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.
Sparks collaborations across disciplines and organizations, and tests solutions to sustainability challenges using our Campus as a Living Lab
Enables research collaborations and enhances capacity to find sustainability solutions
Creates opportunities for students to earn course credit, develop professional skills and experience
Supports faculty to integrate applied research and sustainability into curriculum, and provide students with impactful learning experiences

Program Overview

Learn more about the SEEDS (Social Ecological Economic Development Studies) Sustainability Program, our partners, and how we utilize the campus as a living laboratory to make meaningful and positive change at UBC and in the world.
Overview

SEEDS BIG FIVE RESEARCH PRIORITIES

SEEDS “Big Five” Research Priorities represent key interconnected societal issues that help advance knowledge and action on UBC’s sustainability and wellbeing commitments.
Research Priorities

HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS

Through SEEDS collaborative partnerships, student research, and guidance, we are able to inform and implement policies with UBC sustainability that address critical societal issues. These opportunities provide our students with exposure to professional experiences as well as open the door to faculty curriculum and expertise to advance our sustainability and wellbeing commitments.
How the Program Works

INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS

UBC students, faculty, and operational practitioners, and community partners collaborate in providing expertise and guidance to advance UBC’s sustainability and wellbeing commitments from urban biodiversity, climate to food security through impactful research and collaborations.
Research Collaborations

KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

Fostering effective knowledge exchange through SEEDS is guided by the need to engage, disseminate, translate, and mobilize research with the communities or research affects.
knowledge exchange

SEEDS Showcase

Visit the SEEDS blog to learn how SEEDS applied research and partnerships are advancing UBC’s sustainability and wellbeing commitments through stories from our participants.
SEEDS Showcase

Meet the SEEDS Team

We are a dedicated, energetic, and committed team driven by a horizontal team-based approach. We value addressing critical societal issues through collaborations that are meaningful, inclusive, interdisciplinary, community based, and action oriented. Our team brings a diversity of knowledge and experience that serves as the backbone of the SEEDS Sustainability Program.
Meet the Team

Sustainability Research and Data Portal

From urban biodiversity to food security and climate action, we invite you to explore this Research and Data Portal to learn about sustainability research, data and initiatives happening across the UBC Vancouver campus and potential collaboration opportunities.
Research and Data Portal

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
AMS Nest: Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2025
Amzy Vallenas Arévalo, Davi Monticelli, Julia Antoniw, Victoria French Alma Mater Society: Claire Ewing; Alma Mater Society: Michael Kingsmill; Alma Mater Society: Jason Pang; Campus + Community Planning: Bud Fraser; Energy and Water: Julie West CHBE 573 Climate, Energy Chemical and Biological Engineering: Naoko Ellis 2020-2021 PDF
Health Promotion and Social Media Engagement of Students and UBC Recreation
Jueun Oh, Morgan Lorenz, Jennifer Nipp, Nikki Stewart Hunter, Karmen Leong Athletics & Recreation: Alyssa Reyes; Student Recreation Centre: Emily Jarvis KIN 464 Community, Health, Wellbeing Kinesiology, School of: Andrea Bundon 2020-2021 PDF
“Climate-Friendly” Food Systems at UBC: Community Engagement to Define and Inform Climate Action
Shalini Nanayakkara Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Tara Moreau VOL 500 Climate, Community, Food Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao 2020-2021 PDF
East Mall Redesign between Agronomy Road and W16th Avenue
Deepinder Bajwa, Ray Han, JinSong Hu, Tang Shun Mai, Bastien Moy, Kyle Tam Campus + Community Planning: Krista Falkner CIVL 446 Climate, Community, Transportation Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat 2020-2021 PDF
East Mall Redesign - Final Detailed Design Report
Benny Orr, Davis Su, Hamed Barkh, Jiabei Qiu, Shota Inoda, Xin Yue Luo Campus + Community Planning: Krista Falkner CIVL 446 Climate, Community, Transportation Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat 2020-2021 PDF
Women’s Barriers to Physical Activity Programs Organized by UBC Recreation
Mandy Che, Juan Diaz Nieto, Jacqueline Molnar, Kaitlyn Wong Athletics & Recreation: Alyssa Reyes; Student Recreation Centre: Emily Jarvis KIN 464 Community, Health, Wellbeing Kinesiology, School of: Andrea Bundon 2020-2021 PDF
Justice-Centred Emergency Preparedness - Impacts of COVID-19 on Student Finance, Health, and Wellbeing: An Examination of the University of British Columbia’s Emergency Response Strategies
Vicky Kim Risk Management Services: Danny Smutylo; UBC Climate Hub: Adriana Laurent GRS 497E Climate, Community, Food Land and Food Systems, Faculty of: Les Lavkulich 2020-2021 PDF
Citizen Science at UBC: A Framework and Future Recommendations
Alexander Wong Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Tara Moreau VOL 400 Biodiversity, Climate, Community Science, Faculty of: Michelle Tseng 2020-2021 PDF
East Mall Redesign - Preliminary Design Report
Kristian Biela, Dylan Galovich, Dylan Grier, Cao Gu, Benjamin Maquignaz, Stephen Martin, Braeden McCowan Campus + Community Planning: Krista Falkner CIVL 446 Climate, Community, Transportation Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat 2020-2021 PDF
Identifying and Addressing Barriers That Have Resulted in a Lack of UBC REC Family
Deborah Burian, Emma Feldinger, Brian Wallack, Rori Wood Athletics & Recreation: Alyssa Reyes; Student Recreation Centre: Emily Jarvis KIN 464 Community, Health, Wellbeing Kinesiology, School of: Andrea Bundon 2020-2021 PDF

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