études généreuses sont offertes à de nouveaux étudiants à la maîtrise et au doctorat en études urbaines qui sont intéressés par la recherche sur la pollution atmosphérique et/...
L'article de Maxime Houde intitulé "A ride for whom: Has cycling network expansion reduced inequities in accessibility in Montreal, Canada?" est en accès libre!
Maxime analyse l'accessibilité au réseau cyclable sur une période de 25 ans.
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