Dr. Douglas Robb, Faculty Associate

School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape, UCalgary

Douglas Robb (he/him) is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Calgary. His research centres on the production of just and inclusive climate futures, and spans topics of energy landscapes, critical resource studies, and evolving concepts of degrowth. Doug’s approach to teaching and research is grounded in place-based methods of drawing, writing, and designing, with a focus on rural and Indigenous lands across North America. His research investigates the complex landscapes that emerge through political agendas of energy transition in Canada. At the University of Calgary, he teaches courses in landscape ecology, climate change, history and theory, and environmental design. He is also Academic Co-Lead for Energy Futures within the Institutes for Transdisciplinary Scholarship.