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Stephen R.J. Sheppard

Professor, Joint appointment with the Landscape Architecture Program, Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (Member), Pacific Institute for Climate Change Solutions (Social Mobilization Theme Leader), MAGIC (Affiliate/Member), IRES (Member) and Director of the Collaborative for Advanced Landscape Planning (CALP). Adjunct Professor, Nanjing Forestry University.


Department of Forest Resources Management
Research Interests:

Climate change planning, outreach, and community engagement; visioning methods and visualization of climate change causes, impacts, and mitigation/adaptation; low-carbon future scenarios visualized in the CIRS' BC Hydro Decision Theatre; community energy planning, renewables, and energy literacy; public perceptions, aesthetics and sustainability; social aspects of forestry.

Current Research:

Future Delta 2.0: Community-based game design and evaluation for local climate change. (2012-17) PI: Stephen R.J. Sheppard. (Yr 1 2012-13 $114,600; total $446,900). Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

Visualizing Urban Futures: Illustrated Guide to Community Energy. (2011-2014) Funding provided by Neptis Foundation, Vancouver Foundation, Real Estate Foundation, PICS, and MetroVancouver.

For more information on research projects on climate change, landscape planning, and visualisation, visit our Projects page at http://www.calp.forestry.ubc.ca.

Current grad students Graduate students

  • Sara Barron: PhD - (Future Forests Fellowship) Future Suburban Forests in a Changing Climate: Balancing Sustainability and Social Acceptance
  • Leticia Hermosa Barrosa: PhD - Green incentives: a seed of hope for Spanish forests
  • Lin (Tony) Cao, PhD - The uses of remote sensing and modelling to estimate carbon sequestration in the Northern subtropical forests of China under a changing climate: past, present, and future.
  • Petr Cizek, PhD - Visualizing the Industrial North:  Tarsands

Awards:

ICLEI Europe Book fo the Month Award for "Visuaiizing Climate Change" (Sheppard, 2012)

Institute for Social Sustainability Research Fellow (University of Plymouth, UK, 2011-14).

University Sustainability Initiative Research Fellow (University of BC, 2011-13).

Spotlight Teaching Award (Sustainability Initiative, UBC, 2010-11).

Peter Wall Distinguished Scholar In Residence (2009-10).

Wildlife Habitat Canada Forest Stewardship Award (presented to CANFOR and scientists at UBC Faculty of Forestry for collaborative efforts to develop and implement a Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Framework in BC, 2004.

ASLA Merit Award (1984).

ASLA Honor Award (jointly 1983). 

Courses Taught:

2010-Present CONS 210 (449c) - Visualizing Climate Change.

2005-Present: FRST 551 (521c) - Landscape Planning for Sustainability.

2004-2010: FRST 491 - Visualization and Forest Design.

1998-Present: LARC 306B/504B - Open Space Planning Studio.

1998-Present: FRST 490/LARC 340/LARC 542 - Aesthetics & Sustainability/Visual Resource Management;

2002-03: FRST 525B - Principles and Applications of Landscape Visualization; 1998-2001: CONS 340 - Introductory GIS for Forest Conservation; 1997-98: FRST 392/CONS 481 - Recreation and Conservation Planning

Links:

http://www.calp.forestry.ubc.ca

Additional Info:

Supervisor for students in other programs: Jonathan Salter, PhD Candidate, RMES, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES). Laura Cornish, Master's Student, RMES, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES). Nicole Miller, PhD Candidate, RMES, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES).  Nick Sinkewicz, Mastersof Advnaed Studies in Landscape architecture, School of Landscape Architecture (SALA).

