Two Faculty Positions in Planning
School of Community and Regional Planning invites applications for:
Associate or Full Professor (tenure)
Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
For more detail please visit Careers at SCARP
The deadline for applications is 31 October 2019.
Most Metro Vancouver councillors support mandatory water metering
While few households in Metro Vancouver have water meters, the political will for mandatory metering is strong, according to a new survey conducted this summer by researchers at the School of Community and Regional Planning of the University of British Columbia.
The researchers surveyed elected councillors and mayors in the region and found that 68 per cent are in favour of mandatory water metering.
Wonderful article about #UBCs very own Professor Leonie Sandercock’s new film: Edge of the Knife: The film in a language only 20 people speak.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48028970
By Rosie BluntBBC News - 29 April 2019
UBC Faculty of Applied Science Celebration 2019
SCARP Associate Professor, Nora Angeles has won a Vancouver Civic Merit Award. The award recognizes individuals for achievement in a particular field of endeavour in sports, science, arts, or culture within the city and the province, or in recognition of a specific service.
City Council must vote unanimously to honour someone with the Civic Merit Award. The City began awarding the Civic Merit Award in 1942.
Vancouver Sun
Mon Oct 22 2018
By: Leonora Angeles
Link to full text
The Vancouver Sun published an op-ed about the housing crisis by SCARP Associate Professor Leonora Angeles
“We need a multi-pronged and multi-sectoral strategy to make any short- and long-term housing plan work,” Angeles wrote.
Affordability crisis reaches Vancouver suburbs increasing homelessness threat: Report
The Globe and Mail reported on a joint study between UBC and the Union Gospel Mission that examines the growing threat of homelessness in Vancouver suburbs.
Penny Gurstein, a professor at UBC’s school for community and regional planning, said this trend has now reached a boiling point.
Dr. Heather Campbell, who started her five-year term as SCARP Director on September 1st, gave an interview to UBC Applied Science
CBC Wed Sep 26 2018 |
Haida feature film, Edge of the Knife, won Best Canadian film and Best BC Film at the Vancouver Film Festival this month.
The brain child of Indigenous Community Planning Program's director, Dr. Leonie Sandercock, the film is garnering attention throughout Canada and the USA.
Jon Frantz, former SCARP masters student, produced the film.
An article in The Georgia Straight talks about the film here.
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While few households in Metro Vancouver have water meters, the political will for mandatory metering is strong, according to a new survey conducted this summer by researchers at the School of Community and Regional Planning of the University of British Columbia. The researchers surveyed elected councillors and mayors in the region and found that 68 per cent are in favour of mandatory water metering. In a survey of 45 elected councillors and mayors in the region, they found 68 per cent were in favour of mandatory water metering, with the rest being opposed (19 per cent) or neutral (14 per cent). “While cities such as Victoria, West Vancouver and Richmond have been able to provide a water meter to nearly all residents, much of British Columbia and many cities in Metro Vancouver are far behind national coverage rates – most cities have no water metering policy and have been hesitant to introduce water meters,” said report author Jordi Honey-Rosés, an associate professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) at UBC. “It’s important to understand why elected officials’ might be hesitant to go forward with stronger action on water metering. Political... |