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Congrats to EDGES alum Graham McDowell on receiving the Canadian Association of Geographers’ 2026 Award for Scholarly Distinction in Geography
EDGES alum Dr. Graham McDowell has been awarded the Canadian Association of Geographer’s 2026 Award for Scholarly Distinction in Geography. Congratulations, Graham! The Canadian Association of Geographers is dedicated to strengthening the discipline of geography through research dissemination, educational advancement, professional recognition, and national and international collaboration. The Award for Scholarly Distinction in Geography is […] Read More
New pub from EDGES alum Vincent Chireh- Measuring up: Assessing the progress in water demand management in British Columbia, Canada
Abstract: Amid growing water stress in British Columbia caused by climate change, population growth, and rising demand, local governments in Canada are adopting water demand management and conservation policies as part of broader climate adaptation efforts to promote sustainable water use and optimize efficiency. Our objective was to understand the actions local governments are taking […] Read More
Congrats to EDGES member Ann Lei on the completion of her MA degree in GRSJ!
EDGES member Ann Lei has successfully completed her MA degree from UBC’s Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice. Congrats, Ann! Her master’s thesis is titled “Evaluating and reimagining gender empowerment reporting by large Canadian international aid charities”. Master’s Thesis Abstract: Over the past two decades, Canadian international aid charities have endeavoured to become […] Read More
EDGES member Rachel Stern interviewed as co-organizer of Remembering the Heat Dome memorial event
EDGES member Rachel Stern was featured in a CTV News story covering a memorial event for the 2021 heat dome extreme weather event. “Remembering the Heat Dome” was co-organized by Rachel along with a coalition of non-profit and university members, and was intended to commemorated the fifth anniversary of the deadly event, in which 619 […] Read More
New pub from EDGES member Leila Harris: Enlivening riverhood through counter-mapping – evoking the hydrocommons in India and Columbia
Abstract: This paper examines how multi-actor grassroots river communities engaged in counter-mapping exercises along the Mula River in India and the Magdalena River in Columbia. These two cases are analysed through the fourfold onto-epistemological framework associated with the riverhood concept and further mobilized as hydrocommons. Water, embodied but simultaneously extending from the intimate scale to […] Read More

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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Congrats to EDGES alum Graham McDowell on receiving the Canadian Association of Geographers’ 2026 Award for Scholarly Distinction in Geography

New pub from EDGES alum Vincent Chireh- Measuring up: Assessing the progress in water demand management in British Columbia, Canada

Congrats to EDGES member Ann Lei on the completion of her MA degree in GRSJ!

EDGES member Rachel Stern interviewed as co-organizer of Remembering the Heat Dome memorial event

New pub from EDGES member Leila Harris: Enlivening riverhood through counter-mapping – evoking the hydrocommons in India and Columbia