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Sustainable Development
Teaching and Research
David Gauthier
Professor of Geography and Executive Director, Canadian Plains Research
Center
Tel.: 585-4758
Fax: 585-4699
Email: [email protected]
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Canadian
University
Undergraduate Program(s)
Graduate Program(s)
University of
British
Columbia
-Community and the Environment
-Conservation Biology
-Ecology and Environmental Biology
-Environmental Design
-Environmental Engineering
-Environmental Science
-Forest Resource Management
-Natural Resources Conservation
-Resource Economics
Institute for Resources, Environment and
Sustainability (IRES) offers a
transdisciplinary Resource Management and
Environmental Studies graduate program
related to resource, environment and
sustainability issues.
-Bioresource Engineering
-Community and Regional Planning
-Resource Management and Environmental
Studies
Simon Fraser
University
-Resource and Environmental Management
-Community Economic Development
-Environmental Education
-Environmental Science
-Resource and Environmental Management
-Earth Sciences
-Environmental Biology
University of
Alberta
-Renewable Resources
-Civil and Environmental Engineering
-Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
-Civil and Environmental Engineering
-Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
-Renewable Resources
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University of
Calgary
-Applied and Environmental Geology
-Environmental Science
-Energy and the Environment
-Environmental Design
-Resources and the Environment
University of
Saskatchewan
-Ecological Education (certificate)
-Environmental Engineering
-Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering
-Biotechnology
-Environmental Science
-Land Use and Environmental Studies
-Regional and Urban Development
-Urban Planning
-Environmental Engineering
-Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering
-Biotechnology
University of
Manitoba
-Biosystems Engineering
-Environmental Resources
-Landscape Architecture
-City Planning
-Environmental Studies/Science
-Community Health Science
-Biosystems Engineering
-Landscape Architecture
-Community Health Science
-City Planning
-Natural Resource Management
-Planning
-Landscape Architecture
-Environmental Engineering
-Environmental Studies
-Urban and Community Studies
-Biotechnology
-Community Health
-Environmental Studies
-Environmental Chemistry
-Landscape Architecture
-Biotechnology
-Environmental Geography and Resource
Management
-Environmental Planning
-Environmental Science and Environmental
Engineering
-Forest Conservation
-Sustainable Energy
-Urban and Community Studies
University of
Toronto
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University of
Guelph
-Agroecosystem Management
-Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
-Environmental Science
-Environmental Biology
-Environmental Economic Policy
-Environmental Protection
-Environmental Toxicology
-Landscape Architecture
-Natural Resources Management
-Water Resources Engineering
-Environmental Biology
-Land Resources Science
-Landscape Architecture
-Resource and Environmental Economics
-Rural Planning and Development
University of
Waterloo
-Environmental Engineering
-Planning
-Environment and Resource Studies
-Environment and Business
-Social Development Studies
-Environment and Resource Studies
-Planning
Trent University
-Environmental Chemistry
-Environmental and Resource Studies
-Environmental Studies/ Sciences
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McGill
University
-Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
-Agricultural Sciences
-Biotechnology
-Ecological Agriculture
-Environmental Biology
-Environmental Engineering
-Environmental Forestry
-Natural Resources Economics
-Natural Resources Sciences
-Renewable Resources
-Resource Conservation
-Atmospheric Environments and Air Quality
-Biodiversity and Conservation
-Earth Sciences and Economics
-Ecological Determinants of Health
-Environometrics
-Food Production and the Environment
-Renewable Resource Management
-Water Environments and Ecosystems
-Urban Planning
-Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
-Natural Resources Sciences
-Renewable Resources
-Environmental Engineering
Concordia
University
-Community and Public Affairs
-Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering
-Environmental Engineering
University of
Dalhousie
-Community Design
-Environmental Studies
-Environmental Engineering
-Planning
-Community Health and Epidemiology
-Environmental Engineering
-Natural Resource Studies
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agriculture
anthropology
biology
chemistry
computer science
cultural ecology
earth sciences
ecosystem theory
economics (micro and macro)
education
engineering
environmental planning and management
ethics
field sampling techniques (social and physical sciences)
fisheries
forestry
geography
geology
history
law
mathematics (calculus)
philosophy (ethics, logic; philosophies of science)
physics
policy development and analysis
politics
recreation
resource management
sociology
statistics (descriptive, probability)
systems modelling
urban studies
