Leith Deacon

Assistant Professor Ontario Agricultural College School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Guelph, Ontario leith.deacon@uoguelph.ca Office: (519) 824-4120 ext. 53080

Expert In

Boom/bust Community development and planning Governance Resiliency (social, economic, environmental) Resource-based communities Rural planning and development Social planning Sustainable development

Bio/Research

Leith Deacon is an assistant professor in Rural Planning and Development in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development. He is a full member of the Canadian Institute of Planners and a Registered Professional Planner. Leith’s research examines concepts around sustainability, governance and resiliency. Prof. Deacon is attempting to gain a better understanding of the dynamics associated with municipal rural and remote economies, specifically resource-based economies across Canada – their experiences, reasons why some communities are able to grow and prosper while others experience decline, etc. He employs a planning lens to frame the project and is exploring what planners and municipal planning departments can do to increase the resiliency and/or sustainability of these communities.

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l.hunt@exec.uoguelph.ca
519-824-4120 ext. 53338

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healeyd@uoguelph.ca
519-824-4120 ext. 56581

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angela.mulholland@uoguelph.ca
519-824-4120 ext. 56982

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