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NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS: RIVER CO-LEARNING ARENAS: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR TRANSDISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE CO-CREATION AND MULTI-SCALAR (INTER)ACTION

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS: RIVER CO-LEARNING ARENAS: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR TRANSDISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE CO-CREATION AND MULTI-SCALAR (INTER)ACTION

Abstract: This paper develops the methodological concept of river co-learning arenas (RCAs) and explores their potential to strengthen innovative grassroots river initiatives, enliven river commons, regenerate river ecologies, and foster greater socio-ecological justice. The integrity of river systems has been threatened in profound ways over the last century. Pollution, damming, canalisation, and water grabbing are […]

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS: GOVERNING NATURE: POLITICAL ECOLOGY AND THE KNOTTY TANGLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS: GOVERNING NATURE: POLITICAL ECOLOGY AND THE KNOTTY TANGLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE

Abstract: This chapter lays out many foundational concepts in environmental politics and governance by focusing on the topics of power, scale, and inequality. Through its extended engagement with water politics, the chapter demonstrate the critical roles that formal and informal institutions play in environmental decision-making, as well as the critical need to foreground ontological questions […]

CONGRATS TO EDGES MEMBERS MANVI BHALLA AND RACHEL STERN ON THEIR PUBLIC SCHOLARS AWARDS!

CONGRATS TO EDGES MEMBERS MANVI BHALLA AND RACHEL STERN ON THEIR PUBLIC SCHOLARS AWARDS!

EDGES members, Manvi Bhalla and Rachel Stern, has been awarded Public Scholar Awards through UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative (PSI). Congratulations, Rachel and Manvi! The PSI reimagines doctoral education in ways that facilitate purposeful social contribution, the production of new and creative forms of scholarship and dissertations, and support graduate students’ broader career perspectives. Up to […]

WELCOME NEW EDGES MEMBER: ANN LEI

WELCOME NEW EDGES MEMBER: ANN LEI

The EDGES Research Collaborative is very pleased to welcome a new member, Ann Lei, who is working on her Master’s of Arts degree under the supervision of Prof. Leila Harris at UBC’s Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice! More about Ann below: Ann Lei (she/her) is a second-generation, Asian-Canadian, immigrant-settler to Misi-zaagiing, colloquially known as […]

WELCOME NEW EDGES MEMBER: RENATA ROVELO VELÁZQUEZ

WELCOME NEW EDGES MEMBER: RENATA ROVELO VELÁZQUEZ

The EDGES Research Collaborative is very pleased to welcome a new member, Renata Rovelo Velázquez, who is working on her Master’s of Arts degree under the supervision of Prof. Leila Harris at UBC’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability! More about Renata below: Contact email: rovelov@student.ubc.ca As a member of the EDGES Research Collaborative, Renata’s […]

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER KATE REYNOLDS: POLITICAL ECOLOGIES OF PALESTINE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER KATE REYNOLDS: POLITICAL ECOLOGIES OF PALESTINE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Description: This annotated bibliography focuses on select political ecology scholarship regarding Palestine/Israel. The bibliography was created by EDGES member and IRES MA student Kate Reynolds, as part of an RAship with EDGES and ESD at the University of British Columbia. While there are many wonderful resources on these issues, these few articles center on how […]

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS: HOUSEHOLD WATER SHARING: IMPLICATIONS FOR DISASTER RECOVERY AND WATER POLICY

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS: HOUSEHOLD WATER SHARING: IMPLICATIONS FOR DISASTER RECOVERY AND WATER POLICY

Abstract: Access to safe water is vital for community health, especially during disaster and recovery periods when standard solutions may be slow or politically stalled. Water sharing, an informal and self-guided coping mechanism, becomes critical during disasters when standard water infrastructure is damaged or destroyed. Drawing on diverse literature, we highlight the prevalence and importance […]

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS:

    Jankovic-Rankovic, J., Roque, A., Rosinger, A., Adams, E., Pearson, A.L., Lloréns, H., Garcia-Quijano, C., Stoler, J., Harris, L.M., Wutich, A., Brewis, A. (2024). Household water sharing: implications for disaster recovery and water policy. Water Security, 23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2024.100178

UPCOMING EVENT: INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ‘WATER, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND STRUGGLES AGAINST PRIVATIZATION’

UPCOMING EVENT: INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ‘WATER, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND STRUGGLES AGAINST PRIVATIZATION’

On September 18, 2024, Wageningen University, as part of the ongoing activities of the Riverhood and River Commons projects, will be holding a short seminar with public lectures and debate by two world scholars on the political ecology of water. EDGES member Dr. Leila Harris will present a lecture entitled ‘Infrastructural inequities and democratic (counter) […]

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS AND EDGES ALUM SAMEER SHAH: RE-CONCEPTUALIZING CLIMATE MALADAPTATION: COMPLEMENTING SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS WITH RELATIONAL SOCIONATURES

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS AND EDGES ALUM SAMEER SHAH: RE-CONCEPTUALIZING CLIMATE MALADAPTATION: COMPLEMENTING SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS WITH RELATIONAL SOCIONATURES

Abstract: Cases of climate maladaptation are increasingly documented. Its identification and redressal has become a priority for researchers and policymakers concerned with climate vulnerability reduction. The ability to address climate maladaptation hinges on being open to its diverse causes, manifestations, and impacts. This study argues that climate maladaptation analyses are dominated by an “interactional ontology”—the […]

EDGES MEMBER DACOTAH-VICTORIA SPLICHALOVA PRESENTED AT CASCA CONFERENCE

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

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!!

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

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

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 […]

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER MELISSA PLISIC: NOT ANOTHER PLANT-BASED DOCUMENTARY: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF EATING OUR WAY TO EXTINCTION

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER MELISSA PLISIC: NOT ANOTHER PLANT-BASED DOCUMENTARY: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF EATING OUR WAY TO EXTINCTION

Abstract: Despite mounting evidence that industrial animal agriculture is a formidable force of climate change and mass extinction, many humans remain impervious to this knowledge. Eating Our Way to Extinction is a timely documentary that takes this issue head on. This film review is guided by Alexandra Juhasz’s explanation of media praxis as ‘an enduring, mutual, and […]