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Examples of University-Affiliated Sustainability Research Initiatives
Sustainability Communities Initiative (SCI): University of Victoria
Sustainable Development Research Initiative, UBC
TCPL International Institute for Resources Industries and Sustainability
Studies , University of Calgary
Sustainability Reporting Program (SRP): York University
York Centre for Applied Sustainability (YCAS): York University
Environment and Sustainable Development Research Centre (ESDRC),
University of New Brunswick
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University of Regina
Examples of Courses Related to Sustainable Development
Sustainable
Development
Dimension
Undergraduate Courses
Graduate
Courses
Social
dimension
Anthropology 240: Popular Culture
Environmental Health and Science Engineering 320: Community
Health and Epidemiology
History 306: Canadian Social History
Human Justice 312: Foundations of Human Rights
Human Justice 357: Ecology and Justice
Humanities 201: Landmarks of Western Thought
Philosophy 275: Environmental Ethics
Political Science 437: Selected Topics in Politics and the
Environment
Religious Studies 273: Issues in Religion and Science
Sociology 230: Nature and Society
Sociology 430: Sociology of the Environment
History 813: Prairie Urban History
Indian Studies 801: Critical Issues in
Indian Studies
Sociology 807: Seminar on Regional
Development and Underdevelopment
Sociology 808: Seminar on Class and
Political Economy
Social Work 835: Current Aboriginal
Issues in Social Work Practice
Economic
dimension
Anthropology 301: Economic Anthropology
Economics 211: Introduction to Economic Development
Economics 372 & 472: Resource and Environmental Economics I
and II
Geography 322: Economic Geography
Indian Studies 360: Indian Economic Geography
Economics 801: Microeconomics for
Policy Analysis
Economics 802: Macroeconomics for
Policy Analysis
Economics 854: Regional Economic
Policy
Geography 822: Regional Economic
Development
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Environment
dimension
Biology 275: Ecology
Biology 375: Systems Ecology
Biology 475: Population and Community Ecology
Environmental Health and Science 440: Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Systems Engineering 321: Applied Environmental
Science
Environmental Systems Engineering 421: Environmental Design and
Impact
Geography 325: Biogeography
Geology 102: Environmental Geology
Geology 474: Environmental Hydrogeology
Science Education (ESCI) 302: Environmental Education
Biology 835AA-ZZ: Selected Topics
in Ecology
Environmental Systems Engineering
801: Environmental Systems
Engineering
Environmental Systems Engineering
803: Water Resources Management
Environmental Systems Engineering
832: Biological Processes for
Wastewater Treatment
Geography 827: Water Resources
Industrial Systems Engineering 836:
Energy Resources
Crosscutting
Biology 276: Environmental Biology
Community Development 40: Foundations of Community
Development
Economics 354: Urban and Regional Economics
Economics 372: Resource and Environmental Economics
Education Health 258: Personal and Community Health
Environmental Health and Science Engineering 305: Environmental
Economics and Community Development
First Nations Outdoor Education: EIOE 215
Geography 200: Environmental Issues
Geography 326: Resource Management
Indian Studies 236: Indian Economic, Environmental, and
Geographic Systems
Kinesiology & Health Studies 442: Outdoor Recreation Resource
Management
Social Work 475: Social Work and Social Change
Woman Studies 201: Women, the Environment and Change
Canadian Plains Studies 801:
Canadian Plains Seminar
Geography 824: Urban Geography
and Urban Planning
Geography 826: Resource
Management
Kinesiology and Health Studies 872:
Population Health
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Institutional and organizational behaviour as a component of sustainable development –
undergraduate courses from the Faculty of Administration, e.g. Admin 306: Ethical Issues
in Business, Admin 307: Legal Institutions and Processes, Admin 344: The Planning and
Evaluation of Public Policy, Admin 441: Public Policies for Northern Development.
Examples of graduate courses: Administration 830: Social Issues in Business,
Administration 835: International Business.
University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business offers various programs in Environmental
Management and Sustainable Development.
MBA with a specialization in Global Energy Management and Sustainable Development (GEMS) .
MBA with a specialization in Environmental Management/Sustainable Development .
PhD in Management with a focus on Environmental Management/Sustainable Development.
Interdisciplinary MSc in Energy and the Environment for Latin America & the Caribbean
(U of C/OLADE), in Quito, Ecuador and Couva, Trinidad and Tobago.
Interdisciplinary MA/MSc (thesis-based) in Resources and Environment Graduate Program.
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The way that people perceive and express their environment
as a component of sustainable development –
Fine Arts, e.g. Arth 324: Canadian Art and Cultural Identity,
Arth 372: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Painting.
