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Bernard Momer

Associate Professor, Geography

Degrees

  • B.A. Hons
  • M.A. (Ottawa)

Research Interests

  • Urban cultural geography; urban planning; sustainability of cities; morphogenesis; and geography of wine. Current research on the role of local culture in urban planning and sustainability in mid-size cities; changing landscapes of wine producing regions in Canada.

Research Support

  • SSHRC Aid to Small Universities: Terroirism and Winescape Iconography of the Okanagan (with Donna Senese)
  • UBCO Grant in Aid Fund: Terroirism Defined: Wine Ecumene meets a globalised tourism industry in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia (with Donna Senese)

Selection of Publications

  • (In progress) Wine Diffusion in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canadian Geographer (with Donna Senese).
  • (In progress) The Process of Winescape Iconography in the Okanagan Valley, Journal of Cultural Geography (with Donna Senese)
  • (2006) "Time to Grow Up?  Kelowna's Changing Skyline", Planning West 48 (3)
  • (1998) The Small Town that Grew and Grew and...: A Look at Rapid Urban Growth and Social Issues in Kelowna, BC. In Beitrage zur Geographie Kanadas II, C. Stadel (ed), Salzburg: Salzburger Geographische Arbeiten, 65-80.

Membership in Professional Associations

  • Canadian Association of Geographers
  • American Association of Geographers
  • Planning Institute of British Columbia

Courses in Teaching Portfolio

UBC Okanagan Calendar Course Descriptions are available at available online.

  • GEOG 128: Human Geography: Space Place and Community
  • GEOG 250: Introduction to Urban Geography
  • GEOG 255: Social and Cultural Geography
  • GEOG 290: Introduction to the Geography of Canada
  • GEOG 354: Urban Canada: Growth, Form and Structure
  • GEOG 451: Urban Planning

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Contact

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Phone: 250.807.9406
E-mail: bernard.momer@ubc.ca

Community, Culture, and Global Studies
Irving K. Barber School of Arts & Sciences
The University of British Columbia Okanagan
3333 University Way
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7

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