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Last updated: February 15, 2022 @3:49 pm
UBC Experts Guide

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Dr. William Rees, PhD, FRSC

Professor Emeritus
Faculty of Applied Science
School of Community of Regional Planning (SCARP)
Vancouver Campus
Fields
Environment, Urban Planning / Community Planning
Expertise

ecological economics, ecology, human ecology, human population dynamics, human environmental behaviour, ecological footprint analysis, climate change, cognitive barriers to sustainability, urban prospects, energy futures, renewable energy, societal collapse,

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William Rees (He/Him/His)
wrees@mail.ubc.ca
778–386–3893
http://www.scarp.ubc.ca/
In the Media

The Earth Is Telling Us We Must Rethink Our Growth Society – The Tyee

What, Me Worry? Humans Are Blind to Imminent Environmental Collapse – The Tyee

Staving Off the Coming Global Collapse – The Tyee

Memo from a Climate Crisis Realist: The Choice before Us- The Tyee

Don’t Call Me a Pessimist on Climate Change. I Am a Realist – The Tyee

Yes, the Climate Crisis May Wipe out Six Billion People- The Tyee

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