Chris Ling, PhD - School of Environment and Sustainability

Topics

• Sustainable community development
• Landscape and participatory planning
• Quality of life
• Urban and post-industrial landscapes
• Sustainability

Chris Ling explores planning and landscape in human environments, particularly the urban fringe and post-industrial landscape. He has a PhD in planning and landscape from the University of Manchester in England and has lived in Victoria since 2006. At Royal Roads University, he teaches sustainable development and is the co-program head for the Master’s in Environmental Management program. Ling came to Royal Roads as a post-doctoral scholar and part of Canada Research Chair Ann Dale’s research team involved in projects examining sustainable infrastructure, social agency and sustainable community development. He became a core faculty member in 2010.

Ling’s main areas of research are sustainable community development, landscape and participatory planning, quality of life, urban and post-industrial landscapes and sustainability. He has worked on a number of research projects in the EU and Canada involving the connections between ecology and society, and processes around engaging people in exploring and understanding these connections.

Ling is working with several other Royal Roads faculty and staff on a project titled “Understanding the public uptake and acceptance of a municipal green energy incentive program,” funded by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. This is a collaborative project between Royal Roads and the City of Colwood to ensure the success of Solar Colwood, which aims to have 1,000 homes in the city install solar thermal water heating systems among other goals.

Associations

• Environmental Studies Association of Canada, co-president
• Vancouver Island Community Research Alliance
• Knowledge Mobilization Partnership of the B.C. Rural Secretariat

Media queries for staff and faculty should be directed to Doug Ozeroff in Community Relations and Advancement, 250-391-2526. For other queries, contact Chris Ling directly.