Sean Markey

Education

BA, Political Science, UBC
MES, Environmental Studies, York University
PhD, Economic Geography, Simon Fraser University
MCIP, (Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners) and RPP (Registered Professional Planner)

Biography

Sean Markey, PhD MCIP RPP, is a professor and certified planner with the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University. Sean's research concerns issues of local and regional economic development, rural and small-town development, and sustainable planning and infrastructure. He has published widely in academic journals and has co-authored/edited a number of books: The Theory, Practice and Potential of Regional Development (Routledge, 2019); Service Provision and Rural Sustainability: Infrastructure and Innovation (Routledge, 2019); Doing Community-based Research: Perspectives from the Field (McGill-Queens Press, 2016); Scaling Up: The Convergence of Social Economy and Sustainability (Athabasca Press, 2015); The State of Rural Canada (CRRF, 2015); Investing in Place: Economic Renewal in Northern British Columbia (UBC Press, 2012); The Next Rural Economies: Constructing Rural Place in Global Economies (Cabi Press, 2010); and, Second Growth: Community Economic Development in Rural British Columbia (UBC Press, 2005). Sean continues to work with municipalities, non-profit organizations, Indigenous communities, and the business community to promote and develop sustainable forms of community and regional development.

Books/Monographs

Cam Brewer, Herb Hammond, Sean Markey (2024). Nature-First Cities: Restoring Relationships with Ecosystems and with Each Other. Vancouver: UBC Press.
Vodden, K., Douglad, D., Markey, S., Minnes, S., Reimer, B. (2019). The Theory, Practice and Potential of Regional Development: The Case of Canada. New York: Routledge.
Halseth, G., Markey, S., Ryser, L. (2019). Service Provision and Rural Sustainability: Infrastructure and Innovation. London: Routledge.
Halseth, G., Markey, S., Ryser, L., Manson, D. (2016). Doing Community-based Research: Perspectives from the Field. Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press.
Gismondi, M., Connelly, S., Markey, S., Roseland, M. (eds.) (2016). Scaling Up: The Convergence of Social Economy and Sustainability. Athabasca: Athabasca University Press.
Markey, S., Breen, S., Lauzon, A., Gibson, R., Ryser, L., Mealy, R. (eds.) (2015). State of Rural Canada. Calgary: Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation
Markey, S., Halseth, G., Manson, D. (2012). Investing in Place: Economic Renewal in Northern British Columbia. Vancouver: UBC Press.
Halseth, G., Markey, S., and D. Bruce (eds.) (2010). The Next Rural Economies: Constructing Rural Place in a Global Economy. Oxfordshire: Cabi Press.
Markey, S., J.T. Pierce, K. Vodden and M. Roseland. (2005). Second Growth: Community Economic Development in Rural British Columbia. Vancouver: UBC Press.

Conferences

Place Matters: Ecosystem Health and Whole System Economics (by Sean Markey, Herb Hammond, Carmen Rosen). Hopeful Economics Conference, Vancouver, BC on April 22^nd, 2017

