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
Assessing the Potential for a Student-run Cooperative Organic Grocery Outlet in UBC’s Student Union Building: The Sustainability of the UBC Food System Collaborative Project III
Shannon Buckshaw, Celine Evans, Magdalena Kerner, Young-Jae Lim, Jane Noble, Tina Tam, Zane Young Natural Food Co-op: Alice Miro AGSC 450 Community, Food Applied Biology: Alejandro Rojas 2003-2004 PDF
The Sustainability Indicators Project
Les Lavkulich, Jane Lister, Yasuhiko Ogushi, Heather Scholefield, Lydia The Building Operations Vancouver Campus: Heather Scholefield RMES 500C Climate, Community, Land Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability: Les Lavkulich 2003-2004 PDF
The Sustainability of the UBC Food System Collaborative Project III UBC Food Co-op
Gina Aitchison, Janis Lauder, Tom Ho, Donald Chiu, Newton Sahota, Madeleine Van Roechoudt Natural Food Co-op: Alice Miro AGSC 450 Community, Food Applied Biology: Alejandro Rojas 2003-2004 PDF
Paper Sourcing at UBC
Lucila Diaz Villasensor, Johnathan Lu, Avind Mirtipati, Matthew Walton, Vikas Srivastava Campus Sustainability: Ruth Abramson MBA 500 Materials, Procurement Sauder School of Business: Steve Alisharan 2003-2004 PDF
The Sustainability of the UBC Food System: Collaborative Project III: Food Security
Sandy Cheung, Eleanor Ho, Roger Lam, Anna Magera, Windiani Safitri, Heather Thompson, Holly van Heukelom Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm: Mark Bomford, Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Andrew Parr, AMS Food & Beverage Department: Nancy Toogood, Retail Operations: Dorothy Yip AGSC 450 Community, Food Applied Biology: Alejandro Rojas 2003-2004 PDF
Customer Awareness of and Participation in Sustainability
Mandy Cheng, Sara Harrison, Andria Lam, Cristina Machial, Lena Syrovy, Diana Trang Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Andrew Parr, AMS Food & Beverage Department: Nancy Toogood, Retail Operations: Dorothy Yip AGSC 450 Community, Food Applied Biology: Alejandro Rojas 2003-2004 PDF
The Sustainability of the UBC Food System Collaborative Project III Scenario #8
Arlana Alkema, Danielle Chong, Ernie Huang, Cora Law, Jennifer Mak, Alanna Sakai, Patricia Vilaysane Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Andrew Parr, AMS Food & Beverage Department: Nancy Toogood, Retail Operations: Dorothy Yip AGSC 450 Community, Food Applied Biology: Alejandro Rojas 2003-2004 PDF
The Sustainability of the UBC Food System Collaborative Project III What are the perceptions of UBC customers regarding the price of food at UBC?
Elisa Armstrong, Yi Man Choy, Laila Hussein, Kathryn Leah, Loretta Massara, Meghan Sempowich Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Andrew Parr, AMS Food & Beverage Department: Nancy Toogood, Retail Operations: Dorothy Yip AGSC 450 Community, Food Applied Biology: Alejandro Rojas 2003-2004 PDF
Macmillan Precinct Oak Management Plan
Jonas Spring Municipal Services: David Smith AGRO 497 Biodiversity, Land UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research: Douglas Justice 2002-2003 PDF
Case Study: Market Opportunities For Commerically Thinned Small Diameter Douglas-Fir Trees
Carlos Aquino UBC Alex Fraser Research Forest: Ken Day WOOD 465 Materials Forestry Faculty: Robert Kozak 2002-2003 PDF

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