EDGES contributes to the UBC Design Challenge
Earlier this fall the EDGES team contributed to the design and implementation of the inaugural UBC Design Challenge – new initiative that applies a strategic design method to social, cultural, environmental and economic issues. This cross-campus pilot program experiments with a ‘learn-in-studio’ approach for students, faculty, private and public partners to collaborate, break down and respond to […]
EDGES members receive multiple awards in 2015
Strong finish to 2015 for the members of the EDGES team! Earlier this Fall, Nicole Wilson received the prestigious Vanier Graduate Scholarship. More recently, both Scott McKenzie and Emma Luker received the International WaTERS Graduate Fellowships which will fund their research projects in South Africa. Emma also received the SSHRC Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement which will support […]
New Pub: Ford, McDowell and Pearce, The Adaptation Challenge in the Arctic
Ford, J. D., McDowell, G., & T., Pearce (2015) The adaptation challenge in the Arctic. Nature Climate Change 5(12): 1046–1053. http://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2723 Abstract: It is commonly asserted that human communities in the Arctic are highly vulnerable to climate change, with the magnitude of projected impacts limiting their ability to adapt. At the same time, an increasing number of field […]
New Pub: Harris, Phartiyal, Scott, Peloso, Women Talking about Water
Harris, L., Phartiyal, J., Scott, D. and M. Peloso (2015) Women Talking about Water: Feminist Subjectivities and Intersectional Understandings. Canadian Women’s Studies Journal, Les Cahiers de la Femme, Special Issue on Women and Water, 30(2/3): 15-24 Abstract: (en) Based on focus groups with women in two Canadian provinces, Ontario and B.C, we analyze key themes as […]