Faculty experts are available to comment on a variety of municipal topics, including affordable housing, urban transportation and economic policy, in advance of local elections.
Politics
Max Cameron
UBC Dept. of Political Science
Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions
Tel: 604-822-3129
Tel: 604-738-1915
Email: Max.Cameron@ubc.ca
- Democratic issues, political dynamics, negative ads
Carey Doberstein
Political Science unit, Okanagan Campus
Tel: 250-807-9017
Email: carey.doberstein@ubc.ca
- Municipal politics, homelessness, Vancouver politics, public administration
Kathryn Harrison
UBC Dept. of Political Science
Cell: 778-968-4923
Email: harrison@politics.ubc.ca
- Environmental policy, climate change politics
Housing
Penny Gurstein
UBC School of Community and Regional Planning
Tel: 604-822-6065
Email: penny.gurstein@ubc.ca
- Affordable housing, homelessness, housing justice, public housing, Community Amenity Contributions
- Gurstein is moderating a public debate about affordable housing on October 23.
Margot Young
UBC Faculty of Law
Tel: 604-822-9685
Email: myoung@law.ubc.ca
- Constitutional law, equality law, social welfare law, international rights protection, women’s rights, poverty and the law
Tsur Somerville
UBC Sauder School of Business
Tel: 604-822-8343
Email: tsur.somerville@sauder.ubc.ca
- Housing markets, real estate development, real estate finance, affordable housing, economics of cities
Transportation
Patrick Condon
UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Chair, Urban Design
Tel: 604-822-9291
Email: patrick.condon@ubc.ca
- Urban design, sustainable design, housing, transportation, sustainable communities, public engagement
- Condon is involved in a public debate about affordable housing on October 23.
Larry Frank
UBC School of Community and Regional Planning
UBC School of Population and Public Health
Tel: 604-822-5387
Cell: 604- 290-4260
Email: lawrence.frank@ubc.ca
- Transportation, transit, public health, sustainability, sprawl, neighbourhood walkability, physical activity, urban planning
Energy and the economy
Werner Antweiler
UBC Sauder School of Business
Tel: 604-822-8484
Tel: 604-822-8503
Email: werner.antweiler@ubc.ca
- Environmental economics, energy economics, international trade, pipeline politics, innovation, high-tech businesses, foreign direct investment