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 (SDG) agenda. Historically, biomedical and clinical research dominated the health arena, while there was little focus on systems and policy research. Our research has found that from 1990 to 2015, there has been a five-fold increase in the number of HPSR publications produced annually and increasingly, […]
RES PhD student Graham McDowell’s publication featured on Highlights of 2016 on Environmental Research Letters
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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 Bennett —– People must be part of the equation in conservation projects. This will increase local support and the effectiveness of conservation. That’s the main conclusion of a study published online Nov. 29 in the journal Biological Conservation. In it, an international group of scientists recognizes […]
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, Environment and Sustainability & The Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia Abstract Where electricity access is limited, solar lanterns are a viable and relatively inexpensive source of basic lighting for households. However, the creation of commercially viable business models for […]
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, V6T 1Z4, Canada 3 Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2, Canada 4 Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, 1255 Bunche Hall, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA Abstract The developed world […]
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, Canada Abstract This paper attempts to provide a starting point for discussion on how smartphone-based taxi applications (‘apps’) have changed the market for taxi journeys and the resulting implications for taxi market regulation. The paper focuses on the taxi apps and their impact on taxi markets. […]
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 Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, MA 02540-1644, USA 3Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2207, Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z4, Canada Abstract: The Amazon Basin is a region of global importance for the carbon and hydrological […]
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