Current publications

Lewis, J.L. and S.R.J. Sheppard. (2013) Ancient values/new technology: Emerging methods for integrating cultural values in forest management. In First Nations and Forest Lands: Social and Cultural Perspectives, D.B. Tindall and P. Perrault (eds.)., University of BC Press
Burch, S., Stephen Sheppard, Ellen Pond, and Olaf Schroth (2013) Climate change visioning - Effective processes for advancing the policy and practice of local adaptation. Chapter 16, in Susanne C. Moser and Maxwell T. Boykoff (eds.). 2013. Toward Successful Adaption: Linking Science and Practice in Managing Climate Change Impacts., London, Routledge.
Harshaw, H., and S.R.J. Sheppard (2013) Using the recreation opportunity spectrum to evaluate the temporal impacts of timber harvesting on outdoor recreation settings. Journal of Recreation and Tourism
Schroth, O., Ellen Pond, Danielle Marceau, John Danahy, David Flanders, Laura Cornish, Stephen Sheppard, Kristi Tatebe, Robert Feick. (2013) Scenario Modeling and Visualization for Climate Change Planning: A Cross-Case Study of four Canadian Community Contexts. Journal of American Planning Association
Schroth, O., Ellen Pond, Stephen Sheppard (2013) Tools for the spatial-temporal understanding of climate planning. Landscape and Urban Planning (Special Issue), Elsevier
Schroth, O., Aleksandra Dulic, and Stephen Sheppard. (2013) Visual Climate Change Communication: From Iconography to Locally Framed 3D Visualization. Environmental Communication
Barron, S., S. Cote, L. Holy, R. Tooke, S.R.J. Sheppard. (2013) Energy: A Neighbourhood Affair Landscapes Paysages
Sheppard, S.R.J., and O. Schroth (2013) Making climate change visible: The role of landscape in reframing community perceptions of climate change and carbon. CELA Conference Proceedings, CELA
Sheppard, S.R.J. (2013) Communication and Visualization of the Space-Time Dimensions of Landscape Themes CELA Conference Proceedings, CELA
Barron, S., R. Tooke, S. Cote, S.R.J. Sheppard, R. Kellett, L. Holy. (2013) An Illustrated Guide to Community Energy. - UBC, CALP
Sheppard, S.R.J., E. Villagomez, O. Schroth, and J. Salter. (2013) BC Clear: Visualizing District Energy Options. CALP, UBC.
Lim, S.S., Innes, J.L. and Sheppard, S. (2013) Public awareness of aesthetic and other forest values associated with sustainable forest management: a cross-cultural comparison among East Asians and Canadians Journal of Environmental Management
Sheppard, S.R.J., David Flanders, Alison Shaw, Sarah Burch, Olaf Schroth. (2013) Bringing Climate Change Science to the Landscape Level: Canadian Experience in Using Landscape Visualisation Within Participatory Processes for Community Planning. Chapter 7, in Bojie Fu and Bruce Jones (Eds) Landscape Ecology for Sustainable Environment and Culture, pp 121-143., Taylor and Francis
Schroth, O., E. Pond, R. Tooke, D. Flanders, S.R.J. Sheppard. (2012) Spatial Modeling for Community Renewable Energy Planning: Case Studies in British Columbia, Canada. Chapter 15 in Stremke and Dobbersteen (eds) Sustainable Energy Landscapes, Taylor and Francis
Cohen, Stewart, Stephen Sheppard, Alison Shaw, David Flanders, Sarah Burch, Bill Taylor, David Hutchinson, Alex Cannon, Stuart Hamilton, Brent Burton and Jeff Carmichael (2012) Downscaling and visioning of mountain snow packs and other climate change implications in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Mitigation Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 2012. 17:25-49, Springer
Barron, S., G. Canete, J. Carmichael, D. Flanders, E. Pond, S.R.J. Sheppard, K. Tatebe, (2012) A Climate Change Adaptation Planning Process for Low-Lying, Communities Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise. Sustainability, 2012, Vol 4 (9) pp 2176-2208, MDPI AG (Basel, Switzerland)
Sheppard, S.R.J. (2012) Visualizing Climate Change: A Guide to Visual Communication of Climate Change and Developing Local Solutions. Abingdon, UK: Earthscan/Routledge.
Pond, E., O. Schroth, S.R.J. Sheppard, R. Feick, D. Marceau, J. Danahy, S. Burch, L. Cornish, S. Cohen, M. Pooyandeh, N. Wijesekara, D. Flanders, K. Tatebe, and S. Barron. (2012) Collaborative Processes and GeoSpatial Tools in Support of The Added Value of Scientific Networking: Perspectives from the GEOIDE Network Members 1998-2012. Chapter 10, pp 213-250, GEOIDE Network, Quebec, Canada, GEOIDE Network
Burch, S. S.R.J. Sheppard, A. Shaw, D. Flanders and S. Cohen (2012) Planning for Climate change in a Flood-prone Community: Municipal barriers to Policy Action and the Use of Visualizations as Decision Support Tools. Climate Impacts and Adaptation Science. Planned Adaptation to Climate Change. (1): 93-121.