Articles

Markey, S., Halseth, G., Ryser, L., Argent, N., Haslam-MacKenzie, F. 2022. Neither Prepared nor Transformed: Institutional Responses to Unconventional Oil and Gas Development in Australian and Canadian Communities.Energy Research and Social Sciences, 90:
Markey, S., Weeden, A., Hall, H., Rich, K., Hudson, A., Minnes, S. 2021. Editorial: Special Issue on Rural Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Rural and Community Development, 16 (4): 1-3.
Argent, N, Markey, S., Halseth, G, Ryser, L., Haslam-Mackenzie, F. 2021. The socio-spatial politics of royalties and their distribution: A case study of the Surat Basin, Queensland. Environment and Planning A.
Ryser, L., Halseth, G., & Markey, S. 2021. The “politics of method” in volatile settings: research with mobile workers in rural resource regions. Applied Mobilities, 1-20.
Gunton, T., Werker, E., Markey, S. 2021. Community benefit agreements and natural resource development: Achieving better outcomes. Resources Policy, 73.
Gunton. C., Markey, S. 2021. The role of community benefit agreements in natural resource governance and community development: Issues and prospects. Resources Policy, 73.
*Ryser, L., Halseth, G., Markey, S. 2021. Scaling Up and Scaling Down Supply Chains in Volatile Resource-Based Economies. Local Economy, 35(8): 831-851.
*Gunton, C., Markey, S., Werker, E. 2021. Evaluating British Columbia's economic policies for liquefied natural gas development. Energy Policy, 151.
*Gunton, C., Gunton, T., Batson, J., Markey, S., Dale, D. 2021. Designing fiscal regimes for impact benefit agreements, Resources Policy, 72.
*Boron, J., & Markey, S. (2020). Exerting sovereignty through relational Self-determination: A case study of mineral development in Stk’emlupsemc te Secwépemc territory. The Journal of Rural and Community Development, 15(4), 151–174.
*Markey, S., Ryser, L., & Halseth, G. (2020). Local content and mobile labour: The role of senior governments in capturing benefits for local communities. The Journal of Rural and Community Development, 15(4), 1–23.
*Ryser, L., Halseth, G., & Markey, S. (2020). Impact of Senior Government Policies on the Renewal of
Built Capital for Rural Non-Profits. Community Development, Vol 5(1): 646-666.
*Ryser, L., Halseth, G., & Markey, S. (2020). Moving from government to governance: addressing housing pressures during rapid industrial development in Kitimat, BC, Canada. Housing Studies, 37(2): 1-26.
*Levett, K., Markey, S., Gibson, R., Vodden, K., Furst, B. 2020. New Foundations: Mobilizing the potential of place-based philanthropy for rural planning and development. Plan Canada, 60(1): 31-34.
*Ryser, l., Halseth, G., Markey, S. 2020. Dis-orienting mobile construction workforces: impacts and externalities within the political economy of resource-based regions, Labour & Industry, 30(4): 321-340.
Markey, S., Halseth, G., Ryser, L. 2019. Commentary: An agenda for comparative regional development research. N Z Geog. 2019;1–3.
Markey, S., Halseth, G., Ryser, L., Argent, N., Boron, J. (2019). Bending the Arc of the Staples Trap: Negotiating Rural Resource Revenues in an Age of Policy Incoherence. Journal of Rural Studies, 67: 25-36.
Ryser, L., Halseth, G., Markey, S., Gunton, C., Argent, N. (2019). Path dependency or investing in place: Understanding the changing conditions for rural resource regions. Extractive Industries and Society, 6(1): 29-40.
Breen, S., Markey, S. (2019). Half Empty? Drinking Water Systems and Regional Resilience in Rural Canada. Planning Practice and Research, 34(2): 168-183.
Ryser, L., Markey, S., Halseth, G., Welch, K. (2019). Moving from mobility to immobility in the political economy of resource-dependent regions. Applied Mobilities, 4(3): 307-328.
Minnes, S., Breen, S., Markey, S., Vodden, K. (2018). Pragmatism versus potential: New regionalism and rural drinking water management. Journal of Rural and Community Development, 13(2): 76-99.
Janousek, A., Markey, S., Roseland, M. (2018). “We see a real opportunity around food waste”: Exploring the Relationship Between On-Farm Food Waste and Farm Characteristics. Journal of Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 42(8): 933-960.
Ryser, L., Halseth, G., Markey, S. (2018). Restructuring of Rural Governance in a Rapidly Growing Resource Town: The Case of Kitimat, BC, Canada. ÉchoGéo, Special Issue on Rural Governance, 43: 1-14.
Ryser, L., Halseth, G., Markey, S. and Morris, M. (2017) New Mobile Realities in Mature Staples-Dependent Resource Regions: Local Governments and Work Camps. Environment and Planning C: Politics and space, 35(3): 500-517.
Halseth, G., Markey, S., Ryser, L., Hanlon, N., Skinner, M. (2017). Exploring New Development Pathways in a Remote Mining Town: The Case of Tumbler Ridge, BC Canada. Journal of Rural and Community Development (Special Issue), 12, 2-3.
Ryser, L., Halseth, G., Markey, S., Morris, M. (2016). The structural underpinnings impacting rapid growth in resource regions. Extractive Industries and Society.doi:10.1016/j.exis.2016.06.001
Ryser, L., Markey, S., Halseth, G. (2016). The workers’ perspective: The impacts of long distance labour commuting in a northern Canadian small town. Extractive Industries and Society. doi:10.1016/j.exis.2016.02.002
Manson, D., Markey, S., Ryser, L., Halseth, G. (2016). Recession Response: Cyclical Problems and Local Solutions in Northern BC. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 107 (1): 100-114.
Markey, S., Breen, S., Vodden, K., and Daniels, J. (2015). Evidence of Place: Becoming a Region in Rural Canada. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 39(5): 874-891.
