Robert MacArthur Shields Henry Marshall Tory Endowed Chair and Professor, Human Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences / Sociology 5-21 Tory Building, University of Alberta. Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G2H4 Tel. +1 780.243.0489 [email protected] www.ualberta.ca/~rshields www.spaceandculture.com Citizenship Canada, United Kingdom. Born, June 9 1961. Married with 1 daughter, Sophie. 0. Planning Practice Highlights Activating Spaces Project on allowing temporary and ‘meanwhile uses’ of vacant commercial property. A Field Guide for Activating Space with J.A. Morrow. University of Alberta. KIAS. 2020. Workshop: 2020 Research Impact, Kule Institute Knowledge Mobilization Grant An Activating Space policy brief for community organizations and cities. $1975 Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Jim Morrow, Activating Space, City Region Studies Centre, University of Alberta, 2018-19. Global Suburbaism Project SSHRC Major Collaborative Research Network, R. Keil, York University PI. 2009-17. ‘Decolonizing Suburban Research.’ R. Kiel and F. Wu (eds.) After Suburbia. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. In press 2021. ‘Edmonton, Amiskwaciy: Suburbs for Settlers’ with D. Gillespie and K. Moran. The Life of North American Suburbs. J. Nijman (ed.) Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 2020. pp. 245-268. ‘Urban Agriculture: Food as Production of Space’ with M. Granzow. M.E. Leary-Owhin and J.P. McCarthy (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Henri Lefebvre, the City and Urban Society. London: Routledge. 2019. p.287-97. Walkability Project 2018-21 Development of an Android App to gather data and map the pedestrian experience: Steps Android Application 2018-21. Supervision of 5 Research Assistants and Lab 2018-21 Ethnographic, ARC GIS and Android programming with community consulations in 3 Edmonton neighbourhoods ‘Walkability: a review of trends,’ with Edmar Joaquim Gomes da Silva, Thiago Lima e Lima & Nathalia Osorio. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2021.1936601 R.Shields 2021 1 City of Vienna Visiting Professor in Spatial Planning , SKuOR Arbeitsbereich für Stadtkultur und öffentlicher Raum, TU Wien Technische Universitat Wien, Vienna Austria. March 2014-Aug. 2014 Taught 2 full Masters level courses on urban planning to 30 students. ‘Improvising an Urban Commons of the Streets: Emancipation-From, Emancipation-To and Co-Emancipation.’ S. Knierbein, T. Viderman (eds.) Public Space Unbound: Urban Emancipation and the Post-Political Condition. London: Routledge. 2018. Academic Director / Director, City Region Studies Centre Planning research and professional programs including development of Planning program at University of Alberta 2009- 2019. City-Regions in Prospect: Place meets Practice Co-Editor with Kevin Jones and Alex Lord. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. 2015. Planning research. Early career experience working on urban planing, Summers 1981 and 1982 Architectural Draughtsman, Murray, Murray, Griffiths, Rankin, Architects and Town Planners, Ottawa. 1. Education 1989-90 Postdoctoral Fellow Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada at University of Lancaster with Scott Lash and John Urry and at Centre d’Etudes sur l’Actuel et le Quotidien, Université de Paris V, Sorbonne with Prof. Michel Maffesoli. Audited seminars with Jean Baudrillard, and a seminar given jointly by Etienne Balibar and Immanuel Wallerstein. 1989 D.Phil. Urban and Regional Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, U.K. Commonwealth Scholar. Thesis with Peter Saunders, Supervisor; Derek Gregory, External Examiner. ‘Images of Spaces and Places.’ Audited philosophy courses with Gillian Rose. 1986 M.A. Sociology, Carleton University, Ottawa. Thesis with Charles Gordon and John Harp. 'Notes Toward a Theory of Social Spatializations: Henri Lefebvre, the Problem of Space and the Postmodern Hypothesis' 10 October, 1985. Including: International Summer Institute in Semiotic and Structural Studies, University of Toronto. May-June 1984 Completed credit course with Frederick Jameson. Audited course with Paul Ricoeur. 1984 B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies in Architecture and Northern Development Planning, Carleton University, Ottawa. 