Dr. Robert Newell is an associate director of the Food and Agriculture Institute, University of the Fraser Valley, and an adjunct faculty in the School of Environment and Sustainability, Royal Roads University. Newell teaches courses on critical sustainability issues and sustainable development, and he is a co-developer and co-instructor of SPCC614: Science and Impacts of Climate Change in the Graduate Certificate in the Science and Policy of Climate Change program. Newell’s research focuses on sustainable community development, integrated planning, and stakeholder engagement, and he explores tools for supporting local planning and decision-making, such as integrated models and visualizations.
Experience
Prior to working at the University of the Fraser Valley, Newell was a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at Royal Roads University, researching integrated models and visualizations as tools for community planning. He has been affiliated with the university as a sustainability researcher and teacher since 2011, working with Ann Dale’s Community Research Connections program. Newell works with a variety of quantitative (e.g., decomposition analysis, regressions, factor analysis), qualitative (e.g., thematic coding), and spatial (e.g., GIS) methods.
Education
2017
PhD in Geography
University of Victoria
n.d.
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
Royal Roads University
2009
Master of Arts in Environment and Management
Royal Roads University
2005
Bachelor of Science in Biology and Statistics
University of Victoria
Publications
Goudine, A., Newell, R., & Bone, C. (2020). Seeing climate change: A framework for understanding visualizations for climate adaptation. International Journal of Geo-Information, 9(11), 644. doi: 10.3390/ijgi9110644
Jost, F., Dale, A., Newell, R., & Robinson, J. (2020). Evaluating development path changes using a novel climate action assessment framework in three municipalities in British Columbia, Canada. Environmental Science and Policy, 114, 410–421. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2020.09.007
Jost, F., Dale, A., Newell, R., & Robinson, J. (in review). Climate action assessment in three small municipalities in British Columbia : advancements vis-à-vis major neighboring cities. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, 2, 100010. doi: 10.1016/j.crsust.2020.100010
Newell, R., & Dale, A. (2020). COVID-19 and climate change: An integrated perspective. Cities & Health. doi: 10.1080/23748834.2020.1778844
Newell, R., & Picketts, I.M. (2020). Spaces, places, and possibilities: A participatory approach for developing and using integrated models for community planning. City and Environment Interactions, 6, 100040. doi: 10.1016/j.cacint.2020.100040
Newell, R., Picketts, I.M., & Dale, A. (2020). Community systems models and development scenarios for integrated planning: Lessons learned from a participatory approach. Community Development. doi: 10.1080/15575330.2020.1772334
Dale, A., Robinson, J., King, L., Burch, S., Newell, R., Shaw, A., & Jost, F. (2019). Meeting the climate change challenge: Local government climate action in British Columbia, Canada. Climate Policy, 20(7) 866-880. doi: 10.1080/14693062.2019.1651244
Clifton-Ross, J., Dale, A., & Newell, R. (2019). Frameworks and models for disseminating curated research outcomes to the public. SAGE Open, 9(2), 2158244019840112. doi: 10.1177/2158244019840112
Newell, R., Dale, A., & Roseland, M. (2018). Climate action co-benefits and integrated community planning: Uncovering the synergies and trade-offs. The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, 10(4), 1-23. doi:10.18848/1835-7156/CGP/v10i04/1-23.
Newell, R., & Robinson, J. (2018). Using decomposition methodology to gain a better understanding of progress in and challenges facing regional and local climate action. Journal of Cleaner Production, 197(1), 1423-1434. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.06.265
