Raymond Chipeniuk

Chipeniuk, Dr. Raymond

PhD (University of Waterloo), MPl (University of Ottawa), MA (University of Toronto), BA Hons. (McGill University)

Adjunct Professor

Biography

Born in Radway, Alberta, a hamlet which no longer exists. Early childhood on a homestead near Thorhild, Alberta; then in Sexsmith, Alberta, in the Alberta Peace River district, and Bon Accord, Alberta, NE of Edmonton. Served two years as a CUSO volunteer in Kano, Nigeria, teaching English at what is now Ahmadu Bello University. Worked briefly as a newspaper reporter in NE Alberta and as a parliamentary assistant in the House of Commons, Ottawa. Worked for about twenty years as an editor with the House of Commons Committee Reporting Service. Adjunct professor, Trent University. Worked for one year as a professor within an environmental studies unit at Brock University, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Retired to Smithers, British Columbia, as an amenity migrant. Previously faculty at University of Northern British Columbia as an Associate Professor in the School of Environmental Planning.

Research and Expertise

My principal current research interest is in the experience of nature from the perspective of how this muddy concept relates to park planning, especially provincial and national park planning. Secondly, I have an abiding interest in how natural resources planning at regional and provincial scales furthers environmental degradation; and thirdly, how urban planning contributes to mental health and mental illness in large cities.

Research Fields
  • Environment
  • Northern Issues
  • Rural Planning and Development
  • Urban Planning
Areas of Expertise
Regional development, Planning cognition, Landscape naturalness, Environmental degradation, Amenity migration
Languages Spoken
  • English

Selected Publications

Hall, G. B., Chipeniuk, R., Feick, R. D., Leahy, M. G., & Deparday, V. (2010). Community-based production of geographic information using open source software and Web 2.0. International journal of geographical information science, 24(5), 761-781.

Chipeniuk, R. (2008). Some tools for planning for amenity migration in remote rural settlements: lessons from participatory action. Community Development Journal, 43(2), 222-238.
Chicago

Chipeniuk, R. (2005). Planning for the advent of large resorts: Current capacities of interior British Columbian mountain communities. Environments, 33(2), 57.
Chicago

Chipeniuk, R. (1999). Public explanations for environmental degradation in a sustainable land use planning exercise. Landscape and Urban Planning, 45(2-3), 93-106.