Faculty & Staff
The School of Planning is vibrant and successful. Our programs attract large numbers of good applicants, our graduates easily find work and success in their careers, and the quality of our education is recognized within the planning profession across the country. As well, faculty research has flourished and students benefit from collaboration between professors, community members, and each other. Our faculty and staff, as well as our students pursuing professional planning degrees, are all part of our community here.
Administration
| Eric Rapaport Director |
dirplan@dal.ca | (902) 494-7801 |
| Kate Thompson Undergraduate Advisor |
kate.thompson@dal.ca | (902) 494-4255 |
| Chad Walker Graduate Program Coordinator |
plangrad@dal.ca | |
| Kate Thompson Undergraduate Program Coordinator |
kate.thompson@dal.ca | (902) 494-4255 |
| Brenda Matheson Undergraduate Secretary & Assistant to the Director |
brenda.matheson@dal.ca | (902) 494-3260 |
| Graduate Secretary (Vacant) | ||
| Undergraduate Inquiries | planning@dal.ca | |
| Graduate Inquiries | plangrad@dal.ca |
Faculty
Jeffrey Biggar |
Areas of research focus include: transit-oriented development; transportation planning; housing policy; co-operative and non-profit housing; rental housing policy |
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Areas of research focus include: transportation planning; travel behaviour; demand forecasting; emissions; microsimulation of urban systems |
Areas of research focus include: environmental planning; ecosystem services; community design; healthy communities |
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Areas of research focus include: regional growth and population forecasting; climate change adaptation; coastal adaptation; GIS and spatial methods; environmental planning |
Areas of research focus include: low-carbon transitions; justice; renewable energy; smart grids; Truth and Reconciliation; climate policy |
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Areas of research focus include: healthy communities; accessibility standards; accessible and inclusive design; spatial access; aging in place; wayfinding; accessible housing; 15-minute neighbourhoods |
Areas of research focus include: urban theory; planning theory; social justice; international development planning; chronic urban trauma; urban restructuring |
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Currently on leave. |
Professors Emeriti
| Jill Grant | jill.grant@dal.ca |
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| Frank Palermo | frank.palermo@dal.ca |
Cross-appointed Faculty
| Affiliation | Interests | |
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| James Boxall | GISciences Centre, Killam Library | Maps and geospatial information |
| Daniel Rainham | Elizabeth May Chair in Sustainability and Environmental Health | Human health, sustainability |
| Tarah Wright | Faculty of Science, Environmental Programs Coordinator | Environmental science, sustainability |
| Martha Radice | Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology | Social and cultural dynamics of space |
Adjunct Faculty
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Neil Lovitt Jan Skora |
Alan Howell Hasan Shahrier Reid Shepherd Gareth Wasylynko Colin Whitcomb |