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The School of Environment, Enterprise and Development is excited to offer a new course exploring the theme of 'the commons'. Senior undergraduate students and all graduate students are encouraged to take this course. There is no pre-requisite to enroll in this course.

SUSM 675 The Commons Amidst Complexity and Change:

The Theory and Practice of Collective Action

Winter 2016

Course Instructor: Dr. Prateep Kumar Nayak

COURSE OVERVIEW

SEED's Dr. Bruce Frayne, lead researcher for the Hungry Cities Initiative talks about food security challenges that African cities are facing with CNBC Africa.

Dr. Olaf Weber shares insights into the financial and sustainability case for moving to a low-carbon economy in his Op-Ed for the KW Record.

St. Paul’s student Kaitlin Murray (fourth-year International Development) is the recipient of a Mitacs GlobalinkResearch grant, worth $5,000, which will allow her to work with a non-governmental organization called in India this term. is an internationally known Canadian not-for-profit organization that supports research, training, and social innovation.

Dr. Olaf Weber discusses a recent analysis of Corporate Knights' for 424 equity funds available to Canadian investors. The study analysed the impact of both carbon intensity and exposure to green companies listed on the Rating list.

Professor Jason Thistlethwaite discusses the opportunities to use data coming from the NASA satellite in decision making to protect coastal communities vulnerable to storms strengthened by an increase in the sea level. .

Dr. Jenn Lynes chatted with Craig Norris on the Morning Edition on CBC KW about why budget airlines tend to emit fewer emissions.

Dr. Amelia Clarke and Stephanie Cairns discuss the potential for Market Based Tools in aiding municipalities to meet their Sustainable Community Plans with National Newswatch. .

Development Practice students in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development sought out an extremely valuable and unique opportunity in aiding the delegation representing the Island Nation of Kiribati, in the Central Pacific. .

Olaf Weber recently spoke with Dene Moore, National Affairs Contributor for Yahoo Canada News about the top seven things to know about the upcoming COP 21 Conference in Paris, beginning next week.