IRES Newsletter: October 28, 2024

News, Events and Updates

🏠What happens when residents are left without adequate protection against climate-induced hazards like heatwaves and wildfires? Join Dr. Liv Yoon as she presents her study exploring how environmental conditions impact our health💚

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Join UBC SPPGA and IRES for this book launch and conversation with its author, M.V. Ramana, and panelists Allison Macfarlane and David Boyd!

Panelists:

Allison Macfarlane – Director, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs

David Boyd – Associate Professor of Law, Policy and Sustainability, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability and SPPGA

Sara Nelson – Senior Research Manager, Centre for Climate Justice

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Join Jerry Achar and Aaron Aguirre in exploring topics of hazard identification systems, chemical testing, urban landscapes, and bat habitat! 🧪🦇

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Recent IRES Publications

Kathleen Segerson, …Claire Kremen, …Elke U. Webeber, et al. ,A cautious approach to subsidies for environmental sustainability. Science 386,28-30(2024). DOI:10.1126/science.ado2615

C. Milne, T. Legere, J. Eaton, S. Shneiderman, C. Molina Hutt. The state of disaster and resilience literature in British Columbia, Canada. A systematic scoping review. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 113(104848). 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104848.

Philamer C. Torio, Leila M. Harris. Water tariffs and social equity: Towards water service connections and pricing instruments for the poor, World Water Policy. October 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/wwp2.12229

Nicole Kaechele, Rachelle Beveridge, Megan Adams, Paul Boyce, Kyle Artelle. A primer for the practice of reflexivity in conservation science. Conservation Letters. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13047

Jerry Achar, James W. Firman, Chantelle Tran, Daniella Kim, Mark T.D. Cronin, Gunilla Öberg. Analysis of implicit and explicit uncertainties in QSAR prediction of chemical toxicity: A case study of neurotoxicity. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, Volume 154, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2024.105716.

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