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jwandel@uwaterloo.ca
Johanna joined the GEM in 2008 having worked on previously on high impact climate change adaptation research studies in Canada. Her research examines the critical relationship between humans and the environment and specifically addresses vulnerability and adaptation assessments in relation to climate change.
Key Areas of Graduate Supervision
Adaptation to climate change, community-based vulnerability assessment.
Recent Courses Taught
GEOG 101 Geography and Human Habitat
GEOG 208 Global Climate Change
GEOG 393 Approaches to Research in Human Geography
GEOG 452 Resource Management Project
GEOG 676 Human Dimensions of Climate Change
Research Interests
Climate change is already and will continue to challenge both human and natural systems. While we can influence the speed and magnitude of anthropogenically induced climate change, we cannot avoid it altogether. Human responses to actual and anticipated climate change, collectively known as adaptation, require considerations of uncertainty, equity, effectiveness and cost. My research focuses on a) community-level vulnerability assessment in light of climate change and other stresses in various economic sectors and geographic contexts; and b) pro-active adaptation planning to reduce anticipated vulnerability.
Recent Publications
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