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1	Livable Communities Vice President Research, Office of the January 2009 (has links) What makes a community sustainable? Is it the effective management of local environmental resources? Or meeting the social, economic and health needs of its population? For the five UBC researchers in the following pages, the answer is unequivocally both. From tackling water scarcity to environmental health and planning, these researchers are individually working to ensure local communities are equipped with the necessary knowledge to remain sustainable for generations to come. B.C. Coastal Ecosystems Service Project IRES sea otters Kai Chan urchins kelp environmental health biodiversity Sustainability by Design project Greater Vancouver population growth Patrick Condon livability Water governance water shortages John Wagner Indigenous communities Okanagan Air Quality Management Plan air pollution AQMP Metro Vancouver urban planning Douw Steyn Michael Brauer