Resource and Environmental Studies Degree Program - The
First Nations University of Canada, the University of Regina and SIAST
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University of Regina Research Emphases
Culture and Heritage
Energy and the Environment
Informatics
Health
Social Justice
University of Regina Research Chairs
Public policy and economic history – Dr. Gregory Marchildon (Administration)
Social Justice - Dr. Shadia Drury (Political Science)
Energy and Environment - Dr. Guo (Gordon) Huang (Engineering)
Environmental Change and Society - Dr. Peter Leavitt (Biology)
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Research Centres and Institutes
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Canadian Institute for Peace, Justice and Security
Canadian Plains Research Center
Centre for International Education & Training
Centre for Sustainable Communities
Centre on Aging and Health
Dr. Paul Schwann Applied Health and Research Centre
Humanities Research Institute
Indigenous Peoples Health Research Centre (IPHRC)
Sample Survey and Data Bank Unit
Saskatchewan Instructional Development and Research Unit
Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy
Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit
Social Policy Research Unit
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• The International Test Centre on CO2 Capture in partnership with the
International Energy Agency, SaskPower, TransAlta, EnCana Energy Ltd,
Nexen Energy, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Governments of
Canada, Alberta and Saskatchewan;
• The Greenhouse Gas Technology Centre in partnership with Saskatchewan
Industry and Resources and Natural Resources Canada;
• The Petroleum Technology Research Centre in partnership with the
Saskatchewan Research Council, Natural Resources Canada and a number
of industry partners including Nexen Energy, Petrovera, Husky Oil,
TransGas Ltd, and Dakota Gasification Company;
• The Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative in partnership with the
Governments of Canada, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the
Saskatchewan Research Council, and the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation
Administration;
• Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit with the
Saskatchewan Regional Health Authorities, University of Saskatchewan,
Saskatchewan Health Services Utilization and Research Commission
and Government of Saskatchewan;
• Indigenous Peoples Health Research Centre is supported by the
Aboriginal Capacity and Development Research Environments (ACADRE);
• Centre for Sustainable Communities in partnership with the City of Regina,
the National Research Council, and the Regina Regional Economic
Development Authority
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Examples of University of Regina Research
Related to Sustainable Development
Administration – Aboriginal Communities and Sustainable Rural Development
Arts – Institutional Adaptations to Climate Change
Arts - TERRA (The Environmental Research and Response Applications Lab)
Engineering – Energy and Environmental Research Laboratory
Education – Enhancing Awareness and Understanding of Climate Change in Saskatchewan
Engineering – Regional Scale Climate Change
Kinesiology and Health – Health Impacts of Organizational Practices in Saskatchewan
Luther College – Sustainable Forest Management
ORS-PARC – Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change
Science – Atmospheric Transport Studies of Insecticides and Herbicides
Science – Green Chemistry Conference
Science – Laboratory of Environmental Change and Society
Science – Transportation and Accumulation of Potential Toxic Metals
•A cross-cultural study of health care decision-making: culture, ethics, and religion
•Population health determinants
•Social cohesion and rural sustainability
•Weyburn CO2 monitoring project
•Hydrogen fuel research
•Sustainable Agriculture in Western Canada: Planning for Droughts Using the Past
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University Presidents’ Workshop: Learning and Sustainability
The universities have the necessary capacity to develop the intellectual framework to
support practical applications of sustainable development concepts.
Academic leaders have the capability to convene academic disciplines on large, complex
issues, mobilize resources, create incentives and programs for faculty development and,
most importantly, to lead by example, thereby moving their institutions toward
interdisciplinary teaching and research.
Universities can show leadership through innovation in curriculum design and pedagogy
and faculty development.
Universities can expand their scope through outreach and partnerships for sustainable
development.
By minimizing their own impact on the environment, universities can lead by example
through ecologically sound institutional policies and practices.
Universities can generate funds to further interdisciplinary research and teaching efforts.
Universities can show leadership in stimulating debate that involves the environment and
the economy, not one to the exclusion of the other.
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Organizational Structure
Organizational structure refers both to disciplines as they are organized and to the allocation of space.
The discipline-centred structure of universities is a challenge for moving towards
sustainable development.
Visible top-down leadership encouraging a supportive climate for identifying,
advancing and implementing solutions and mirrored by grass-roots support.
Senior leadership in university must be visible, including acting as champions
within individual faculties.
Deans can create and maintain a supportive climate and encourage faculty buy-in
in terms of grass-roots spontaneous actions.
Organize graduate departments along research and teaching theme lines as distinct
from traditional organizational structures.
Renovate existing spaces in older buildings and make use of downtown areas rather
than building new structures as a more sustainable means of increasing space,
e.g. Harbour City Centre Campus of Simon Fraser University.
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Resource Issues
Universities should seek large increases in the funding of interdisciplinary environmental
research and teaching from non-traditional sources.
Research funds are often earmarked for traditional disciplines, which results in the continuing
compartmentalization of problems and solutions.
Establish a proactive office of research to identify opportunities for cross-disciplinary research
and funding from alternative sources such as foundations or the private sector.
Create private sector spin-offs of sustainable technologies that will increase employment,
provide research jobs for students, and generate income.
Increased collaboration among universities on sustainable development research activities.
Establish cooperative programs on sustainable development themes and private sector
apprenticeships. These initiatives would allow students to get concrete work experiences
related to sustainability as part of their education.
Student exchanges among institutions in Canada to further expand students' learning
experiences and to give them an understanding of sustainable development.
Institute a surcharge on tuition to generate funds for specific teaching and research projects
that focus on sustainable development, e.g. UBC.
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Recognition for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research
Policy support from the administration to recognize the value of outreach, partnerships
and collaborative work when evaluating tenure and promotion.
Cross-appointments for faculty members.
Granting Councils can be encouraged to value interdisciplinary teaching and research.
Funding agencies can demonstrate leadership by encouraging more applied research
that addresses real world problems in the community where the university is located,
that is, building on local needs and expertise.
Universities can foster support for interdisciplinarity and sustainable development by
requiring interdisciplinary team projects and research from students and faculty.
Universities can examine their internal reward system and remove disincentives.
Staff reward committees with individuals experienced in interdisciplinary work and
outside experts.
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