Professor Dr. Kathryn Furlong

Biography

Kathryn Furlong is a full professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Montreal and held the Canada Research Chair in Water and Urbanization from 2011 to 2021. She has a Ph.D. in Human Geography from the University of British Columbia. Her research primarily focuses on the social and environmental consequences of political-economic restructuring for water management and governance, with an emphasis on municipal governance contexts. Furlong's work integrates economic and urban geography and political ecology, addressing many issues related to governance, regulation, municipal service provision, sociotechnical networks, consumption, and the links between practice and ethics. Her research has been supported by various funding agencies, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture, and Infrastructure Canada.

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