Prof. Philippe Le Billon: Sand Mining: Stopping the Grind of Unregulated Supply Chains
Professor Philippe Le Billon (SPPGA; Geography) co-authors a journal article about the environmental impact of sand mining and the need for supply chain regulations in the industry.
Conflict Minerals and Battery Materials Supply Chains: A Mapping Review of Responsible Sourcing Initiatives
Responsible mineral sourcing is a major issue on the global sustainability agenda. Professor Philippe Le Billon (SPPGA; Geography) co-authors this article, discussing the approaches that responsible minerals sourcing initiatives have taken, focusing on conflict minerals as well as metals and minerals needed for renewable energy technologies in a transition to a low carbon economy.
Oil, Fisheries and Coastal Communities: A Review of Impacts on the Environment, Livelihoods, Space and Governance
Professor Philippe Le Billon (SPPGA; Geography) co-authors this article, providing a review of the effects of oil development in relation to the environment, small-scale fisheries and coastal disputes over territory and infrastructure, and ocean and coastal governance processes.
Exploring the Future of Fishery Conflict Through Narrative Scenarios
Disruptive changes in our global ocean and fisheries have sparked warnings of an increase in fishery conflicts. Professor Philippe Le Billon (SPPGA; Geography) co-authors this article, considers how multiple causal factors can drive conflict by using a scenario approach.
Corporate Accountability and Diplomatic Liability in Overseas Extractive Projects
Professor Philippe Le Billon (SPPGA; Geography) discusses how activities of multinational mining corporations in the developing world have come under increased scrutiny, and so has the failure of their home governments to regulate the negative impacts of their activities on host communities.
Reconciling Violence: Policing the Politics of Recognition
Over the course of several months in 2018, more than 240 people were arrested in Burnaby, BC, Canada for disrupting the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Professor Philippe Le Billon (SPPGA; Geography) examines what the discrepancies in police tactics teach us about logics of settler colonial law, authority, and violence.
A Review of the Fate of Southern BC Coho Salmon
UBC MPPGA alumnus Raphael Roman co-authored the paper, “A review of the fate of southern British Columbia coho salmon over time,” with SPPGA Professor Rashid Sumaila and others.