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Rees, William Dr.

Contact Information
Rees, William Dr.
Position: Professor
Faculty/Department: Community and Regional Planning
Institution/Organization: University of British Columbia (UBC)
Phone Number: 604-822-2937
Fax: 604-822-3787
Email: wrees@interchange.ubc.ca
Address:
6333 Memorial Road
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
V6T 1Z2
  

General Information
Languages: English
Field(s) of Research:
Adaptation
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Biology
Communities
Decision-Making and Analysis
Ecology
Economic Development
Environmental Economics
Environmental Programs and Initiatives
Globalization
Human Attitudes and Behaviour
Industrial Ecology
Low Carbon Economy
Natural Resources and Resource Management
Social Justice and Equity
Society and Social Change
Sustainability
Systems Ecology
Thermodynamics
Urban Planning and Design

Details

Research Keywords

human behaviour; human ecology; ecological footprint analysis; sustainable cities; adaptation;

Education & Employment

PhD (Ecology), University of Toronto
Professor, University of British Columbia

Courses Taught Related to Climate Change Solutions

Plan 504 The ecological basis of human development
Plan 596 Econo-Ecological Systems: Introduction to ecological economics

Publications

Recent relevant publications:

Kissinger, M & W.E. Rees. 2009. “Footprints on the prairies: Degradation and sustainability of Canadian Agriculture in a Globalizing World.” Ecological Economics 68: 2309–2315.

Kissinger, M. and W.E. Rees. 2009. “Quantifying Sustainability in a Globalizing world – Toward an Interregional Ecology.” Journal of Industrial Ecology 13 (3) 357-360.

Rees, W.E. 2009. “The Ecological Crisis and Self-Delusion: Implications for the Building Sector.” Building Research and Information 37 (3) 300 – 311.

Rees, W.E. 2008 “Human Nature, Eco-Footprints and Environmental Injustice.” Local Environment, The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. Volume 13 (8): 685 – 701.
[NB: this article has been selected for translation and inclusion in Spanish language collection on sustainability and social justice, 2009]

Collaborative Activities

Current collaborative research projects include:

Getting serious about urban sustainability (SSHRC funded, W.E. Rees, PI)

Toward a theory of interregional human ecology (SSHRC funded, W.E. Rees, PI)

Climate Justice Project (Equity implications of Climate Change, a joint project between university and community researchers headed by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and UBC/SCARP (SSHRC funded, W.E. Rees, co-investigator)

Research and Collaboration Interests

human ecology and adaptation; human cognition and behaviour; sustainability science; ecological economics; policy responses to global change including climate change.
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