ABOUT

CALP is an interdisciplinary research group focusing on innovative solutions that bridge research & practice, bringing visualization, science, modeling, land-use & landscape planning, & participatory processes to community engagement & capacity building on sustainability issues.

Goals:

• To develop & implement better ways of collaborative learning
• Planning & social mobilization on climate change, community energy, urban forestry & other aspects of sustainable landscapes
• Collaborate with communities, NGOs , schools, industries & other researchers using various tools and processes to investigate the impact of how citizens, stakeholders, practitioners and decision-makers engage with sustainability challenges in their communities

We strive to establish CALP as an international centre for climate action and education for the broader public and our partner communities.

DIRECTOR

CALP Director, Dr. Stephen Sheppard, also leads UBC’s Social Mobilization on Climate Change using Digital Tools (Cool Tools) Research Cluster, which brings educators, psychologists, digital media experts, climate scientists & planners together to advise youth, communities & governments on building awareness & capacity, supporting policy change & mobilizing collective action to reduce carbon footprints & strengthen community resilience.

PARTNERS

• Vancouver School Board
• Vancouver Board for Parks & Recreation
• PICS – Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
• Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
• Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia
• Social Sciences Humanities Research Council
• Natural Resources Canada
• Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT)
• CIRS – Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
• GEOIDE – Geomatics for Informed Decisions
• Neptis Foundation
• NSERC – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• SALA- The School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

CONTACT US

COLLABORATIVE FOR ADVANCED LANDSCAPE PLANNING
Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry
UBC’s Centre for Interactive Research and Sustainability
3321 – 2260 West Mall
Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z4