CONGRATS TO EDGES MEMBER EVELYN ARRIAGADA ON THE COMPLETION OF HER PHD IN RES!!
EDGES member Evelyn Arriagada has successfully completed her PhD degree from UBC’s Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability! Her PhD thesis is titled “Performing gender through contested waters: Women+ water activists in Chilean hydrosocial struggles. PhD Thesis Abstract: A vast literature – cross-cutting fields such as Environmental Sociology, Environmental Justice, and Political Ecology – explains […]
CONGRATS TO EDGES MEMBER MANVI BHALLA ON HER SELECTION AS A CHANGEMAKER FOR THE PLANET!
EDGES member Manvi Bhalla has been selected to join the Changemaker for the Planet program through ChangemakerXchange — a global network of young leaders advancing climate justice and systemic change. Congratulations, Manvi! This prestigious opportunity brings together changemakers from around the world to collaborate on innovative, community-driven solutions for a more sustainable and equitable future. […]
CONGRATS TO EDGES MEMBER RENATA ROVELO VELÁZQUEZ ON HER SSHRC CGSM AWARD!
EDGES member Renata Rovelo Velázquez has been awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canada Graduate Scholarship Master’s (SSHRC CGSM) award. Congratulations, Renata! The CGSM program provides financial support ($27,000 annually) to up to 3,000 high-calibre scholars who are engaged in an eligible master’s programs in Canada. This support allows these scholars to concentrate […]
NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBERS EVELYN ARRIAGADA, DACOTAH-VICTORIA SPLICHALOVA, & LEILA HARRIS: BEYOND MATERIAL DIMENSIONS OF WATER INSECURITY: GENDERED SUBJECTIVITIES, SENSES OF COMMUNITY, AND RENEWED POLITICAL POSSIBILITIES
Abstract: Common paradigms of water insecurity focus on material aspects and outcomes, for instance, piped infrastructure or bodily health. Definitions of water insecurity often engage with uses of water for domestic, productive, and industrial purposes. Considerable research foregrounds the ways that water insecurity is differentiated in terms of gender, age, socio-economic status, caste, or other […]
NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER RACHEL STERN: TO COOL OR NOT TO COOL: UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING COOLING CENTRE USE IN METRO VANCOUVER THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH
Abstract: Extreme heat events present significant health risks, particularly for populations facing systemic marginalization. Through interviews and FGs with 63 (n = 60 residents; n = 3 service providers (SP)) participants, this paper explores the barriers and opportunities related to access and use of cooling centres from both user and provider perspectives, as well as broader implications for […]
NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER RACHEL STERN: EXTREME HEAT IN THE HOME: UNDERSTANDING THE 2021 PACIFIC NORTHWEST HEAT WAVE THROUGH THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CORONERS REPORT
Abstract: In 2021, there was an unprecedented heat wave across the Canadian province of British Columbia that led to the deaths of 619 people, almost all of whom died in their homes. This research note focuses on a report from the BC Coroners Service that explores quantitative data on who died during the heat dome […]
NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS: WATER TARIFFS AND SOCIAL EQUITY: TOWARDS WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS AND PRICING INSTRUMENTS FOR THE POOR
Abstract: Aside from operational sustainability and efficiency goals, water tariffs also need to address the requirements of affordability and equity, in most instances, by providing subsidies to poor households. Yet, poor households are unable to enjoy the benefits of such cross-subsidization and linked conveniences as they are unable to get water service connections. Even with […]