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Keywords

sustainable communities, regenerative sustainability, sustainability education, regenerative systems education, instructional design for sustainability, sustainable cities, urban sustainability, sustainable community development, urban sustainability assessment

Countries

Canada

Biography

A local/urban sustainability practitioner, researcher, and educator with 15+ years of experience in sustainability projects in collaboration with governments, non-profit organisations, civil society, businesses, and other policy-makers, in two continents and in three EU languages. More: https://spiliotopoulou.eu/

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I specialise in transdisciplinary local/urban sustainability and have over 15 years of experience in sustainability project management, consulting, action/participatory research, policy analysis, knowledge dissemination, and capacity building. I have worked with governments, non-profit organisations, civil society, businesses, and other policy-makers in two continents and in three EU languages. I am also an advanced user of software such as Asana, Trello, Zoom, MS Office, WordPress, and Evernote (please find my CV attached or check my website). My mission is to help advance sustainable and just transitions for cities and local communities, through systemic capacity building, research, stakeholder engagement, and/or related project management, and I am very much interested in working with organisations that share this mission.

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Employment (4)

University of Waterloo: Waterloo, CA

2024-01-02 to 2024-04-30 | Researcher, Municipal Net-Zero Action Research Partnership project
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Simon Fraser University: Burnaby, BC, CA

2021-09 to 2024-01-02 | Manager, Regenerative Systems Education (SFU Sustainability)
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British Columbia Institute of Technology: Burnaby, BC, CA

2020-08-31 to 2021-12-30 | Research Assistant (Ecocity Centre of Excellence)
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Simon Fraser University: Burnaby, BC, CA

2014 to 2020 | Instructor, Course supervisor (Sustainable Development Program)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Simon Fraser University: Burnaby, BC, CA

2014-09 to 2021-04 | PhD in Sustainable Cities (School of Resource and Environmental Management)
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Universite de Strasbourg : Strasbourg, Alsace, FR

2002 to 2003 | MA in Environmental Law (Faculte de droit)
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Universite de Strasbourg : Strasbourg, Alsace, FR

2001 to 2002 | Diploma in European Studies and Law (Institut des Hautes Etudes Europeennes)
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Works (11)

Toward Sustainable Communities, Fifth Edition

New Society
2023-11-28 | Book
ISBN: 978-0865719743
Contributors: Maria Spiliotopoulou; Mark Roseland; Margaret Stout
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To what extent is sustainability addressed at urban scale and how aligned is it with Earth's productive capacity?

Sustainable Cities and Society
2023-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2023.104655
Contributors: Marie Vigier; Claudiane M. Ouellet-Plamondon; Maria Spiliotopoulou; Jennie Moore; William E. Rees
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Achieving Community Happiness and Well-Being Through Community Productivity

Community Quality-of-Life and Well-Being
2022 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89559-4_2
Part of ISSN: 2520-1093
Part of ISSN: 2520-1107
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Sustainability planning, implementation, and assessment in cities: how can productivity enhance these processes?

Discover Sustainability
2022-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s43621-022-00081-y
Contributors: Maria Spiliotopoulou; Mark Roseland
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Making the SDGs Relevant for Cities: Using the Community Capital Tool in British Columbia

Promoting the Sustainable Development Goals in North American Cities
2021 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59173-1_5
Part of ISSN: 2523-3084
Part of ISSN: 2523-3092
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Urban sustainability via urban productivity? A conceptual review and framework proposal

Local Environment
2021-11-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2021.2005008
Part of ISSN: 1354-9839
Part of ISSN: 1469-6711
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Theories and concepts influencing sustainable community development

Research Handbook on Community Development
2020 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.4337/9781788118477.00028
Part of ISBN: 9781788118477
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Urban Sustainability: From Theory Influences to Practical Agendas

Sustainability
2020-09-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/su12187245
Part of ISSN: 2071-1050
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Sustainability in North America: the Canadian experience

The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainability
2018-05-01 | Book chapter
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Sustainable Community Planning and Development

Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies, Elsevier
2017-07-14 | Encyclopedia entry
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Converging Urban Agendas: Toward Healthy and Sustainable Communities

Social Sciences
2016-07-05 | Journal article
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