Robert Summers, Phd, MA, BA, MCIP, RPP
Director - School of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin
Academic Dir Sustainability, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - ALES Sustainability Council
Contact
Director - School of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin
- rjs8@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-0342
- Address
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3-90 Tory (H.M.) Building
11211 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H4
Academic Dir Sustainability, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - ALES Sustainability Council
- 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.
SUST 410 - Directed Study in Sustainability
Directed research or study in an area of sustainability defined by the student and a supervising instructor. May be used to fill the integrative project requirement of the Certificate in Sustainability. Registration requires approval of the Sustainability Council Office.