Pond, E., Cavens, D., Miller, N. Sheppard, S.R.J. (2011) The Retrofit Challenge: Re-thinking Existing Residential Neighbourhoods for Deep Greenhouse Gas Reductions. pp 93, CALP, University of British Columbia
Schroth, Olaf, Ellen Pond, Cam Campbell, Petr Cizek, Stephen Bohus, and Stephen R. J. Sheppard. (2011) Tool or Toy? Virtual Globes in Landscape Planning. Future Internet, Vol 3, pages 204-227, Future Internet
Bizikova, Livia, Sarah Burch, John Robinson, Alison Shaw, and Stephen Sheppard (2011) Utilizing Participatory Scenario-Based Approaches to Design Proactive Responses to Climate Change in the Face of Uncertainties Chapter 8, in J. Feichter and G. Gramelsberger (eds.), Climate Change and Policy: Dealing with Uncertainty. Springer-Verlag, Pgs 171-190, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Schroth, Olaf; Wissen Hayek, Ulrike; Lange, Eckart; Sheppard, Stephen R. J. and Willy A. Schmid (2011) Multiple-Case Study of Landscape Visualizations as a Tool in Transdisciplinary Planning Workshops Landscape Journal 30 (1): 53-71, University of Wisconsin Press
Sheppard, Stephen R.J., Alison Shaw, David Flanders, Sarah Burch, Arnim Wiek, Jeff Carmichael, John Robinson and Stewart Cohen (2011) Future visioning of local climate change: A framework for community engagement and planning with scenarios and visualization. Futures 43, Issue 4, May 2011, pp 400-412., Elsevier
Burch, Sarah, Stephen Sheppard, Alison Shaw, David Flanders (2010) Planning for climate change in a flood-prone community:Municipal barriers to policy action and the use of visualizations as decision-support tools. Journal of Flood Risk Management. 3 (2010) 126-139., Blackwell Publishing
Tindall, D.B., H.W. Harshaw, S.R.J. Sheppard (2010) Understanding the social bases of satisfaction with public participation in forest management decision-making in British Columbia. The Forestry Chronicle, November/December, Vol 86 (6):709-722.
Pond, Ellen, Olaf Schroth, Stephen Sheppard, Sara Muir-Owen, Ingrid Lipa, Cam Campbell, Jon Salter, Kristi Tatebe and David Flanders. (2010) Local Climate Change Visioning and Landscape Visualizations - Guidance Manual 85 pgs, CALP, University of BC
Sheppard, S.R.J., E. Pond and D. Flanders. (2010) Retrofitting the British Properties for Climate Change. Input, Winter 2010, Vol 38, Number 1, pp 24-28., Real Estate Institute
Seely, B., C. Welham, J. Blanco, J. Nelson, S.R.J. Sheppard, D. Cavens, and D. Flanders (2010) Future perspectives in hybrid modelling. Chapter 10 in Forecasting Forest Futures: A Hybrid Modelling Approach to the Assessment of Sustainability of Forest Ecosystems and their Values, Earthscan Ltd, London, UK.
Flanders, D., S.R.J. Sheppard, E. Pond, S. Burch, A. Shaw, and S. Cohen (2010) Blueprints for Green Communities: Climate change visioning and participatory landscape planning for resilient, low-carbon communities. Fabos, J. Gy., Ryan, R.L., Lindhult, M.S., Kumble, P., Kollanyi, L., Ahern, J., Jombach, S. (Eds.) 2010: Proceedings of Fabos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning 2010, Budapest July 8-11, Hungary. pp 459-466, Corvinus University of Budapest, Department of Landscape Planning and Regional Development, Hungary
Sheppard, S.R.J. et al. (2010) Planning with climate change. Elke Mertens, Visualizing Landscape Architecture, pp 171-190, Birkhauser Verlag AG, Germany
Schroth, Olaf, Ellen Pond, Sara Muir-Owen, Cam Campbell and S.R.J. Sheppard. (2009) Tools for the understanding of spatio-temporal climate scenarios in local planning: Kimberley (BC) case study. Swiss National Science Foudnation (SNSF)
Burch, S., A. Shaw, SRJ Sheppard, and D. Flanders. (2009) Climate change visualization: Using 3d imagery of local places to build capacity and inform policy. Neset, T., J. Johansson, and B.-O. Linnér (eds). State of Climate Change Visualization, CSPR Report No. 09:04, Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research, Norrköping, Sweden., Linköping University Electronic Press
Flanders, D., Salter, J., Tatebe, K., Pond, E., Sheppard, S. (2009) A Preliminary Assessment of Renewable Energy Capacity in Prince George, BC. Natural Resources Canada: 78 pp., Natural Resources Canada
S.R.J. Sheppard and Petr Cizek (2009) The Ethics of Google-Earth: Crossing thresholds from spatial data to landscape visualization Journal of Environmental Management 90: 2102-2117, Elsevier
Flanders, David, Stephen Sheppard, Sarah Burch and Alison Shaw (2009) Hot in my backyard - climate change comes home to roost. Landscapes Paysages, Landscape Architecture in Canada, Vol 11, No. 1, Pp. 10-16, Naylor Canada
