EDGES PLUS REUNION AT AAG EVENT HONOURING LATE COLLEAGUE KAREN BAKKER
Current and former members of EDGES gathered at an event honouring their late colleague and friend, Karen Bakker, at the 2024 Association of American Geographers conference.
BELATED CONGRATS TO EDGES MEMBER VINCENT CHIREH ON THE COMPLETION OF HIS PHD IN RES!!
EDGES member Vincent Chireh has successfully completed his PhD degree from UBC’s Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability! His PhD thesis is titled “Advancing equity in water demand management among local governments in British Columbia, Canada”. PhD Thesis Abstract: Sustainable management of and equitable access to water have become pressing and shared global concerns requiring […]
BELATED CONGRATS TO EDGES MEMBER VINCENT CHIR
EDGES member Rona MacNicol has successfully completed her MA degree from UBC’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability. Congrats, Rona! Her master’s thesis is titled “Coping together?: Metro Vancouver tenant’s engagement with mutual aid during extreme heat events“. Master’s Thesis Abstract: Multiple factors coalesce to make some communities more at risk than others during extreme heat […]
NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER RACHEL STERN: STAYING COOL: EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES USING COOLING CENTRES IN METRO VANCOUVER
Summary: This report is the result of a one-year CIHR-funded research project conducted by Dr. Liv Yoon and EDGES member Rachel Stern in association with the Centre for Climate Justice. The report focuses on the experiences of those who use and run cooling centres and emergency weather shelters. As British Columbia contends with increasingly hot summers, […]