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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Emily Hardy
Campus + Community Planning: Penny Martyn
APBI 495
Climate
Land and Food Systems, Faculty of: Kristen Walker
2021-2022
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Silvia Huang
: Juliana Campbell; : Darren Clay; : Marie Dixon; : Tara Moreau; : Brad Vigue; : Rowan Waldron
VOL 500
Climate, Food, Procurement
: Navin Ramankutty
2021-2022
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Linda Clarke Harter
Campus + Community Planning: Penny Martyn
APBI 495
Climate
Land and Food Systems Orchard Garden: Kristen Walker
2021-2022
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Rebecca Baron, Maya Bodnar, Nicola Bodnarchuk, Sandra Gurguis, Michelle Nifco
: Jenifer Lipka; : Victoria Wakefield; Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron; Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Paula McCready; UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research: Tara Moreau; UBC Wellbeing: Sara Kozicky
LFS 450
Biodiversity, Climate, Wellbeing
Land and Food Systems, Faculty of: Liska Richer
2021-2022
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Michelle Whiticar
Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron
LARC 598
Climate, Community, Land
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture: Cynthia Girling
2021-2022
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Haley Kardash, Suet Ling Shirley Ting, Marriam Dia, Andy Ruochen Qin, Kiana Stark
: Jenifer Lipka; : Victoria Wakefield; Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron; Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Paula McCready; UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research: Tara Moreau; UBC Wellbeing: Sara Kozicky
LFS 450
Biodiversity, Climate, Wellbeing
Land and Food Systems, Faculty of: Liska Richer
2021-2022
PDF
Brennen Gilbert, Charlotte White, Katya Zhukova, Lian Boltwood, Madison Pinder, Oliver Kodet
Campus + Community Planning: Georgia Stanley; UBC Wellbeing: Sara Kozicky
LFS 450
Climate
Land and Food Systems, Faculty of: Liska Richer
2021-2022
PDF
Abhigyan Dasgupta, Pardis Ebadi, Aditi Kumar, Chloe Wing Hay Lam, Olga Padilla, Claire Hein-Salvi
: Juliana Cambell; : Darren Clay; Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron
PSYC 421
Climate, Food
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao
2021-2022
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Zahra Fazal, Damara Featherstone, Laurena Gerbrandt, Kristen McLester, Bonny Yu
UBC Wellbeing: Sara Kozicky
LFS 450
Climate
Campus + Community Planning: Liska Richer
2021-2022
PDF
Ahmed Shaaban, Andre Policzer, Elisha Fu, Anirudh Kannan, Edris Wu, Luiza Amoroso Lima
: Juliana Cambell; : Darren Clay; Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron
PSYC 421
Climate, Food
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao
2021-2022
PDF