Leith Deacon

Associate Professor Coordinator, PhD Program Ontario Agricultural College School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Guelph, Ontario leith.deacon@uoguelph.ca Office: (519) 824-4120 ext. 52521

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

Dr. Deacon's research examines concepts around sustainability, governance and resiliency. He 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. 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.

Deacon is a full member of the Canadian Institute of Planners and a registered professional planner.

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Media Relations

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

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

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