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Sustainable Development Research Institute fonds
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- Textual record
- Born-digital records
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- Source of title proper: The title is based on the contents of the fonds.
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1985-1996, predominant 1991-1995 (Creation)
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5.7 m of textual records
25 3½" floppy discs
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Administrative history
The Sustainable Development Research Initiative (SDRI) was established in April 1991 to foster policy-relevant research on sustainable development. In addition, the Initiative encourages interdisciplinary collaboration among the faculty, departments, and centres at UBC and other institutes and programs undertaking sustainable development research in Canada and worldwide. In pursuit of this, the Institute has hosted workshops and conferences, including the 1994 "Women and Sustainable Development: Canadian Perspectives" conference. It also coordinated research on sustainability and the relationships that connect and influence the environment, the economy, and society. After an extensive review, SDRI merged with the Institute for Resources and Environment (IRE) to form the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) in September 2002.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of records which document the origins of SDRI and reflect its activities during its first five years of existence, and includes correspondence, reports, minutes, financial records, and published materials. It is arranged in five series (Central Files, General Correspondence, UBC Correspondence, Subject Files, Research Projects) and one sous-fonds ("Women and Sustainable Development: Canadian Perspectives" Conference).
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Restrictions on access
Fonds consists of institutional records – access requests must be reviewed by the University's FOIPOP Coordinator.
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Finding aids
Online Finding Aid
Please see the finding aid for an inventory of files.