Salter, J.D., Campbell, C., Journeay, M., and Sheppard, S.R.J. (2009) The digital workshop: exploring the use of interactive and immersive tools in participatory planning. submitted to The Journal of Environmental Management special issue on Participatory GIS, Feick, R. and Balram, S. eds., 32 pp. Journal of Environmental Management 90: 2090-2101, Elsevier
Shaw, Alison, Stephen Sheppard, Sarah Burch, David Flanders, Arnim Wiek, Jeff Carmichael, John Robinson, Stewart Cohen (2009) How futures matter - Synthesizing, downscaling, and visualizing climate change scenarios for participatory capacity building Global Environmental Change 19 (2009) 447-463, Elsevier
Harshaw, H.W., S.R.J. Sheppard, and P. Jeakins (2009) Public attitudes toward sustainable forest management: Opinions from forest-dependent communities in British Columbia BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management 10(2): 81-103., FORREX
Robinson, J., T. Berkhout, S. Burch, E.J. Davis, N. Dusyk, Alison Shaw with Stephen Sheppard and James Tansey (2008) Infrastructure and Communities: The Path to Sustainable Communities. A White Paper prepared for the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, University of Victoria, British Columbia
Meitner, M., Berheide, D., Nelson, J. and Sheppard, S. (2008) Public perceptions of mountain pine beetle management alternatives Mountain Pine Beetle Working Paper 2008-06 ISBN 978-0-662-48196-6, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Victoria
Sheppard, Stephen, Alison Shaw, David Flanders and Sarah Burch (2008) Can visualization save the world? Lessons for Landscape Architects from Visualizing Local Climate Change Digital Design in Landscape Architecture 2008, 9th International Conference Proceedings, Dessau/Bernburg, Germany, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Bizikova, Livia, Sarah Burch, John Robinson, Alison Shaw, and Stephen Sheppard (2008) Utilizing participatory scenario-based approaches to design proactive responses to climate change in the face of uncertainties Integrating Climate Change Actions into Local Development, Earthscan
Flanders, D., S.R.J. Sheppard, A. Shaw, and S.Burch. (2008) Hot in my backyard: Using 3 D visualisation to bring home the implications of climate change to the community. Landscape Architecture Magazine, May 2008, pp. 82-87, American Society of Landscape Architects
Sheppard, S.R.J., Ellen Pond and Cam Campbell (2008) Low-carbon attractive, resilient communities: New imperatives for sustainable redevelopment. Conference Reader, Background Papers and Excerpts Selected Conference Papers., Pp. 42-58, Climate Change and Urban Design Council for European Urbanism
Kozak, R.A., W.C. Spetic, H.W. Harshaw, T.C. Maness and S.R.J. Sheppard (2008) Public Priorities for Sustainable Forest Management in Six Forest Dependent Communities of British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 38(12):3071-3084.
S.R.J. Sheppard (2008) Local Climate Change Visioning: A New Process for Community Planning and Outreach Using Visualization Tools Plan Canada, Vol. 48 (1): 36-40, Canadian Institute of Planners
Walker, I.J., R. Sydneysmith, et al. (Sheppard as co-author) (2008) British Columbia, Chapter 8 in "From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate" (National Assessement) p. 329-386, Government of Canada
Sheppard, S.R.J., and A. Shaw (2007) Future Visioning of local climate change scenarios: Connecting the dots and painting pictures to aid Earth Governance. Conference Proceedings, Earth System Governance: Theories and Strategies for Sustainability Report on the 2007 Amsterdam Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
Harshaw, H.W. and S.R.J. Sheppard (2007) The BC SFM Public Opinion Survey: What do people think of BC forestry? Linking Innovations and Networking Knowledge (LINK) 9 (1), 1-2., FORREX
Harshaw, H.W., Sheppard, S.R.J. and J.L. Lewis (2007) Review and synthesis of social indicators for sustainable forest management. BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management. 8(2): 17-36, FORREX
Harshaw, H.W., S.R.J. Sheppard and R.A. Kozak (2007) Outdoor Recreation and Forest Management: A Plea for Empirical Data. The Forestry Chronicle 83(2):231-238., Canadian Institute of Forestry
Cole, Ray, Hadi Dowlatadabi, Carol Gigliotti, Deborah Herbert, Meg Holden, Randi Kruse-Ferdinands, Alison Munro, John Robinson, Mark Roseland, Stephen Sheppard, Donald Yen, David Zandvliet (2007) Accelerating Sustainability in BC: The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability

