Dr. David V.J. Bell Professor Emeritus, Senior Scholar and Former Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies York University Toronto, Ontario

Biography

Dr. David V.J. Bell, from Ontario, a political scientist by training, is Professor Emeritus, Senior Scholar and Former Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University and Director of the York Centre for Applied Sustainability, which he founded in 1996.

A consultant and advisor to governments at the local, provincial and national levels in Canada and to the Government of Jamaica; Dr. Bell is Chair of Parc-Downsview-Park; honourary theme editor of the Sustainable Development Theme of the Encyclopedia of the Life Support Systems; a core faculty member of the Sustainable Enterprise Academy; a member of the Toronto Sustainability Round Table; a Director and Co-Chair of Learning for a Sustainable Future; Chair/facilitator of the Toward Sustainability in York Region Advisory Group; and a founding member of the International Sustainability Indicators Network.

Dr. Bell served as Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Voluntary Challenge and Registry (VCR Inc) from 1997 until 2004. As well, he served on the Environmental Task Force of the City of Toronto and the Toronto Sustainability Round Table – on which he chaired the Governance Working Group.

He was the writer and host of a series of 12 one hour radio broadcasts – “Sustainability: Canadian and Global Perspectives” – which have been broadcast in Canada and once internationally.

Dr. Bell obtained a Bachelor of Arts from York University and received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Dr. Bell is listed in Canadian Who’s Who and Who’s Who in Black Canada. In June 2003, Dr. Bell was appointed to the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy.

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