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The School of Planning draws its collective teaching strength from a combination of full time faculty, adjunct professors who take time from their professional work to teach or participate in courses, and faculty members from other departments or schools who generously devote time to student supervision. Together, they bring a diverse range of experiences and expertise to planning education.

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	Faculty Members:

Jill Grant, PhD Professor jill.grant@dal.ca
	Studied at Western Ontario (BA Anthropology), McMaster (MA Anthropology), Waterloo (MA and PhD regional planning). Fellow, Canadian Institute of Planners (FCIP); Nova Scotia Licensed Professional Planner (LPP). Specializes in community analysis and planning. Taught environmental planning at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Japan Foundation Research Fellow 1999. Visiting researcher Chukyo University, Toyota, Japan. Chair of the Editorial Board of Plan Canada (2001 - 2004). Teaching areas include planning history, planning theory, community analysis, research methods, social planning, and community design. Research interests: planning practice, sustainability in residential land use planning, Third World planning, human ecology, cultural context of planning, neighbourhood planning, industrial park planning. Current projects include the influence of new urbanism urbanism and smart growth, the planning response to gated communities, the suburbs in theory and practice, creative city regions, and health and the built environment.

Muhammad (Ahsan) Habib, PhD Assistant Professor ahsan.habib@dal.ca
	Studied at the University of Toronto (PhD, Civil Engineering, 2009), BUET (MURP and BURP) Dr. Habib specializes in transportation-land use interactions, travel demand forecasting, and microsimulation of urban systems; taught at the University of Toronto and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET); held professional position at the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario (MTO). Teaching interests include transportation planning, research design, planning methods, GIS and spatial analysis, and sustainability. Research interests include transportation planning and policy analysis, multi-modal systems, transportation-land use-emission-energy linkages, travel behaviour and demand, travel surveys, GIS applications, and econometric modeling.

Patricia Manuel, PhD Associate Professor patricia.manuel@dal.ca
	Studied at Carleton (BA Hon. Geography), McGill (MSc Geography), and Dalhousie(PhD Interdisciplinary). Member, Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP); Nova Scotia Licensed Professional Planner (LPP). Dr. Manuel specializes in environmental planning and management. Taught at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Environmental consultant, formerly with Aerde Environmental. Also appointed to School of Occupational Therapy. Teaching areas: landscape analysis, landscape ecology, environmental planning, research design, environment and health. Research interests include: landscape ecology, wetlands evaluation and management, watershed planning, environmental management, and community health. (Sabbatical leave January - June 2010

Frank Palermo Professor frank.palermo@dal.ca
	Studied at Toronto (B.Arch) and Harvard (M.Arch Urban design). Private practice as planner and architect in Toronto. Served as Director of Downtown Planning for the City of Calgary. Former chairman of the Planning Advisory Committee for the City of Halifax. Served on National Capital Commission Advisory Committee. Director of Cities and Environment Unit and Director of the Brazil Project. Fellow, Canadian Institute of Planners (FCIP); Nova Scotia Licensed Professional Planner (LPP); Fellow, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (FRAIC). Teaching areas: planning history, urban design, community design, rural planning. Research interests: community development, First Nations planning, urban design, and small town redevelopment.

Eric Rapaport, PhD Associate Professor eric.rapaport@dal.ca
	Studied landscape architecture, natural resource management, environmental engineering and sustainable infrastructure, and regional planning at University of Wisconsin (BSc) and the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (MSc, PhD). Member, Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP); Nova Scotia Licensed Professional Planner (LPP). Taught planning at Gavle University, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and University of Northern British Columbia. Teaching areas: landscape analysis, environmental planning, geographic information systems, 3-D computer graphics, environmental impact assessment, and infrastructure planning. Research interests include: vehicle/wildlife interactions on highways, multiple criteria evaluation in environmental planning, managing air pollution from traffic, and environmental policy.

John Zuck Associate Professor john.zuck@dal.ca
	Studied at Hiram College (BA Political Science and History), Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (BDes Environmental Planning), and University of Pennsylvania (MA Landscape Architecture). Member, Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP); Nova Scotia Licensed Professional Planner (LPP); Fellow, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (FCSLA). Specializes in environmental planning and landscape architecture. Environmental consultant to HRM and other clients. Taught environmental planning at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Teaching areas: environmental planning, site planning, landscape design, design methods and theory, and site infrastructure. Research and professional interests include: environmental analysis, site planning, visual assessment, landscape management, open space planning, and heritage landscape conservation.

	Cross-Appointed Faculty:

Karen Beazley, PhD Associate Professor and Director, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University
	Research and teaching interests include biodiversity, environmental ethics.

Deborah Buszard, PhD Professor, Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University
	Research interests include fruit physiology and production, environmental studies, garden design, and plants in the landscape.

Patrick Kelly Lecturer, School of Architecture, Dalhousie University
	Research and teaching interests include multimedia, computer applications, and astronomy.

Dr. Daniel Rainham Elizabeth May Chair in Sustainability and Environmental Health
	Research and teaching interests include human health and sustainability.

Grant Wanzel Professor, School of Architecture, Dalhousie
	Research and teaching interests include housing policy, affordable housing.

Tarah Wright, PhD Associate Professor, Environmental Programs Coordinator, Faculty of Science
	Research and teaching interests include environmental science, sustainablility.

	Adjunct Faculty

Cecilia Alstrom-Rapaport BSc MSc (Wisconsin), PhD (Uppsala)
	Research and teaching interests: research methods and plant biology.

James Boxall BEd (SMU), MA (Dalhousie) Director of Map and Geospatial Information, Killam Library
	Research interests include Geospatial Information Systems.

Howard Epstein BA (Carleton), LLB (Dal)
	Nova Scotia, MLA Research and teaching interests in land use planning law.

Marcus Garnet BComm (Concordia), MURP (Dal), MCIP, LPP
	Planner with Halifax Regional Municipality Research interests include transportation planning, regional planning.

Alan Ruffman, PGeo BSc (U of T), MSc (Dalhousie), Honourary Res. Assoc., Earth Sciences (Dal)
	Research interests in marine geoscience and planning law.

Valerie Spencer BES (Waterloo)
	Private practice in regional planning, community planning.

Brant Wishart BA (St. Thomas), BEd (Lakehead), MURP (Queen's), MBA (Dalhousie)
	Professional practice includes provincial and municipal planning policies and practices.

Barry Zwicker BA Sociology (Dalhousie), MURP (Toronto), Dip Public Admin (UWO)
	Planning consultant.

	Staff

Carol Madden, Secretary, School of Planning.
Paula Costello Director of Career and Community Services, Faculty of Architecture and Planning.

Revised 10 January 2013

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