Gordon mcbean biography

Biography.
Gordon McBean was an Environment Canada scientist (1970-88), UBC Professor (1988-94), Chair World Climate Research Program (1988-94)(Vice-Chair, 1986-88).
Professor Emeritus Gordon McBean, Ph.D., has been at Western University since 2000, in the Department of Geography and as director for policy, Institute for.

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Gordon McBean

Refereed Journals

Ajibade, I., F. Armah, V. Zubedaar, I. Luginaah and G. McBean, 2014: Self-reported experiences of climate change in Nigeria: the role of personal and socio-environmental factors. Climate.

Ajibade I., F. Armah, V. Zubedaar , I. Luginaah and G. McBean, 2014: Individual and socio- environmental factors associated with the experience of climate change in coastal communities in Nigeria. Environmental Hazards: Human and Policy Dimensions.

Ajibade I., Armah F, Zubedaar V, Luginaah I, McBean G, and Tenkorang E (2014) Assessing the Bio-psychosocial correlates of flood impacts along the southern coast line of Nigeria. J. Environmental Planning and Management.

Ajibade, I., and G. McBean, 2014: Climate extremes and housing rights: a political ecology of impacts, early warning and adaptation constraints in slum communities. Geoforum, 55: 76-86.

Ajibade, I., F. Armah, V. Zubedaar, I. Luginaah, G. McBean and E. Tenkorang, 2014: Assessing the bio-psychosocial correlates of flood impacts in coastal areas of Lagos, Nigeria. Environmental Planning and

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UBC Alumni Award: Gordon McBean

Congratulations to Gordon McBean, Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Ontario, for receiving the UBC Alumni Award of Distinction!

He was Professor and Chair of the Atmospheric Science Program in the UBC Department of Geography from 1988-1992 and had previously completed his BSc (’64) in Physics and PhD (’70) in Oceanography and Physics at the University of British Columbia.

Biography

Gordon McBean, CM, O.Ont, PhD, FRSC

Professor Gordon McBean, CM, OOnt, PhD, FRSC is Adjunct Professor of Geography at Western University, London, Canada, Director of Policy Studies of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction and President of the International Council for Science and Co-Chair of the Governing Council for Future Earth: Research for Global Sustainability. He was Professor of Geography at Western (2000-2015) with a joint appointment in Political Science. From 2012-2015, he was Director of Research and External Relations, Western Centre for Environment and Sustainability.

He has been appointed a Member of the Order o

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Gordon McBean

Read the transcript of Gordon McBean's Video here ◂

Gordon: I’m Gordon McBean and I’m an Environmental Scientist from Canada and I work as President of the International Council for Science and Global Issues of Science and Society.

Nerina:What was the 10-year old Gordon like?

Gordon: When I was 10-years old I’m not sure I was thinking about things because it’s a long time ago I’d have to say. I will not admit how old I really am, but I think when I was 10-years old I was fascinated by issues of history and society and actually Geography of the idea of maps and being able to see things and I was very much encouraged by my parents. My father had always wanted to go to university but he never had the chance to. He grew up on a farm and it was his job to work on the farm, but he wanted his sons to go to university. So we had a family environment that encouraged us.

When I was 10 years old and not quite sure what I was thinking but actually only a few years after I was 10 years old – I think I would have been 13. I watched and looked to the