EDGES: Environment and Development: Gender, Equity, and Sustainability

EDGES MEMBER DACOTAH-VICTORIA SPLICHALOVA PRESENTED AT CASCA CONFERENCE

On May 16, EDGES member Dacotah-Victoria gave a talk at the Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) Conference hosted at UBC Okanagan during a session entitled: Rivers and Their People, A CASCA 2024 Flash Talk Session. The session was organized by John Wagner, UBC Okanagan, and Sabrina Doyon, Laval University, and focused on the variety of human/river […]

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS: RESILIENCE COUNTER-CURRENTS: WATER INFRASTRUCTURES, INFORMALITY, AND INEQUITIES IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Abstract: In 2017 and 2018, Cape Town faced historically unprecedented water shortages. With the imminent possibility of running out of water, the city’s leadership prioritized reducing water demand and expanding new water sources, while also reinvigorating the goal of seeking to build system-level water resilience for the longer term. Beyond the context of Cape Town, […]

CONGRATS TO EDGES MEMBER MELISSA PLISIC ON THE COMPLETION OF THEIR MA DEGREE FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR GENDER, RACE, SEXUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE!!

EDGES member Melissa Plisic has successfully completed their MA degree from UBC’s Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice. Congrats, Melissa! Their master’s thesis is titled “’Plant-Based Research: a queer master’s thesis born of mass extinction“. Master’s Thesis Abstract: Plant-Based Research concerns kinship-making practices in the context of mass extinction. […]

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS: GENDER IDENTITIES, WATER INSECURITY, AND RISK: RE-THEORIZING THE CONNECTIONS FOR A GENDER-INCLUSIVE TOOLKIT FOR WATER INSECURITY RESEARCH

Abstract: Informed by decades of literature, water interventions increasingly deploy “gender-sensitive” or even “gender transformative” approaches that seek to redress the disproportionate harms women face from water insecurity. These efforts recognize the role of gendered social norms and unequal power relations but often focus narrowly on the differences and dynamics between cisgender (cis) men and […]

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER JOANNE NELSON: URBAN PLACES CREATE UNIQUE HEALTH SPACES FOR WILDLIFE, PEOPLE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Abstract: Cities pose a multitude of health challenges to people and wildlife. This work reviews these challenges and discusses the merits of a One Health approach, including that it encompasses a diversity of health harms, such as the risks of infectious disease spread between animals and people, the mental health benefits of engaging with […]

EDGES is a research collaborative based at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. The acronym EDGES identifies the major themes of our research: Environment & Development: Gender, Equity, and Sustainability. The use of the term EDGE is also meant to invoke several of its meanings—highlighting the goal of cutting edge research, signaling the focus of research on marginal and vulnerable populations (women, impoverished, etc.), and also referencing the aim for sharp analysis that will serve to advance knowledge of key issues of contemporary social and environmental concern. In addition to regular research meetings, the collaborative also sponsors occasional lectures and events related to our research themes.

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