New Publication: Yates, Wilson & Harris: Multiple Ontologies of Water: politics, conflict and implications for governance
EDGES alumnus J. Yates and member N. Wilson and L. Harris have recently published a new article concerning multiple ontologies of water and governance implications. J. Yates, N. Wilson, L. Harris. (in press, 2017). Multiple Ontologies of Water: politics, conflict and implications for governance Environment and Planning D: Society and Space. Abstract: Public consultation has become […]
New Publication: Ziervogel, Harris, Rodina et al: Inserting rights and justice into urban resilience: a focus on everyday risk
EDGES members L. Harris and L. Rodina were part of a team that recently collaborated on a new article on social justice and urban resilience. G. Ziervogel, M. Pelling, A. Cartwright, E. Chu, T. Deshpande, L. Harris, K. Hyams, J. Kaunda, B. Klaus, K. Michael, L. Pasquini, R. Pharoah, L. Rodina, D. Scott, P. Zweig (2017). […]
New Workshop: S. Shah at the CWN’s “Wicked Problems and Creative Solutions: A Systems Approach to Reconciling Water Quality and Agricultural Productivity”
From March 5-8 2016, EDGES member Sameer Shah recently attended the Canadian Water Network’s workshop on “Wicked Problems and Creative Solutions: A Systems Approach to Reconciling Water Quality and Agricultural Productivity”. The workshop was hosted in Waterloo on behalf of Professors Nandita Basu and Merrin Macrae (University of Waterloo). Participants, from all across Canada, were […]
New Policy Brief: Joe, Bakker and Harris: Perspectives on the BC Water Sustainability Act: First Nations Respond to Water Governance Reform in British Columbia
This new policy brief by Joe et al, addresses the perspectives of BC First Nations in response to the new Water Sustainability Act. The full policy brief can be found here, and a shorter policy briefing note can be found here.
New Publication: Jollymore, McFarlane & Harris: Whose input counts? Evaluating the process and outcomes of public consultation through the BC Water Act Modernization
This new article examines the role and outcomes of public consultation in policy making through the case study of British Columbia’s Water Act Modernization. The study analyses both the WAM consultation process and outcomes, highlighting patterns in alignment between the policy preferences of various submitter groups and the policies incorporated into the Water Sustainability Act. The accepted manuscript […]
Leila Harris to Give a Keynote Presentation at World Water Day in Montpellier, France
L. Harris will be giving a keynote presentation at the World Water Day events to be held at the Institut Montpelliérain de l’Eau et de l’Environnement (Montpellier Institute for Water and the Environment) in Montpellier, France. Dr. Harris will speak on themes related to the politics, environmental justice, and governance of water for this plenary […]