Faculty

SCARP alumna and adjunct professor, Dr. Aftab Erfan started her new job with the UBC Office of Equity and Inclusion on March 1st. The announcement from Sara-Jane Finlay, Associate Vice-President Equity and Inclusion read: 

Distinguished Practice Professor Larry Beasley has completed filming on a mooc based on his book with Jonathan Barrett called Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs. The massive open online course (mooc) will show in April for the first time and then be offered on demand.

For more information on Larry's book go to his website.

SCARP Transportation Planning Assistant Professor, Dr. Alex Bigazzi, was interviewed by the Huffington Post about his recent research on just how healthy walking and cycling are when the faster we travel, the more polluted air we inhale. Dr. Bigazzi has discovered that there is an optimally healthy speed to travel that may be slower than you think.

Here is the Huffington Post interview.

Insurgencies and Revolutions

Reflections on John Friedmann’s Contributions to Planning Theory and Practice

Edited by Haripriya Rangan, Mee Kam NG, Libby Porter, and Jacquelyn Chase

Series: RTPI Library Series