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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Courtney Stevens
: Adriana Lopez Villalobos; Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Tara Moreau; Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Daniel Mosquin
FCOR 599
Biodiversity, Climate, Community
Forestry, Faculty of: Paul Pickell
2021-2022
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Jessica Yamamoto, Natalie Harris, Danie Benetton, Mansi Dhaundiyal
Campus + Community Planning: Bud Fraser; Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron; Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Colin Moore
VOL 500
Climate
Chemical and Biological Engineering: Jonathan Verrett
2021-2022
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Abdulrehman Khan, Aliya Zhang, David Huang, Peter Ehrlich, Mayank Tiwary, Shadab Haque
Campus + Community Planning: Krista Falkner
CIVL 445/446
Climate, Land, Transportation
Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2021-2022
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Yujie Chen
Campus + Community Planning: John Madden (C+CP); Sustainability and Engineering: Emma Luker
FCOR 599
Biodiversity, Buildings, Climate
Forestry, Faculty of: Paul Pickell
2021-2022
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Elina Eronen, Dana Johnson, Kah Mun Wan
Building Operations: Tamas Weidner; Campus + Community Planning: Penny Martyn
RES 510
Biodiversity, Land, Waste
Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability: Leila Harris
2021-2022
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Vasilii Bogdan, Tai Phan, Aaron Przy, Tan Vuong, Mitchell Zazulak, Lisi Zhang
Campus + Community Planning: Krista Falkner
CIVL 445/446
Climate, Land, Transportation
Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2021-2022
PDF
Meagan Ng
: Adriana Lopez Villalobos; Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Tara Moreau; Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Daniel Mosquin
FCOR 599
Biodiversity, Climate
Forestry, Faculty of: Paul Pickell
2021-2022
PDF
Virginia Hang
Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Adriana Lopez Villalobos; Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Tara Moreau; Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Daniel Mosquin
UFOR 531
Biodiversity, Climate, Community
Forestry, Faculty of: Paul Pickell
2021-2022
PDF
Cyrus Adams, Kris Atkinson, Jeff Chapman, Firas Mohammed Kamal, Sean Simao, Mateo Thompson
Campus + Community Planning: Krista Falkner
CIVL 445/446
Climate, Land, Transportation
Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2021-2022
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Kirsten Wesselow
: Juliana Campbell; : Darren Clay; : Rowan Waldron
PSYC 349
Climate
: Jiaying Zhao
2021-2022
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