Breen, S. W., Markey, S. (2015). Unintentional influence: Exploring the relationship between rural regional development and drinking water systems in rural British Columbia, Canada. The Journal of Rural and Community Development, 10(3), 52-78.
Heisler, K., Markey, S. (2014). Navigating Jurisdiction: Local and Regional Strategies to Access Economic Benefits from Mineral Development. The Canadian Geographer, Volume 58, Issue 4, pages 457–468
Markey, S., Ryser, L., Hasleth, G. (2015). “We’re in this all together:” Community Impacts of Long-distance Labour Commuting. Rural Society, 24(2):131-153.
Zirul, C., Halseth, G., Markey, S., & Ryser, L. (2015). Struggling with new regionalism: Government trumps governance in Northern British Columbia, Canada. The Journal of Rural and Community Development, 10(2), 51-77
Halseth, G., Ryser, L., Markey, S. and Martin, A, (2014) “Emergence, transition, and continuity: Resource Commodity Production Pathways in Northeastern British Columbia, Canada”. Journal of Rural Studies, 36, 350–361.
Heisler, K., Markey, S. (2014). Navigating Jurisdiction: Local and Regional Strategies to Access Economic Benefits from Mineral Development. The Canadian Geographer, 58, 4: 457-468
Ryser, L., Markey, S., Manson, D., Halseth, G. (2014). From Boom and Bust to Regional Waves: Development Patterns in the Peace River Region, British Columbia. Journal of Rural and Community Development, 9(1): 87-111.
Heisler, K., Markey, S. (2013). Scales of Benefit: Political leverage in the negotiation of corporate social responsibility in mineral exploration and mining in rural British Columbia, Canada. Society and Natural Resources, 26(4), 386-401.
Markey, S. (2013). El enfoque de “la comunidad como un todo” al desarrollo (The “Whole Community” Development Approach). Umbrales: Desarrollo Económico Comunitario, 26: 15-36.
Ryser, L., Markey, S., Halseth, G. (2013). Developing the Next Generation of Community-Based Researchers: Tips for Undergraduate Students. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 37(1): 11-27.
Connelly, S., Markey, S., Roseland, M. (2011). Culture and Community: Sustainable Community Planning in the Rolling River First Nation. Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, 7(2): 40-54.
Heisler, K., Beckie, M., Markey, S. (2011). Expectations and Realities of Engaged Scholarship: Evaluating a Social Economy Collaborative Research Partnership. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 4(1).
Markey, S. and Heisler, K. (2011). Getting a Fair Share: Regional Development in a Rapid Boom-Bust Rural Setting. Canadian Journal of Regional Science, 33 (3):49-62.
Connelly, S., Markey, S., Roseland, M. (2011). Bridging Sustainability and the Social Economy: Achieving Community Transformation through Local Food Initiatives. Critical Social Policy, 31(2): 308-324.
Kristensen, F., Markey, S., Perry, S. (2010). “Our liquidity is trust, not cash”: Credit Unions and the Rural Social Economy. Journal of Rural and Community Development, 5(3): 143-161.
Markey, S., Connelly, S., Roseland, M. (2010). ‘Back of the Envelope’: Pragmatic Planning for Sustainable Rural Community Development. Planning Practice and Research, 25(1): 1-23.
Markey, S., Halseth, G., Manson, D. (2010). Capacity, Scale and Place: Pragmatic Lessons for Doing Community-based Research in the Rural Setting. The Canadian Geographer, 54(2): 158-176.
Connelly, S., Markey, S., Roseland, M. (2009). Strategic Sustainability: Addressing the Community Infrastructure Deficit. Canadian Planning and Policy, 18(1): Supplement 1-23.
Markey, S. and G. Halseth, D. Manson. (2009). Contradictions in Hinterland Development: Challenging the Local Development Ideal in Northern British Columbia. Community Development Journal, Vol. 44(2): 209–229. (advanced on-line, July 2007)
Mader, K., and Markey, S. (2008). “Winging it” is not enough: Building capacity within the social enterprise sector. Making Waves, 19(3).
Markey, S., Halseth, G. and Manson, D. (2008). Challenging the Inevitability of Rural Decline: Advancing the Policy of Place in Northern British Columbia. Journal of Rural Studies, 24: 409-421.
Markey, S. and G. Halseth, D. Manson. (2008). Closing the Implementation Gap: A Framework for Incorporating the Context of Place in Economic Development Planning. Local Environment, Vol. 13(4): 337-351.
Markey, S. and G. Halseth, D. Manson. (2007). The (Dis)Connected North: Persistent Regionalism in Northern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Regional Science, XXX: 1.
Halseth, G., Manson, D., Markey, S., Lax, L., Buttar, O. (2006). The Connected North: Findings from the Northern BC Economic Vision and Strategy Project. Journal of Rural and Community Development, 2(1): 1-27.
Markey, S. and G. Halseth, D. Manson. (2006). The Struggle to Compete: From Comparative to Competitive Advantage in Northern British Columbia.” International Planning Studies, 11(1): 19-39.
Markey, S. (2005). “Building Local Development Institutions in the Hinterland: A Regulationist Perspective from British Columbia, Canada.” International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 29(2): 358-374.
Markey, S., K. Vodden, S. Ameyaw. (2001). “Understanding Community Capacity: Planning, Research and Methodology.” Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, Vol. 2(1): 43-55.
Markey, S., J.T. Pierce, K. Vodden. (2000). “Resources, People and the Environment: A Regional Analysis of the Evolution of Resource Policy in Canada.” Canadian Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 23 (3): 427-454.