Meg Holden, Ph.D. Associate Professor Urban Studies and Geography Simon Fraser University 2nd Floor 515 West Hastings St. Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3 tel. 778.782.7888 fax. 778.782.5297 email. mholden at sfu.ca

Home | About | Courses | Publications Dr. Meg Holden is a scholar of urban studies and geography, specializing in urban sustainable development in policy, planning, theory, ethics, and popular expression. Dr. Holden's research takes place in the cities of North America, particularly the Cascadia region, and in cities internationally through her research engagement in a number of global networks of urban professionals and researchers. Teaching graduate courses in Urban Studies and Geography and undergraduate courses in Geography, Dr. Holden supervises students investigating the evolution of sustainability thinking, culture, policy and practice in a number of domains, locally and internationally, as well as urban planning, policy, development and civil society topics more broadly. Educational Details PhD Public and Urban Policy (2004, New School for Social Research) MSc Geography (1998, Rutgers University) BSc(Hons) Geography (1996, University of Victoria) Memberships Urban Affairs Association Board Member, Community Indicators Consortium Canadian Association of Geographers Association of American Geographers International Society of Quality of Life Studies Editor, Applied Research in Quality of Life Journal Editor, Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research