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Frances Westley
Frances Westley is a Canadian academic. She is the J.W. McConnell professor of social innovation at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario. She was previously the James McGill professor of strategy at McGill University, and, from 2005 to 2007, director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She chairs the board of the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, and is on the board of Engineers Without Borders Canada. Westley was made a member of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada () is a Canadian state order, national order and the second-highest Award, honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the Canadian Centennial, ce ... in 2021. Publications Wesley has co-edited two books: * with Michael Quinn Patton and Brenda Zimmerman: ''Getting to Maybe: How the World is Changed''. Toronto: Random House Canada, 2007. * w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a Public university, public research university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on of land adjacent to uptown Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also operates three satellite campuses and four affiliated school, affiliated university colleges. The university offers academic programs administered by six faculties and thirteen faculty-based schools. Waterloo operates the largest post-secondary co-operative education program in the world, with over 20,000 undergraduate students enrolled in the university's co-op program. Waterloo is a member of the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities, U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada. The institution originates from the Waterloo College Associate Faculties, established on 4 April 1956; a semi-autonomous entity of Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo College, which was an Affiliated college, affiliate of the University of West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm Resilience Centre
Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC), explores how people and nature can live and develop on a planet under pressure. The centre is a collaboration between Stockholm University and the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The centre states that its mission is to: * advance the scientific understanding of the complex, dynamic interactions of people and nature in the Biosphere * train the next generation of sustainability researchers and leaders * engage in collaborations with change agents Stockholm Resilience Centre has a particular focus on Socio-ecological system, social-ecological resilience, where humans and nature are studied as an integrated whole. The centre advises policymakers and industry on ecosystem management and long-term sustainable and equitable development in Europe and elsewhere around the world. Organisation Stockholm Resilience Centre has approximately 160 staff. Line Gordon is director of the centre since 2018, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