Jeakins, P., S.R.J. Sheppard, F.L. Bunnell, and R. Wells (2006) Arrow IFPA series: Note 1 of 8. A framework for sustainable forest management, #1 in The Sustainability Project Extension Note Series. BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management, 7 (1): 37-49, FORREX
Sheppard, S.R.J., M. Meitner, N. Wilson, H. Harshaw and C. Pearce. (2006) Arrow IFPA Series Note 3 of 8. Public processes in sustainable forest management for the Arrow Forest District. BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management , 7 (1): 57-66, FORREX
Meitner, M., H. Harshaw, S.R.J. Sheppard, and P. Picard. (2006) Arrow IFPA Series: Note 8 of 8. Criterion 9: Quality of Life Benefits. BC Journal of Ecosystem Management. 7(1), pp. 57-66., FORREX
Harshaw, H.W., R.A. Kozak and S.R.J. Sheppard (2006) How Well are Outdoor Recreationists Represented in Forest Land-Use Planning? Perceptions of Recreationists in the Sea-to-Sky Corridor of British Columbia. Landscape and Urban Planning 78(1/2)33-49.
Lewis, J.L., and S.R.J. Sheppard (2006) Culture and Communication: Using Integrated GIS-Landscape Visualiztion to Improve Forest Management Consultation with Indigenous Communities. Landscape and Urban Planning, 77 pp. 291-313, Elsevier
Beckley, Thomas M., John R. Parkins, Stephen R.J. Sheppard (2006) Public Participation in Sustainable Forest Management: A Reference Guide SFM, 2006, 55 pp., Sustainable Forest Management Network. Knowledge Exchange and Technology Extension Program (KETE)
Sheppard, S.R.J. (2006) Bridging the sustainability gap with landscape visualization in community visioning hubs. Integrated Assessment Journal, Bridging Sciences & Policy, Vol. 6, Iss. 4 Pp. 79-108
Salter, J.D., S.R.J. Sheppard, D. Cavens, and M.J. Meitner (2005) Planning, communicating, designing, and decision-making for large scale landscapes. Visualization in Landscape and Environmental Planning: technology and Applications. Bishop, I. & Lange, E. (Eds.) Chapter 6, pp. 120-124, Taylor and Francis, London
Lewis, J.L. and S.R.J. Sheppard (2005) Ancient Values, New Challenges: Indigenous spiritual perceptions of landscapes and forest management. Society and Natural Resources, Vol. 18, No. 10, pp 907-920(14) Nov/Dec 2005., Institute for Social Science Research on Natural Resources
Sheppard, S.R.J. & Meitner, M. (2005) Using Multi-Criteria Analysis and visualisation for Sustainable Forest Management planning with stakeholder groups Forest Ecology and Management, 207(1-2), pp 171-187., Elsevier
Meitner, M., Sheppard, S., Cavens, D., Gandy, R., Picard, P., Harshaw, H., & Harrison, D. (2005) The multiple roles of environmental/data visualization in evaluating alternative forest management strategies: Lessons learned, errors uncovered and decisions elucidated. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 49, pp. 192-205., Elsevier
Sheppard, S.R.J. and P. Picard (2005) Visual Resource Management Forestry Handbook for British Columbia, Fifth Edition, pp. 1-23 in S.B. Watts and L. Tolland (eds), University of British Columbia Forestry Undergraduate Society, Vancouver, BC., University of British Columbia Forestry Undergraduate Society
Meitner, M.J., R. Gandy, and S.R.J. Sheppard (2005) The Role of Visualization in Communicating and Understanding Forest Complexity. IEEE Proceedings, IEEE Computer Society, International Conference on Information Visualisation IV05, ACM Press
Sheppard, S.R.J. (2005) Participatory decision support for sustainable forest management: A framework for planning with local communities at the landscape level. CJFR, 35(7) Pp 1515-1526., Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Sheppard, S.R.J. (2005) Validity, reliability, and ethics in visualization. Visualization in landscape and environmental planning: Technology and Applications. Ian Bishop and Eckart Lange (eds.), Chapter 5, pp 70-97, Taylor and Francis, London
Sheppard, S.R.J. (2005) Landscape Visualization and Climate Change: The Potential For Influencing Perceptions and Behavior. Environmental Science and Policy 8 (2005) Pp 637-654., Elsevier
Sheppard, S.R.J., and Paul Picard (2005) Visual quality impacts of forest pest activity at the landscape level: a synthesis of published knowledge and research needs. Landscape and Urban Planning, 77, pp. 321-342, Elsevier
Lewis, J.L., and S.R.J. Sheppard, K. Sutherland (2004) Computer-based visualization of forest management: A primer for resources managers, communities, and educators. BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management, 5(2): 5-13, FORREX
Sheppard, S.R.J. (2004) Building a code-of-ethics for landscape visualisation Landscape Architecture, American Society of Landscape Architects
Stephen R.J. Sheppard, Paul Picard, and Rob D’’Eon (2004) Meeting visual quality objectives with operational radial-strip partial cutting in coastal British Columbia: a post-harvest assessment Forestry Chronicle Vol. 80, No. 2, pp. 215-223., The Forestry Chronicle
Seely, B., Nelson, J., Wells, R., Peter, B., Meitner, M., Anderson, A., Harshaw, H., Sheppard, S., Bunnell, F., Kimmins, K. and Harrison, D. (2004) The application of a hierarchical decision support system to evaluate multiple objective forest management strategies: A case study in northeastern British Columbia Forest Ecology and Management, 199(2-3), 2004, pp. 283-305.
Stephen R.J. Sheppard (2004) Visual Analysis of Forest Landscapes Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences, Landscape and Planning Section, pp.440-450 Oxford, UK:, Elsevier
Stephen R.J. Sheppard and Cecilia M. Achiam (2004) Public Participation in Forest Decision-making Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences, Social and Collaborative Forestry Section, pp. 1173-1182. Oxford, UK:, Elsevier
Stephen R. J. Sheppard, Jonathan Salter (2004) The Role of Visualization in Forest Planning Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences, Landscape and Planning Section, pp. 486-498. Oxford, UK:, Elsevier
Stephen R.J. Sheppard, John L. Lewis, and C.A. Akai. (2004) Landscape Visualization: An Extension Guide for First Nations and Rural Communities SFMN Publication ISBN 1-55261-176-0, 90p., -Sustainable Forest Management Network Centre of Excellence
Stephen R.J. Sheppard, Cecilia M. Achiam, and Rob G. D’Eon (2004) Aesthetics: are we neglecting a key issue in criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management? Journal of Forestry, 102(5) pp 6-11., Society of American Foresters
(2004) Local Climate Change Visioning and Landscape Visualizations: Guidance Manual

