Applying longitudinal social network analysis to water governance; informing climate change adaptation for resilient communities

Water is one of our most precious common goods. In order to improve our governance of water we may learn from current decision-making and identify improved management processes. This research project will apply innovative social network analysis and other decision management tools to support benchmarking, characterizing and improving water governance. Water events, flood and drought, are intimately linked to human health and institutional prosperity. As our climate changes, the intensity and timing of water events change thereby increasing the complexity and uncertainty of water management. Benchmarking today’s water governance networks and identifying new decision support tools is an integral part of this research project. Improving water governance tools and their application supports resilient decision-making in indigenous and western communities throughout Canada and globally.

Faculty Supervisor:

Bernard Schissel;Siomonn Pulla

Student:

Partner:

Clinical Investigation and Teaching Institute British Columbia

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Royal Roads University

Program: