RES PhD Candidate Krista English co-authored a chapter in WHO’s report
Esteemed congratulations to our PhD candidate Krista English for having co-authored a chapter in the World Health Organization’s first-ever World Report on Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) which was launched in Stockholm. The Report provides insight into how the multidisciplinary and systems approach used in HPSR can help countries advance the Sustainable Development Goal […]
RES PhD student Graham McDowell’s publication featured on Highlights of 2016 on Environmental Research Letters
Photo credit: Sharon Mollerus from flickr/Creative Commons
In the News: IRES Postdoctoral Fellow Nathan Bennett talks putting people at the center of conservation
IRES Postdoctoral Fellow Nathan Bennett recently published an article on Biological Conservation titled “Conservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation” and was recently featured on the University of Washington’s website. Link to the UW article can be found here: http://www.washington.edu/news/2016/12/06/put-people-at-the-center-of-conservation-new-study-advises/ Link to the published journal article can be found here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320716305328 Nathan […]
RES PhD Candidate Michael Lathuillière & IRES Faculty Mark Johnson’s new publication in Environmental Science and Technology
RES PhD Candidate Michael Lathuillière and IRES Associate Professor Mark Johnson have published a new article titled “Land use in LCA: including regionally altered precipitation to quantify ecosystem damage” in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Photo credit: matryosha from flickr/Creative Commons
RES PhD Candidate Lucy Rodina and IRES Faculty Leila Harris have 2 new publications
August 25, 2016 First publication: Rodina, L & L. M. Harris (2016). Water Services, Lived Citizenship, and Notions of the State in Marginalised Urban Spaces: The case of Khayelitsha, South Africa. Water Alternatives 9(2): 336-355. Second publication: Resilience in South Africa’s urban water landscape https://theconversation.com/resilience-in-south-africas-urban-water-landscape-60461 Photo credit: (South Africa) Christopher Griner from flickr/Creative Commons
IRES Faculty Milind Kandlikar has a new publication
Willingness to Pay for Solar Lanterns: Does the Trial Period Play a Role? Co-Authors: Semee Yoon1, Johannes Urpelainen2 and Milind Kandlikar3 1 Graduate School of International Studies & Underwood International College, Integrated Social Sciences Division, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea 2 Department of Political Science, Columbia University, New York, New York 3 Institute for Resources, […]
IRES Faculty Associate Simon Donner and IRES Faculty Milind Kandlikar have a new publication
Measuring and tracking the flow of climate change adaptation aid to the developing world Co-Authors: Simon D Donner1, Milind Kandlikar2,3 and Sophie Webber4 1 Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, 1984 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2, Canada 2 Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, […]
RES PhD Candidate Simon Harding and IRES Faculty Milind Kandlikar have a new publication
Taxi apps, regulation, and the market for taxi journeys Co-Authors: Simon Hardinga, Milind Kandlikara, Sumeet Gulatib a Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, 2202 Main Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, Canada b Food and Resource Economics, Land and Food Systems, MacMillan 341, 2357 Main Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, […]
RES PhD Candidate Michael J. Lathuillière and IRES Faculty Mark S. Johnson have a new publication
A review of green- and blue-water resources and their trade-offs for future agricultural production in the Amazon Basin: what could irrigated agriculture mean for Amazonia? Co-Authors: Michael J. Lathuillière1, Michael T. Coe2, and Mark S. Johnson1,3 1Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, 2202, Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z4, Canada 2Woods […]
New social vulnerability publication by RES PhD student Graham McDowell
[Photo Credit: Graham McDowell] McDowell, G., Ford. J., Jones. J. (2016) 25 years of community-level climate change vulnerability research: Trends, progress, and future directions. Environmental Research Letters. 11:033001