(2004) Downscaling and visioning of mountain snow packs and other climate change implications in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

(2004) Downscaling and visioning of mountain snow packs and other climate change implications in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Bizikova, Livia, Sarah Burch, John Robinson, Alison Shaw, and Stephen Sheppard. (2004) Utilizing Participatory Scenario-Based Approaches to Design Proactive Responses to Climate Change in the Face of Uncertainties. Climate Change and Policy-The Calculability of Climate Change and the Challenge of Uncertainty. Chapter 8, Pgs 171-190., Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
(2004) Spatial Modeling for Community Renewable Energy Planning: Case Studies in British Columbia, Canada.

(2004) A Climate Change Adaptation Planning Process for Low-lying, Communities Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise.

(2004) Spatial Modeling for Community Renewable Energy Planning: Case Studies in British Columbia, Canada.

Stephen R.J. Sheppard (2003) Knowing a socially sustainable forest when you see one - Implications for results-based forestry. Forestry Chronicle Vol. 79, No. 5, pp. 865-875., THE FORESTRY CHRONICLE
Meitner, M., Gandy, R., & Sheppard, S.R.J. (2003) Exploring, forecasting and visualizing alternative ecosystem management scenarios. In Proceedings, ESRI International Users Conference, July 2003, San Diego, California. 10pp (CD), ESRI Press
Sheppard S.R.J. & Meitner, M. J. (2003) Using multi-criteria analysis and visualization for sustainable forest management planning with stakeholder groups. In Procs. Decision Support for Multiple Purpose Forestry IUFRO Conference, Vienna, Austria, April 23-25, 2003. 14pp (CD), IUFRO
Harshaw, H. W., & Sheppard, S. R. J. (2003) Assessing timber harvesting impacts to recreation in areas adjacent to parks and protected areas: An example from British Columbia. In Proceedings May 2003., SAMPA, Victoria, BC
Harshaw, H. and S.R.J. Sheppard (2003) Temporal assessment of recreation activities and opportunities in British Columbia: Examining the possible effects of future timber harvesting on outdoor recreation Procs. Natural Resources Information Management Forum: Putting Knowledge to Work. T. Innes (editor). FORREX Series No. 8. pp. 45–52., FORREX–Forest Research Extension Partnership, Kamloops, B.C
S.R.J. Sheppard and J.L. Lewis (2002) Democratising the SFM planning process: the potential of landscape visualization as a community involvement tool for First Nations Procs. 2002 Sustainable Forest Management Network Conference, Advances in Forest Management: From Knowledge to Practice,November 13-15, Edmonton, AB, pp 304-309., Sustainable Forest Management Network Centre of Excellence
Sheppard, S.R.J., J. Lewis, and C. Akai. (2002) Landscape Visualization for First Nations. Technical report prepared for the Sustainable Forest Management Network.
Meitner, M., Sheppard, S., Harshaw, H. & Wilson, N. (2001) Arrow forest district public values survey: putting your finger on the pulse of the district. Project final report. Arrow Forest District, Innovative Forest Practices Agreement, Sustainability Project.
Sheppard, S., & Meitner, M. (2001) Arrow forest district innovative forest practices agreement socio-economic technical report. Technical report. Arrow Forest District, Innovative Forest Practices Agreement, Sustainability Project.
Meitner, M., Sheppard, S., Harshaw, H. & Wilson, N. (2001) Arrow IFPA social values mail survey: general summary. Technical report. Arrow Forest District, Innovative Forest Practices Agreement, Sustainability Project.
Meitner, M., Cavens, D., & Sheppard, S. (2001) Semi-automated metadata capture systems: how to elicit compliance within a democratic setting. In Proceedings, ESRI Users Conference, July 2001, San Diego, California., ESRI Press
Cavens, D. , Sheppard, S., & Meitner, M. (2001) Tracking visual change: image database applications. In Proceedings, ESRI Users Conference, July 2001, San Diego, California., ESRI Press
