Social and economic geography

This group comprises research and experimental development in social and economic geography.

Parent Category

Social sciences

Sub-Categories

Human geography

Urban and regional planning

Other social and human geography

Graduate Degree Programs in Social and economic geography

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Organizational Behaviour (PhD)

The emphasis of the PhD Program in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources (OBHR) is on developing research-oriented academics who study problems related to organizations, including the effects of management practices on people, between people within organizational settings, and between...

Doctor of Philosophy in Geography (PhD)

Our program introduces students to independent research while broadening and deepening their contact with a selected aspect of Geography. Research can be conducted in these general thematic sub-disciplines: Biogeography; Climatology; Economic Geography; Environment and Sustainability; Feminist...

Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)

SCARP is interested in attracting students to its PhD program who are interested in topics broadly related to the transition to sustainability through the democratization of planning approaches. Under this broad umbrella, our faculty have diverse interests, ranging from sustainable transportation...

Master of Arts in Geography (MA)

Our program introduces students to independent research while broadening and deepening their contact with a selected aspect of Geography. Research can be conducted in these general thematic sub-disciplines: Economic Geography; Feminist Geography; Historical Geography; Indigenous Geographies;...

Master of Arts in Planning (MAP)

The restructured Master of Arts in Planning is a thesis-based research program of study, which is differentiated from SCARP's accredited, professionally oriented Master of Community and Regional Planning (MCRP) and is intended to provide learning opportunities for: practicing professionals who...

Master of Community and Regional Planning (MCRP)

The field of planning has long been recognized as a professional field in Canada and the world. UBC's School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) is one of the larger graduate planning schools in North America. Its Vision is “Knowledge in action - planning in partnership", and in achieving...

Master of Engineering Leadership in Urban Systems (MEL)

TRANSFORM THE FUTURE IN A RAPIDLY EVOLVING INDUSTRY Elevate your career to new heights with the Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in Urban Systems, an advanced degree crafted for visionary system thinkers eager to tackle complex challenges in infrastructure. This unique interdisciplinary...

Master of Science in Geography (MSc)

Our program introduces students to independent research while broadening and deepening their contact with a selected aspect of Geography. Research can be conducted in these general thematic sub-disciplines: Biogeography; Climatology; Geomorphology; Hydrology and Glaciology; Environment and...

Master of Science in Planning (MSCP)

The restructured Master of Science in Planning is a thesis-based research program of study, which is differentiated from SCARP's accredited, professionally oriented Master of Community and Regional Planning (MCRP) and is intended to provide learning opportunities for: practicing professionals who...

Master of Urban Design (MUD)

Urban design is the discipline of the design and management of our ever-changing cities driven by urbanization, global economics, and advancing technologies. The Master of Urban Design program is offered in an one-year curriculum with a central focus on urban design at all scales - from the...

Master of Urban Forestry Leadership (MUFL)

Highly-qualified urban forestry professionals are becoming increasingly necessary in cities around the world due to the rapid pace and scale of urbanization, the need to adapt to multiple impacts of climate change in cities, and increasing demand from the public for the recreational, psychological...

UBC Researchers conducting research in Social and economic geography

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Arefin, Mohammed

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Human geography; History of sciences and technology (except medicine and health care); urban geography; discard studies; urban political ecology; Environmental justice; waste; sanitation; geographical political economy

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Bergmann, Luke

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social and economic geography; Geomatics; Globalization

Bigazzi, Alex

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Civil engineering; Transport planning; active transportation; Pedestrians; bicycles; travel behaviour; Transportation Systems; motor vehicle emissions; Climate impacts

Byrne, Fionn

School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Landscape architecture; Design innovation; Landscape studies (except architecture); Landscape design; Landscape ethics

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Campbell, Heather

School of Community and Regional Planning, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Urban and regional planning; how academics can work more effectively with non-academics to enhance impact of research; how academics can work more effectively with non-academics to enhance the relevance of research; how ethical values can be incorporated into public policy relating to city and regional planning

