Cameron McCordic

Associate Professor & MDP Academic Director, MDP Placement Coordinator, Manager of International Work Placements
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Contact Information
c2mccordic@uwaterloo.ca
EV3 4249

Website: Cameron McCordic's Website

Cameron is an Assistant Professor at the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development. His research interests focus on urban sustainable development and the systems that give rise to both compounding vulnerability and sustainable progress in cities. In pursuit of this research interest, he has partnered with researchers, policymakers, private industry leaders and local communities on investigations into sustainable urban development across North America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. 

Courses taught

  • ENVS 178: Environmental Applications of Data Management and Statistics 

  • INDEV 476: Contemporary Issues in Development Practice 

  • INDEV 401: International Development Placement 1 

  • INDEV 490A: Honours Thesis: Project Preparation 

  • DEVP 602: International Development: Theories and Practice 

  • INDEV 490B: Honours Thesis: Project Completion 

  • FCIT 603: Sustainable Future Cities 

  • INDEV 402: International Development Placement 2 

Selected Publications

  • Rauf, M. A., McCordic, C., & Frayne, B. (2024). The challenges and opportunities of localizing the sustainable development goals in Canadian cities–a subsidiarity check. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 27(8), 18129-18153. 

  • McCordic, C., Raimundo, I., Judyn, M., & Willis, D. (2024). The distribution of Cyclone Idai’s water impacts in Beira, Mozambique. Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, 33(6), 1-15. 

  • Rauf, M. A., McCordic, C., Sgro, J., Frayne, B., & Wilson, J. (2023). Trading off sustainable development in Canadian cities: theoretical implications of SDG 11 indicator aggregation approaches. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 5, 1264710. 

  • McCordic, C., Riley, L., & Raimundo, I. 2021. Household food security in Maputo: the role of Gendered Access to education and employment. Development Southern Africa. DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2021.1932423. 

  • Frayne, B., Crush, J., and McCordic, C. (Eds.) 2017. Food and nutrition security in Southern African cities. London: Routledge and Earthscan. 

  • Frayne, B., and McCordic, C. 2015. Planning for food secure cities: Measuring the influence of infrastructure and income on household food security in Southern African cities. Geoforum, 65: 1–11. 

  • Frayne, B., McCordic, C., and Shilomboleni., H. 2014. Growing out of poverty: Does urban agriculture contribute to household food security in Southern African cities? Urban Forum, 25(2): 177–189. 

Degrees

  • Ph.D - Social and Ecological Sustainability, University of Waterloo
  • M.Sc. - Capacity Development and Extension, University of Guelph
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) - Psychology, McMaster University