February 4, 2016: Guest Lecture
Julian Yates
Julian Yates on “Between metaphor and practice: environmental governance and the decolonial option in the Peruvian Andes”.
February 25, 2016: Professional Development Seminar
Juanita Sundberg
Juanita Sundberg, UBC Associate Professor from the Department of Geography, will be speaking at the IRES Seminar Series. [Photo Credit: juanitasundberg.wordpress.com]
April 7, 2016: Faculty Lecture
Leila Harris
Leila Harris on “Assessing States, Differentiating Citizens: Perspectives on water services and evolving state-society relations in Accra, Ghana and Cape Town, South Africa”.
April 14, 2016: IRES/RES Student Symposium
IRES/RES Student Symposium Time: 1pm – 4:30pm Location: AERL Theatre (main floor), 2202 Main Mall (BBQ and Cash Bar afterwards from 4:30pm to 8pm) This event showcases the research done by our current RES Master and PhD students. [Photo Credit: Jonathan Taggart] Speakers: Simon Harding, PhD Candidate – no video available Alicia Speratti, PhD Candidate […]
March 8, 2016: Special Seminar Cathryn Clarke Murray
Cathryn Clarke Murray on “Connections and Challenges: Lessons learned five years after the Great Japanese Tsunami of 2011“. [Photo Credit: www.telegraph.co.uk]
November 24, 2015: Guest Lecture
Hugh Possingham
Dr. Hugh Possingham from The University of Queensland will be receiving an Honorary Doctorate from UBC during the November 2015 graduation convocation. [Photo Credit: www.couriermail.com.au]
January 7, 2016: Faculty Lecture
John Beatty (First Seminar for Term 2)
John Beatty on “The Ambiguity of Consensus”.
November 17, 2015: Guest Lecture
Takayoshi Kusago
Takayoshi Kusago, a Visiting Professor, on “A story of Minamata’s revitalization: a shift from industrial pollution and social divisions to environmental model city”. [Photo Credit: www.historico.aen.pr.gov.br]
November 10, 2015: Student Lecture
Ivana Zelenika & Lisa Westerhoff
PhD Candidates Ivana on “Sustainability through Practice: Examining Waste Diversion Efforts, Barriers and Solutions” and Lisa on “City Stories: From narrative to practice in Vancouver’s Olympic Village”.
October 6, 2015: Guest Lecture
Mark Jaccard
Mark Jaccard is a professor at SFU’s School of Resource and Environmental Management. [Photo Credit: nsb.com/speakers/mark-jaccard/]