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Everhart, Avery

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Health geography; Population geography; Geographic information system (GIS and GPS) applications; Health and community services; Bioinformatics, n.e.c.; Social and cultural geography; Sex and gender-based analysis; Ethical, legal, and social issues in health, health systems and health research; Gender and health relationship; Health information systems (including surveillance); Geographic Information Science; Medical Geography; Demography & Population Studies; Critical Data Studies, Critical GIS & Digital Geographies; Transgender Studies; Intersectionality in Empirical Social Science; Health Services Research & Access to Healthcare; Community-Based Participatory Research; Feminist & Queer Theories; Measuring & Combatting STructural Racism

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Huot, Suzanne

Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Occupational therapy; Human geography; asylum seekers; bilingualism; community-engaged research; critical theory; francophone minority communities; francophones; french; Gender; immigration; intersectionality; Migration Studies; Migrations, Populations, Cultural Exchanges; occupational science; Qualitative research; refugees; social inclusion; social integration; Platform economy

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Lerner, Jackie

Faculty of Science

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Environmental impact assessment; Land use and environmental planning; cumulative effects assessment; gender-based analysis

Low, Margaret

School of Community and Regional Planning, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Urban and regional planning; Indigenous community planning; Indigenous sovereignty; Reconciliation

LU, JULIET

Department of Forest Resources Management, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Forest ecology; Economic geography; Environmental sociology; conflicts and governance issues around resource extraction and intensive land use; transnational land investments; promotion of monoculture plantations at the expense of more biodiverse systems; private sector sustainable governance initiatives

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Narayan, Priti

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social and economic geography; urban development; South Asia; state-society relations

Nesbitt, Lorien

Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Land use and environmental planning; Environmental justice; urban forestry; Liveable and equitable urban environments; Socio-ecological interactions in cities; climate change; Ecosystem services; Cities

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Park, Keun

Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Smart city design and development and related analysis; Landscape studies (except architecture); Urban design and studies; Geographic information system (GIS and GPS) applications; Land transportation systems engineering, n.e.c.; Design of healthy, just, and resilient cities through urban nature; Environmental justice; Human behaviour; Landscape planning; Public health; urban design; urban forestry; Urban planning

Peck, Jamie

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social and economic geography; Socio-Economic Conditions; Economic geography

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Reynolds, Ryan

Faculty of Applied Science

Postdoctoral Fellow

Urban and regional planning; GIS; Natural Hazards; Risk Mapping; Risk Communication; Agent-based modelling; Vulnerability Indicators; Resilience Indicators; Recovery Indicators; Household Emergency Preparedness

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Schwartz, Naomi Beth

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social and economic geography; community ecology; Ecosystem Services and Conservation Policy; Environmental Change; GIS; remote sensing; Tropical forest landscapes

Sunderland, Terence

Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Earth and related environmental sciences; Social and economic geography; biodiversity; Communications; Communities and Livelihoods; conservation; Conservation Biology; Ecosystem services; Environmental communication; Forest policy; Land-use Change; Landscape ecology; Natural Resource Management; social science; sustainability; Tropical Landscapes and Livelihoods; Developing countries; Forest management

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Valadares, Desiree

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Architecture; Social and economic geography; territoriality, occupation and empire in Canada and the non-contiguous US

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Wyly, Elvin

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social and economic geography; Urban Spaces and Urbanity; Specialized Services (Housing, Transportation); gentrification; housing; the politics of data and quantitative methods; U.S. politics

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Zerriffi, Hisham

Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Environmental geography; Forestry biomass and bioproducts; Modelling and applications of systems; Environment and natural resources economics; Environmental policy; Biomass (Energy); Energy Transformation and Energy Using; International development; Environment and Society; Ideological, Political, Economical and Social Environments of Social Transformations; Social and Cultural Factors of Environmental Protection; energy poverty

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