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Extreme weather results in drastic changes in waterways

Rivers and streams in British Columbia were hit hard twice in 2021, first by a heat dome and then by atmospheric rivers. Prior to the weather events, UNBC researchers installed temperature sensors in waterways across northern B.C. In a new paper, they analyze the data to determine the impact of the extreme weather.

Students shine at Geography symposium

Three UNBC students won awards for their presentations and posters at the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers Symposium in Kelowna in March.

Learning diplomacy on the fly

UNBC students Sean Robinson and Will Hanlon put their diplomacy skills to the test as delegates at a Model NATO event in Germany last fall.

UNBC research group launches third phase of Nechako River Basin study

Building on earlier findings, the Integrated Watershed Research Group will embark on the third phase of an interdisciplinary research project with the overarching goal of enhancing readiness for comprehensive responses to the dynamic relationships between climate, water and communities within the Nechako River Basin.

Crowdsourcing air quality

UNBC researchers, in partnership with Environment and Climate Change Canada, created a national air quality map with the help of hundreds of citizens who installed low-cost, internet-enabled air quality sensors at home.

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Meletis, Dr. Zoë

PhD (Duke University, 2007), MScPl (University of Toronto), BA (McGill University)

Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental and Sustainability Studies

NRES Graduate Coordinator

Department of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Geography, NRES Graduate Program, School of Planning and Sustainability

Phone

250-960-5920

zoe.meletis@unbc.ca

Office

Teaching Lab 8-214

Campus

Prince George

Biography

Zoë teaches ENVS 309 Gender and Environmental Studies. She is a member of the Geography Program.

Zoë's work to date has focused on tourism and ecotourism development, local perceptions of environment and place, consumption (the politics of; the impacts of; alternative forms of), international development and conservation, and justice issues related to inadequate planning and environmental management.

Research and Expertise

Human-environment relations; community and environment; development and change; place; perceptions of environment and development; tourism and ecotourism; environmental justice; political ecology; conservation; coastal development; amenity migration and rural gentrification; consumption; solid waste management. Regional foci: Latin America (particularly Costa Rica) and the Caribbean, and North America (particularly coastal Eastern North Carolina).

Winter 2020 Teaching

ENVS 309: Gender and Environment
NRES 773: Advanced Qualitative Research Methodologies

Supervises In

MA NRES Geography, MA NRES Environmental Studies

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