Picard, P., and S.R.J. Sheppard. (2001) Visual Resource Management in British Columbia: Part 1 - The effects of visual resource management on timber availability: a review of case studies and BC legislation. BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management 1(2): Article 1, 12. Retrieved May 15, 2002, FORREX
-P. Picard and S.R.J. Sheppard. (2001) Visual Resource Management in British Columbia: Part 2. Partial cutting in the front country: A win-win solution for short-term timber availability and aesthetics? BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management. 1(2): Article 3, 18p. Retrieved May 15, 2002, FORREX
Sheppard, S.R.J., H.W. Harshaw, and J. McBride (2001) Conclusions: Towards a research agenda for forest landscape management. Chapter 17: pp. 263-288 in S.R.J. Sheppard and H.W. Harshaw (eds.), Forests and Landscapes: Linking Ecology, Sustainability, and Aesthetics. IUFRO Research Series, No. 6. Wallingford, UK, CABI Publishing
Sheppard, S.R.J. and H.W. Harshaw. (2001) Landscape aesthetics and sustainability: An introduction. Chapter 1: pp. 3-12 in S.R.J. Sheppard and H.W. Harshaw (eds.), Forests and Landscapes: Linking Ecology, Sustainability, and Aesthetics. IUFRO Research Series, No. 6. Wallingford, UK, CABI Publishing.
Sheppard, S.R.J. (2001) Beyond visual resource management: Emerging theories of an ecological aesthetic and visible stewardship. Chapter 11: pp. 149-172 in S.R.J. Sheppard and H.W. Harshaw (eds.), Forests and Landscapes: Linking Ecology, Sustainability, and Aesthetics. IUFRO Research Series, No. 6. Wallingford, UK, CABI Publishing
Oliver, C.D., J.P. Kimmins, H.W. Harshaw, and S.R.J. Sheppard. (2001) Criteria and indicators of sustainable forestry: a systems approach. Chapter 6: pp. 73-93 in S.R.J. Sheppard and H.W. Harshaw (eds.), Forests and Landscapes: Linking Ecology, Sustainability, and Aesthetics. IUFRO Research Series, No. 6. Wallingford, UK, CABI Publishing.
Sheppard, S.R.J., and H. Harshaw (2001) Forests and Landscapes: Linking Ecology, Sustainability, and Aesthetics. IUFRO Research Series, No. 6. CABI: Wallingford, UK. 294p., CABI Publishing
Sheppard, S.R.J. (2001) Guidance for crystal ball gazers: Developing a code of ethics for landscape visualization. Landscape & Urban Planning 54 (1-4), pp. 183-199., Elsevier
Sheppard, S.R.J., D. Cavens, J. Salter, and M. Meitner. (2001) Seeing the big picture: the benefits of digital landscape immersion. -Procs. LANDTECH ASLA/CSLA Annual Meeting, 24 September 2001, Montreal, Canada., -American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)/Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA)
Sheppard, S.R.J., and C. M. Achiam (2001) Forest certification and aesthetics: Proposed criteria and indicators for visible stewardship -Procs. Looking beyond the trees: Visual stewardship of the Working Forest. VRM Conference, BC MOF, Kamloops, BC., -BC Ministry of Forests
Lewis, J., and S.R.J. Sheppard (2001) Ancient values/new tools: innovative methods and technologies for integrating cultural values in forest management. -Proc., From Science to Management and Back: a Science Forum for Southern Interior Ecosystems in British Columbia. C. Hollstedt, K. Sutherland, and T. Innes (editors),, -Southern Interior Forest Extension and Research Partnership (SIFERP),
S.R.J. Sheppard and Picard, P. (2000) Timber availability and aesthetics at the landscape level: theoretical relationships and potential win-win solutions. -Procs, From Science to Management and Back: a Science Forum for Southern Interior Ecosystems in British Columbia. C. Hollstedt, K. Sutherland, and T. Innes (editors)., -Southern Interior Forest Extension and Research Partnership (SIFERP)
Sheppard, S.R.J. (2000) Visualization as a decision-support tool for managing forest ecosystems. The COMPILER 16(1):25-40.
Sheppard, S.R.J. (1999) Regeln fur die Nutzung der digtalen Kristallkugel (Building a code of ethics for the digital crystal ball). Garten + Landschaft 11(Nov):28-32.
