The UBC Coastal Adaptation Lab is always looking for graduate students interested in research related to the following topics:
- Novel planning, design, and policy frameworks related to the implementation of coastal adaptation strategies;
- Design research, public knowledge sharing, and facilitating transdisciplinary conversation around coastal adaptation;
- Design and implementation strategies of nature-based solutions;
- Scenario planning in the context of coastal adaptation;
- Mapping, modeling and visualizing coastal risks and vulnerabilities;
- Flood-resilient buildings, parks, neighborhoods, and cities;
- Coastal food security, including novel practices of mariculture and aquaculture;
- Indigenous knowledge and practices related to coastal change and adaptation;
- Coastal ecosystem regeneration through sediment management, including the beneficial reuse of dredged sediments.
UBC degrees supported (for prospective graduate students only):
- Master of Landscape Architecture (part-time graduate research assistantships offered)
- Master of Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture (MASLA)
- Master of Architecture (part-time graduate research assistantships offered)
- PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies
> Please contact Kees Lokman for more information