Dalhousie University. Faculty of Management. School for Resource and Environmental Studies

Corporate body (Dalhousie University)

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Management. School for Resource and Environmental Studies

• Dalhousie University. Faculty of Graduate Studies. School for Resource and Environmental Studies (1987-1991)
• Dalhousie University. Institute for Resource and Environmental Studies (1978-1987)
• Dalhousie University. Institute for Environmental Studies (1973-1978)

CAN-NSHD/1614-04

1973-

The School for Resource and Environmental Studies grew out of the Institute for Environmental Studies, which was established at Dalhousie by biologist Ronald Hayes in 1973 for the purpose of research and teaching related to the environment of Nova Scotia. Under the leadership of Arthur Hanson, the unit’s name was expanded to the Institute for Resource and Environmental Studies in 1978, and in 1979/1980 the institute began offering a Master of Environmental Studies degree in collaboration with academic departments at Dalhousie and the Nova Scotia Technical College. In 1987/88 the institute was established as a school with a small core faculty, and it joined the Faculty of Management in 1991.

The School for Resource and Environmental Studies is located in the Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building on Dalhousie's Studley Campus.

The School for Resource and Environmental Studies offers programs leading to a Master of Environmental Studies (MRES) and a Master of Resource and Environmental Management (MREM). Its courses are available to students in the Bachelor of Management program and through the College of Sustainability, and its faculty members supervise undergraduate and graduate students from a broad range of other departments.

The school supports research research partnerships with industry, government and NGOs from all over the world, and its research strengths include: biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; energy systems; food sustainability; freshwater and marine systems; health and environmental justice; indigenous perspectives; industrial sustainability; policy and public engagement; sustainable forest management; and urban & regional issues.

The basic statute relating to Dalhousie University is Chapter 24 of the Acts of 1863. This statute replaced earlier statutes, and the 1863 statute itself has been amended and supplemented several times over the years. The provisions of these various statutes provide for the establishment and regulation of the university, the membership of the Board of Governors and its rights and powers, the authority of senate for the internal regulation of the university (subject to the approval of the board), and various other matters.

The School for Resource and Environmental Studies is within the Faculty of Management and is led by a director supported by an academic program coordinator and two administrative staff. In 2021 the school listed 11 faculty members, nine cross-appointed faculty, and 30 adjunct professors.

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