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Dean James Olson announces new Faculty appointments
| Announcement
A message from James Olson, Dean, Faculty of Applied ScienceThe Faculty has made tremendous progress toward our strategic plan over the last few years, very much in part because of the tremendous group of school directors and department heads.
Letters to the Sun: Urban planning should not be a purely statistical exercise
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Michael Seelig, SCARP professor emeritus, pleads in his letter to the editor to add character as a factor to our statistical manipulations of residential real estate.
Douglas Todd: Why you shouldn’t always believe what you see in architectural renderings
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
SCARP lecturer Erick Villagomez was quoted in an op-ed about architectural renderings.
Ecologist says the human population is a bubble that will collapse this century. Is he right?
Big Think | | Media coverage
A study by SCARP professor emeritus Dr. William Rees claimed that humanity is using up Earth’s resources at an unsustainable rate which could result in civilization collapse.
SCARP Alumni at Kits Point
| Spotlight
Our UBC SCARP alumni got together at Kits Point to catch up over some pizza and soft drinks.
The secret to real affordability? Trust in land
The Tyee | | Media coverage
Dr. Penny Gurstein, SCARP professor emeritus and co-director of UBC’s housing research collaborative commented on non-profit housing.
SCARP Speaker Series: Putting Healthy Urbanism Principles into Practice to Create Healthy Places
Oct 4, 2023 | 1:00pm - 2:30pm | Event
SCARP speaker series showcases innovative insights and perspectives in planning and any number of other fields, with insights from UBC, Vancouver, and beyond, to talk about challenges we face today and how our fields intersect to tackle them.
Vancouver parents raise alarm as school board looks to close schools in growing neighbourhoods
The Globe and Mail (subscription) | | Media coverage
SCARP professor Dr. Michael Hooper said the Vancouver School Board’s plan to close schools ignores the massive housing projects planned for Vancouver.
Educators discuss the challenges and opportunities of AI
CBC Early Edition | | Media coverage
SCARP professor, Dr. Michael Hooper, talks about the challenges and surprising opportunities presented by AI tools like ChatGPT.
B.C. wildfires fuelling conspiracy theories
Kelowna Capital News | | Media coverage
School of community and regional planning PhD student Wes Regan said traumatic events can lead people to conspiracies to try and make sense of what’s happening.