Welcome to the SEEDS (Social Ecological Economic Development Studies) Sustainability Program. SEEDS creates applied research and interdisciplinary partnerships between students, faculty, staff and community partners to advance sustainability ideas, policies, and practices and create societal impacts by using the Campus as a Living Laboratory.
Students
The SEEDS Sustainability Program provides an applied learning experience through collaboration with faculty members, staff, and community partners.
Faculty
Are you a UBC faculty member who’d like to integrate sustainability curriculum and align applied research projects with learning outcomes? Join our extensive network of partners on campus.
Staff and Community Partners
Do you need applied research to help inform your sustainability strategy? The SEEDS Sustainability Program brings UBC faculty, staff, and community partners together.
Featured Projects
SEEDS projects address a broad range of social, ecological, and economic sustainability issues. Since the program began, over 1,000 projects have been completed through 12 different faculties and schools.
UBC Food System Project
The UBC Food System Project is a collaborative, cross-campus initiative that brings together partners from teaching and learning, operations, and research to improve food systems.
CBIRD
The Campus Biodiversity Initiative: Research and Demonstration (CBIRD) is the first campus-wide initiative of its kind at a Canadian university.
About SEEDS
SEEDS is an internationally recognized and replicated program. Applied research projects advance social, ecological and economic sustainability through impactful community-based collaborations.
SEEDS Sustainability Library
The SEEDS Sustainability Library is a comprehensive repository of applied research and knowledge. It’s a key tool for decision makers. Open access applied research reports contribute to a body of knowledge, learning and action to ignite sustainability ideas, policies and practices, and enable the broader community to learn, apply and build on previous research.
Biodiversity
Buildings
Climate
Community
Energy
Finance
Food
Health
Land
Materials
Procurement
Transportation
Waste
Water
Wellbeing
Daniel Adria, Mark Andruk, Behrad Keshavarz, Aaron Klemets, Benjamin Loewen, Geoffrey Wright
Campus + Community Planning: Krista Falkner
CIVL 445
Community, Land, Transportation
Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2017-2018
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Vivian Yong Wen Hau, Ka Hei (Rachel) Siu
UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research: Douglas Justice; UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research: Tara Moreau
GEOB 472
Biodiversity, Climate, Community
Geography, Department of: Sally Hermansen
2017-2018
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Philip Bertogg, Tovi Sanhedrai, Cameron Tough
Campus + Community Planning: John Madden; UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research: Tara Moreau
SCIE 420
Biodiversity
Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability: Gunilla Oberg
2017-2018
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Lorena Polovina
Campus + Community Planning: Penelope (Penny) Martyn
CIVL 492
Buildings, Health, Materials
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture: Greg Johnson
2017-2018
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Abigayil (Abbie) Bourchier-Willans, Paula (Kasey) Vader, Emma Vadot, Danica (Dana) Radivojevic, Zoe Peterson
Athletics & Recreation: Kavie Toor
KIN 464
Community, Wellbeing
Kinesiology, School of: Andrea Bundon
2017-2018
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Maria Albitar, Janz Arqueza, Klassen Mok, Ruddy Ndina, Jeremy Tse, Yu Yu (James) Lee
Campus + Community Planning: Krista Falkner
CIVL 445
Community, Land, Transportation
Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2017-2018
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Tina Huang, Puneet Khurana, Martha Priscila Santos, Gabriela García-Jurado Velázquez
Risk Management Services: Danny Smutylo
BA 532
Community, Wellbeing
Sauder School of Business: Murali Chandrashekaran
2017-2018
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Jodi Hutton, Ashna Siddoo, Shawna Oser, Brent Mosher, William (Max) Geise
Athletics & Recreation: Kavie Toor
KIN 464
Community, Wellbeing
Kinesiology, School of: Andrea Bundon
2017-2018
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Erik Frankson, Wen Ling Miao, Victor Mironenko, Kevin Parrish, Jasmine Smith, Daniel Vandervelden
Campus + Community Planning: Krista Falkner
CIVL 445
Community, Land, Transportation
Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2017-2018
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Manal Kamran, Billy Kwong, Yuka Oshimi, Natasha Van Der Velde, Si Jia Yao
Vice President, Students: Matt Dolf
PSYC 321
Buildings, Wellbeing
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao
2017-2018
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