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.
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
Climate adaptation scenarios for a resilient future at UBC Botanical Garden: Modeling Species Distribution for Acers griseum, pentaphyllum, circinatum, and macrophyllum
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 PDF
Campus Food Delivery: GHG Assessment: Accelerate Climate Action - Climate Fri endly Food Systems (CFFS) and Enable the Great Food Transformation - Decarbonizing Transportation
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 PDF
UBC Wesbrook Mall Redesign
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 PDF
How Urban Trees Keep Our Campus Cool? Assessing the resilience of UBCV campus in coping with summer heatwaves using Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation
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 PDF
Birds on Campus: Assessing Sources of Unintentional Feeding to Inform Policy and Campus Design
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 PDF
Wesbrook Mall Redesign – Phase 4
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
Understanding Microclimate in UBC Botanical Garden Using a multiple linear regression, a model was created to assess land surface temperature and LiDAR metrics
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
Preparing for the Future: Climate Change and Western Redcedars at the David C. Lam Asian Garden, University of British Columbia Botanical Garden
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
Sustainability & Engineering – Wesbrook Mall Redesign, Phase 4
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 PDF
Don’t worry, be hungry? Assessing the relationship between pro-environmental behaviour and eco-anxiety using Climate-Friendly Food Systems labels
Kirsten Wesselow : Juliana Campbell; : Darren Clay; : Rowan Waldron PSYC 349 Climate : Jiaying Zhao 2021-2022 PDF

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