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.
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 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.
Food Security Initiative
The Food Security Initiative (FSI) is partnership between UBC Wellbeing, SEEDS Sustainability Program and Faculty of Land and Food Systems.
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.
Campus Biodiversity Initiative: Research & Demonstration (CBIRD)
The Campus Biodiversity Initiative: Research and Demonstration (CBIRD) is the first campus-wide initiative of its kind at a Canadian university.
Climate Crisis in Urban Biodiversity
Inspiring the next generation of students to work on the interconnected global challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss by co-creating student-led, inclusive, and demand-driven research.
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
Alan Ehrenholz, Eric Rothfels, Erik Bonderud, Karin Huang, Chien Yu (Monica) Liu, Trevor Jones
Campus + Community Planning: Doug Doyle
CIVL 445/446
Climate, Land, Water
Civil Engineering: Patricia Keen; Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2018-2019
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Alice Miao, Amy Kim, Anais Janik, Sarah Bishop, Shenae Borschneck & Tyler Hergott
Building Operations Vancouver Campus: Jeff Nulty; Campus + Community Planning: Dean Gregory; Campus + Community Planning: John Madden; Sustainability and Engineering: Emma Luker
FRST/LARC/FRST 490/542/551
Biodiversity, Wellbeing
Forestry, Faculty of: Stephen Sheppard
2018-2019
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Thomas Black, Jenil Doshi, Pei-Ting (Alvin) Lin
Campus + Community Planning: Adam Hyslop; Campus + Community Planning: Chris Fay
ECON 492
Finance, Transportation
Economics, Department of: Joshua Gottlieb
2018-2019
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Abigail (Abby) Arambarri, Pahul Gupta, Spencer Lam, Zachary Lee
: Nathan Jesse; Kinesiology, School of: Matt Fagan; Kinesiology, School of: Thalia Otamendi
KIN 464
Buildings, Community, Health
Kinesiology, School of: Negin Riazi
2018-2019
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Brandon Forys, Xiong-Jie (Aaron) Zhuo, Cheng (Quinn) Liu, Chaoyi (Lyra) Shi, Johannes (Jo) Hernanto
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Andrea Byfuglien; Arts, Faculty of: Geoffrey Kyle Gooderham; UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research: Tara Moreau
PSYC 321
Climate, Community, Wellbeing
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao
2018-2019
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Samantha Coronel, Citali Cruz Cruz, Eseohe Ojo, Alessia Rodriguez, Joshua Tafel
GPP 504
Community, Materials, Waste
: Cesi Cruz
2018-2019
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Emily Ding, Connor Ferster, Taylan Jarvis, Sarah Nhung, Jamie Rodstrom, Evan Schaffer
Campus + Community Planning: Doug Doyle
CIVL 445/446
Climate, Land, Water
Civil Engineering: Patricia Keen; Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2018-2019
PDF
Kimiaossadat (Kimia) Nozadi, Antoni Hozar, Ashley Viljoen, Gisele Umuhoza
Enrolment Services: Cara Low
LFS 450
Finance, Food, Wellbeing
Land and Food Systems, Faculty of: Liska Richer
2018-2019
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Mona Ghiam, Rose-Lynne Savage
Building Operations Vancouver Campus: Jeff Nulty; Building Operations Vancouver Campus: Collin Varner
BIOL 448
Biodiversity, Climate
Botany, Department of: Santokh Singh
2018-2019
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Rui Ando, Meagan Chow, Louisa Tsang, Calvin Pihoc, Tiffany Trinh
: Nathan Jesse; Kinesiology, School of: Matt Fagan; Kinesiology, School of: Thalia Otamendi
KIN 464
Buildings, Community, Health
Kinesiology, School of: Negin Riazi
2018-2019
PDF