Brad Stelfox

Comapny: University of Alberta
Company: University of Calgary
Position: Adjunct Professor
Comapany: ALCES Group
Position: Landscape Ecologist
Presentation: Assessing the Cumulative Effects of Alberta’s Land Uses using ALCES
Dr. Brad Stelfox is an adjunct professor at the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta and the Department of Environmental Design, University of Calgary. He and his family live in Calgary.
In 1995, Dr. Stelfox established FOREM Technologies, which focuses on the interface between human landuses and regional landscapes. The major development stream of Forem has been ALCES© (A Landscape Cumulative Effects Simulator) and ALCES© Mapper, programs gaining rapid acceptance by the governments, industry, the scientific community, and NGO’s to explore issues between landscapes, landuses (agriculture, forestry, oil and gas, mining, human populations, tourism, and transportation sectors), and ecological and economic integrity. In 2006, the ALCES Group was formed, a collection of landscape planners and resource analysts whose mission is to be a world leader in the delivery of land-use cumulative effects simulation modelling tools, strategic land-use planning advice, and the provision of practical strategies to assist governments, businesses, and society make balanced, informed decisions.
Dr. Stelfox received the William Rowan Award (The Wildlife Society; Alberta Chapter) in 2011, the Outstanding Leadership Award of the Canadian Boreal Initiative (2009), the Alberta Emerald Foundation Award (2004), and the Alberta Science and Technology Award (2003) for his contributions with the ALCES model in advancing understanding of landuse sustainability issues and in seeking solutions that balance economic, social, and ecological indicators.