Sheppard, S.R.J. (1999) Visualization software brings GIS applications to life. GeoWorld 12(3):36-37.
Sutherland, and T, Innes (eds.) (1999) Procs., From Science to Management and Back: A Science Forum for Southern Interior Ecosystems in British Columbia. Southern Interior Forest Extension and Research Partnership (SIFERP), Kamloops, B.C.
Sheppard, S.R.J., J. Hess and A. Strain (1998) Establishing the Worth of Scenic Values - The Tahoe Workshop. In Procs. Exploring Livability and Quality of Life, ASLA, Portland, October 1998.
Sheppard, S.R.J. (1997) Photo-monitoring: a tool for measuring landscape change. In International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) '97 Proceedings, New Orleans, March 1997.
Sheppard, S.R.J. (1997) The Coastal Zone at your desk-top : the application of user-friendly GIS to Coastal Zone Management. In CZM '97 Conference Proceedings, Boston, July 1997.
Strain, R.A. and S.R.J. Sheppard (eds.) (1997) Proc. Establishing the Worth of Scenic Values - The Tahoe Workshop, Stateline, Nevada, October 1997. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Iverson, W.D., S.R.J. Sheppard, and R.A. Strain. (1993) Managing regional scenic quality in the Lake Tahoe Basin. -Landscape Journal
Sheppard, S.R.J. (1989) Visual Simulation - A User’s Guide for Architects, Engineers & Planners. -Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY
Sheppard, S.R.J. (1986) Simulating changes in the landscape Chapter 11 in Foundations for Visual Project Analysis, eds. R.C. Smardon, J.F. Palmer, and J.P. Felleman, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY.
Smardon, R.C., N.R. Feimer, K.H. Craik, and S.R.J. Sheppard (1983) Assessing the reliability, validity, and generalizability of observer-based visual impact assessment methods for the Western United States Managing Air Quality and Scenic Resources at National Parks and Wilderness Areas, eds. R. Rowe and L. Chestnut,, Westview Press
Sheppard, S.R.J., and T. Tetherow (1983) Visual assessment of surface mining. -Garten & Landschaft
Sheppard, S.R.J. (1982) Predictive landscape portrayals: a selective research review. -Landscape Journal

Unit associations Unit Associations 

  • Collaborative for Advanced Landscape Planning CALP 
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  • Institute for Computing Information and Cognitive System (ICICS)   
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  • Institute of Resources, Environment, and Sustainability (Faculty Associate)   
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  • Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions   
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  • Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies   
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  • School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture   
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    Professional Affilliations Professional Affiliations 

  • American Society of Landscape Architects ASLA 
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  • International Association for Society and Natural Resources IASNR 
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  • Scenic America  
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    Stephen R.J. Sheppard

    Climate change communications and planning (mitigation and adaptation);Visualization; Aesthetics and public perceptions; Landscape Planning; Public participation and community engagement.

    B.A. (1974) Oxf., M.Sc. (1976) Brit. Col., M.A. (1980) Oxf., Ph.D. (1982) Calif., Berkeley

    Contact Info:
     Department of Forest Resources Management Faculty of Forestry The University of British Columbia 2nd Floor, Forest Sciences Centre #2045 - 2424 Main Mall Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6T 1Z4
    Phone: (604) 822-6582
    Fax: (604) 822-9106
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