NEW PUB: BENNETT, BAN, SCHUHBAUER, SPLICHALOVA ET AL. “ACCESS RIGHTS, CAPACITIES AND BENEFITS IN SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES: INSIGHTS FROM THE PACIFIC COAST OF CANADA”
Abstract: Small-scale fisheries depend on availability of and access to resources. Yet research on access – the combination of rights and capacities that enable fishers to benefit from available resources – has been limited compared to research on availability in Canadian fisheries. We surveyed 118 independent fishers in British Columbia, Canada to understand access rights […]
NEW PUB: HARRIS. “TOWARDS ENRICHED NARRATIVE POLITICAL ECOLOGIES”
Abstract: Work on narrative, story, and storytelling has been on the rise across the humanities and social sciences. Building on significant work on these themes from Indigenous, Black, and Feminist scholarship, and other varied traditions, this piece explores and elaborates the potential regarding the elicitation, sharing, and analysis of stories for nature-society studies. Specifically, the […]
CONGRATS TO SAMEER SHAH ON COMPLETION OF HIS PHD DEGREE IN RES!!
EDGES member Sameer Shah has successfully completed his PhD degree from UBC’s Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability! His PhD thesis was titled “Advancing livelihood water security in the rural global south“. PhD Thesis Abstract: Climate change and variation, and rising demand for freshwater increasingly impact water security for humans, ecosystems, and integrated social–ecological systems. […]