William Ernest Rees has been Professor at the University of British Columbia since September 1969. He is currently Professor, College for Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Community and Regional Planning.He is a Member of the International Society for Ecological Economics and the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics.
EDUCATION
University of Toronto, B.Sc., 1966 | University of Toronto, Ph.D., 1973
AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST OR ACCOMPLISHMENT IN DISCIPLINE
The ecological basis of development | Ecological footprint analysis | Human ecology | Human behavioural ecology | Ecological economics | Urban sustainability | Dynamics of Societal Collapse
Academic/Professional Awards and Distinctions:
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellowship (2007-2010)
- Elected, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) 2006
- Member of winning team, City of Barcelona 2004 Award (Multimedia Category) for the exhibition Inhabiting the World (10 February 2005).
- Killam Senior Research Prize, UBC, 1996
- SSHRC Study Leave Fellowship and Grant, 1985-86
- NRCC Postgraduate Scholarship, 1968-69
- NRCC Postgraduate Scholarship, 1967-68
- Ramsay Wright Scholarship (Dept. of Zoology, University of Toronto), 1967-68
- National Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship, 1966-67
- New College In Course Scholarship (New College, University of Toronto), 1965-66
Selected University Responsibilities:
- Associate Director, SCARP and Director, Centre for Human Settlements, 2007-09
- Director, SCARP: 1 January 1994 — 30 June, 1999
- Member, UBC Committee to define an undergraduate program in sustainability studies 1998-00
- Co-Chair, UBC Task Force on Healthy and Sustainable Communities 1991-96
- Member, Dean’s Committee to propose a New Graduate School of Integrated Studies of Natural Resource Systems, Faculty of Graduate Studies, 1985-86, 1987-88
COURSES TAUGHT AT UBC (Not including courses or workshops at other institutions)
- 500 – Regional Section, Fundamentals of Planning Practice (several alternating years)
- 501 – Introduction to Planning Analysis (1969-70, 1972-73)
- 504 – Ecological Basis for Planning (continuing)
- 506 – Urban Land Planning and Economic Change (1974-75)
- 514 – Environmental Assessment (1975-77, 1981-94)
- 520 – Regional Planning Workshop (1969-75)
- 521 – Regional Planning Theory, Methods and Techniques (With Irving Fox, 1973-74)
- 530 – Resource Analysis for Regional Planning (1969-85)
- 533 – Enviro-Economic Systems (1978-93)
- 540 – Workshop: Symposium on Planning for Sustainable Development (1988-89)
- 541 – Regional Development Planning Workshop (with Peter Boothroyd, 1985)
- 548 – Advanced Research Workshop 2001 – (continuing, currently as the Global Change, Complexity and Panarchy Workshop)
- 549 – Masters Thesis Program and Colloquium (1979-85; 2005-06)
- 596 – Ecological-Economic Systems (Ecological Economics) (continuing)
- 603 – Ph.D. Colloquium (1985-2000)
PhD THESIS STUDENTS SUPERVISED
(As Principal or Co-Principal Advisor since 1986 only; not including Masters students or Post-Doctoral students)
Graduated
- 2008 Meidad Kissinger, “Interregional Ecology and Sustainability in a Globalizing World
- 2001 Brent Doberstein, “Environmental Assessment as a Tool for Capacity Building for in the Developing World: The Case of Viet Nam”
- 2000 Peter Tyedmers, “A Comparative Ecological Footprint Analysis of the Wild Fish Fishery and the Salmon Farming Industry in BC”
- 2000 Michael Carr, “Bioregionalism and the Role of Social Capital in Development”
- 1999 Yoshi Wada, “The Ecological Footprint of Japan”
- 1998 David Lertzman: “Planning Between Paradigms: Lessons for Planning Theory and Practice from Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
- 1997 Priscilla Boucher, “Hearing the Voices of Women: Eco-Feminism and the Forest sector in BC”
- 1994 Mathis Wackernagel: “ Ecological Footprint and Appropriated Carrying Capacity: A Tool for Planning Toward Sustainability”
- 1993 Sudharto Hadi: “Planning for Industrialization in Central Java, Indonesia”
- 1992 Mark Roseland: “Toward Sustainable Communities: A Planning Framework for Municipal and Local Governments”
- 1989 Michael Carley: “Planning in the Modern State: A New Synthesis and Program for Theory”
- 1988 Dominique Levieil, “Territorial Use Rights in a Peasant Fishery: Its Role in Economic Development of the Lake Titicaca Region of Peru”
- 1986 Edward Onyebuchi, “Understanding the Household Energy Sector: A Contribution to National Energy Policy in Nigeria”
PhD Students In Progress (working titles only)
- Jennie Moore “Redefining the City System: Toward ‘One Planet’ Urban Living” (expected to complete in 2011-12)
- Cornelia Sussmann “Urban Sustainability: The Case of South-East False Creek?” (expected to complete in 2011-12)