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Leila M. Harris is a scholar in socio-cultural political geography, concentrating on the intersections of political ecology, nature-society studies, and socio-cultural difference. Her research particularly focuses on water governance, social justice, and environmental sustainability. She has conducted extensive fieldwork on water politics and governance in diverse geographical contexts including the Tigris-Euphrates basin in Turkey and urban water access issues in Accra, Ghana, and Cape Town, South Africa. Harris's work investigates the implications of water management practices and narratives and their interaction with societal inequalities. Additionally, she explores the gender dimensions of irrigation water governance. With a PhD from the University of Minnesota in Geography, she has published widely on topics such as water insecurity, environmental health, and the socio-political dimensions of water in various academic journals, placing a strong emphasis on collaborative and narrative-based inquiry. Harris is currently a Professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia.
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability • Vancouver, BC, Canada
Leila Harris teaches and conducts research on water governance, focusing on socio-cultural and political aspects of environmental issues.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.