Dr. Kai Chan


Professor

Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability

Faculty of Science


Bio:

I am a professor in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at University of British Columbia, and member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. I am an interdisciplinary, problem-oriented sustainability scientist, trained in ecology, policy, and ethics from Princeton and Stanford Universities. I strive to understand how social-ecological systems can be transformed to be both better and wilder (‘better’ including considerations of justice). Towards this end, I do modeling and empirical research to improve the management and governance of social-ecological systems. I have special interest in ecosystem services (ES; while recognizing and working on the concept’s limitations), including cumulative impacts and risks to ES; the evolutionary ecology of pest control; applied environmental ethics; ecosystem-based management; social-ecological systems and resilience; and connecting these ecosystem-oriented efforts to environmental assessment (e.g., LCA).


Researchers Revealed: Kai Chan
Researchers Revealed: Rainbow Trout Conservation

 


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