Robert Summers, Phd, MA, BA, MCIP, RPP

Faculty Service Officer, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin
Academic Dir Sustainability, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - ALES Sustainability Council

Contact

Faculty Service Officer, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin
Email
rjs8@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 492-0342
Address
3-90 Tory (H.M.) Building
11211 Saskatchewan Drive NW
Edmonton AB
T6G 2H4

Academic Dir Sustainability, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - ALES Sustainability Council
Email
rjs8@ualberta.ca

Overview

Research

Research Areas

  • Collective Action and Cultural Institutions and their Evolution
  • Environmental Governance/Policy (focused on behaviour and institutions)
  • Rural Water Supply Issues in Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Community Development (social capital, sense of place, effectiveness and efficiency of local institutions) in both developed and developing world applications

Courses

SUST 201 - Introduction to Sustainability

An introduction to the history of sustainability as a concept, contemporary sustainability issues, and the diverse perspectives that disciplines and professions take on while approaching sustainability. Not available to students with credit in HGP 250 or HGEO 250.


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