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New Sustainable Cities Certificate from UBC SCARP

How can we balance ecological preservation with social equity in our cities? A new proposed undergraduate certificate in urban sustainability aims to tackle that question head-on. Dr. James Connolly, Assistant Professor at UBC School of Community...
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How UBC's Sustainability Hub is helping reduce embodied carbon in the construction industry

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Sustainability Ambassadors take climate action outreach to Science World

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The Downtown Eastside Talks Climate with UBC’s CLEAR Project

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Sustainability Scholar maps ecosystems to inform adaptation strategies to preserve Maplewood Flats

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June 6, 2016

Creating a Zero-Waste Campus

June 6, 2016

UBC Researchers Help Advance Wildlife Protection

May 26, 2016

UBC researchers put urban bikeability ranking system through the spin

With Vancouver’s tenth annual Bike to Work Week about to gear up, a group of Canadian researchers is testing a system that helps cities become more cycle friendly. The Bike Score was created in 2012 using studies conducted in partnership with UBC’s School of Population and Public Health. The score...
May 26, 2016

Making the case for social resilience

Earlier this month, 88,000 residents fled the wildfire burning through Fort McMurray. Only two fatalities were reported, the result of a vehicle collision during the evacuation. The success of the evacuation effort has been attributed to many factors, ranging from emergency response measures put in...
May 26, 2016

Climate-caused wildfires? Turns out, it’s a bit more complicated

With wildfires raging months ahead of schedule in Northern B.C. and Alberta, many are pointing towards climate change as the culprit . While warm weather and low snowpacks undoubtedly contribute to tinder-dry forests, the relationship between climate change and forest fires is a bit more...
May 12, 2016

"There’s so much we can do now:" UBC professors on meeting Paris carbon targets

Last month, Canada officially committed to slashing its carbon emissions to 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 as part of the landmark Paris Agreement. Now, the rubber hits the road. Four panelists tackled the question of making Canada’s climate commitments a reality at an event held by Liberal...
May 12, 2016

Metro Vancouver’s watering restrictions are part of a larger strategy of urban water sustainability

Metro Vancouver will introduce its seasonal water restrictions on May 15, earlier than previous summers. This comes after a record-breaking summer last year when the regional body implemented Stage 3 water restrictions for the first time since 2003. By July 2015, reservoir levels had dropped below...
May 12, 2016

Green oases in the city

Over a decade ago, Vancouver saw three residential alleyways transformed into “country lanes” – grassy, idyllic laneways hidden in different parts of the city. The project served multiple purposes. The grassy, permeable surfaces absorb rainwater, reducing the amount of runoff flowing into the city’...
May 6, 2016

#GETLOUD for the National Mental Health Week

April 28, 2016

Researchers, Vancouver Police Explore Sustainable Commuting Options for Employees

A graduate student in the UBC Sustainability Scholars program teamed up with the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) to find out how to get VPD employees who commute to work to ditch their cars and pedal instead. The study , developed in collaboration with UBC Sustainability, surveyed employees of a...

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