2. Employment a) Academic employment July 2004– Henry Marshall Tory Chair and Professor, Human Geography and Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton Canada. -April 2016-2019 Academic Director, City-Region Studies Centre and Centre for Public Involvement Faculty of Extension (see Section 4 below). -July 2009-June 2014 Director, City-Region Studies Centre Faculty of Extension (see Section 4 below). Joint Appointment to Faculty of Extension and Faculty of Arts, January 2011– R.Shields 2021 2 -July 2009- Jan. 2011 Director, Intermedia Research Centre Dept. of Sociology (see Section 4 below). March 2014-Aug. 2014 City of Vienna Visiting Professor, SKuOR Arbeitsbereich für Stadtkultur und öffentlicher Raum, TU Wien Technische Universitat Wien, Vienna Austria. July 2013-2014 Sabbatical Researcher, Centre d'Etudes sur l'Actuel et le Quotidien, Université de Paris V La Sorbonne, Paris France. -July 1991-2004 Professor, Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, Ottawa. Early Promotion to Full Professor July 2000. July 1994-July 2000 Associate Professor. Tenure: July 1995. July 1991- July 1994, Assistant Professor (Tenure Track). -1998-99 Acting Director, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton University (Sabbatical Replacement 1998-1999). Head of Department. Director, Directed Interdisciplinary Studies B.A. Programme, Administrative responsibility for Cognitive Science Ph.D. July 1995-July 1997 Lecturer , Culture and Communication, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, U.K. (Leave of Absence from Carleton University, Sept. 1995-Sept. 1997); Recommended for promotion to Reader (May 1997). Jan. 1990-May 1990 Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre d'Etudes sur l'Actuel et le Quotidien, Université de Paris V La Sorbonne, Paris, France. Part-time Sessional Lecturer, Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University (1990-1991) Oct. 1989-Dec. 1989 Part-time Tutor, Cultural Studies M.A. and Sociology Part I, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, U.K. 1989. Jan. 1989-May 1989 Part-time Sessional Lecturer, Sociology, Trent University. Oct. 1987-June 1988 Part-time Lecturer, GCSE Geography, Brighton College of Technology, Brighton, U.K. b) Other Employment Summer 1984 Draughtsman, Energy Building Group, Ottawa. Summer 1983 Assistant Policy Analyst, Nepean Development Consultants, Ottawa. Summers 1981-82 Architectural Draughtsman, Murray, Murray, Griffiths, Rankin, Architects and Town Planners, Ottawa. Summers 1979-1980 Art Instructor Boy Scouts of Canada, Camp Opemikon, Perth Ontario 1978-85 Piano teacher (Self employed, part-time) c) Community Outreach, Voluntary Service 2016-19 Academic Director, Faculty of Extension PLACES Platform on Cities Engagement and Spaces including City Region Studies Centre and Centre for Public Involvement, a legal partnership between City of Edmonton and University of Alberta. 2009-13 Notable outreach as Director of City-Region Studies Centre: R.Shields 2021 3 -Strip-Appeal.com International Design Competition to reimagine the strip mall (October- Jan 2011-12). -Unwrap-the- Research.ca Community-academic conference in Fort McMurray (Alberta Oil Sands, Oct. 22-24 2010). -Reshaping our Region Symposium for planners and elected officials (Edmonton, June 25 2011). Curb planning Magazine founder (3 issues annually). -Edmonton on the Edge Alley of Light downtown revitalization. -Regional Planning Speakers Series, videocast interviews 2011-13 Board Member, Youth Centres Canada / Centres Jeunesse Canada. National organization of street youth centres. 2008 Organizer, iHuman Youth Centre session by visiting H.M. Tory Chair Visiting Speakers, UK artists ‘Proboscis.’ Edmonton. 2006- Founding Board Member, City Region Studies Centre, University of Alberta Faculty of Extension. Edmonton Alberta. Active in outreach to corporate and community partners, research program. 2007 Organizer with MADE (Media Art and Design in Edmonton), public lecture at Art Gallery of Alberta H.M. Tory Chair Visiting Speaker Dr. Tom Gieryn. 2004 Informal mini-courses on urban design approaches for individual Edmonton City Councillors. 1998-2003 Volunteer Member, Ad Hoc Advisory Group on the Surveys of Innovation in the Canadian Construction Industry, Science Technology and Electronic Information Division, Statistics Canada, and National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research on Construction. 1992-95 Volunteer, TYPS (Town Youth Participation Strategies) Youth Group, Spencerville Ontario. 1983-86 Co-founder, Vice President Program, INPAX International Youth Year Conference (1984-85), Pax Humana Group, registered charity. Ottawa Ontario. 3. Professional Honours and Visiting Positions 2019 Great Supervisor Award. Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alberta. 2017 Minister of Municipal Affairs Alberta, Award for Partnership in Planning with City of Leduc 2016 Honorary Visiting Professor, Institute of Cultural Studies, Capital Normal University, Beijing. 2014 City of Vienna Visiting Professor. SKuOR A rbeitsbereich für Stadtkultur und öffentlicher Raum, TUWien Vienna Technical University, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Austria. R.Shields 2021 4 2010 Top 25 Website Award-Sociology category for Space and Culture. ww w .spaceandculture.o r g 2009 Academic Staff Award (for Graduate Student Supervision). Graduate Students Association,