Associate Professor
Degrees
Ph.D. Ecology and Resource Conservation, Wageningen University, Netherlands, 2003
MSc Ecology, Utrecht University, Netherlands, 1998
Affiliated
Faculty
of
the
Vincent
and
Elinor
Ostrom
Workshop
in
Political
Theory
and
Policy
Analysis
Contact information
519-888-4567
ext.
48795
Location:
EV3
3213
Website: http://nrcpm.weebly.com/
Academic honours
- Affiliated Faculty at Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, 2014 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
- Dissertation Fellowship, NOW-WOTRO, 2003 Netherlands
- Marie Curie Graduate Fellowship of the European Union, 2003 European Union
- Erasmus Scholarship of the European Union, 1994-1995 European Union
Research interests
-
Environmental
conservation
and
natural
resource
use
- Social psychology of private landowner conservation behaviours
- Socio-economic dynamics as drivers of land use change
- Adoption of environmental best management practices
- Natural and cultural heritage landscape planning
-
(Near-)urban
ecosystem
services
planning
and
management
- Environmental justice and equity
- Institutional analysis of green-blue infrastructure approaches
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Urban ecology
-
Forest
and
grassland
ecosystems
- Climate change effects on ecosystem dynamics
- Land use impacts on ecosystem dynamics
- Urban forest restoration ecology
- Methods and applications of alternative knowledges (epistemology)
Research grants/projects
-
Residential
Development
Impact
Scorecard
for
the
Environment
(RISE)
(Project Director and Lead Principal Investigator) -
Overcoming
barriers
to
adoption
of
environmental
best
management
practices
in
the
Ontario
farm
sector
during
times
of
structural
change.
(Principal Investigator, Funded by: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) -
Data
fusion
and
analysis
to
predict
overland
flow
flood
risk:
establishing
a
proof
of
concept.
(Co-Applicant, Funded by: UW Water Institute) -
Townships
of
Wilmot
and
North
Dumfries
cultural
heritage
study.
(Principal Investigator, Funded by: Region of Waterloo) -
Building
resiliency
in
the
face
of
climate
change:
a
workshop
for
Ontario
land
trusts
and
conservation
practitioners.
(Principal Investigator, Funded by: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) -
Advancing
municipal
natural
asset
management
through
monitoring
and
engagement.
(Principal Investigator, Funded by: Mitacs Accelerate) -
Memories
of
the
future:
Using
participatory
scenarios
of
environmental
threats
to
turn
conservation
from
intent
into
action.
(Principal Investigator, Funded by: UW and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) -
Evaluating
community
engagement
strategies
effectiveness
to
influence
attitudes
on
green
stormwater
infrastructure.
(Principal Investigator, Funded by: UW Partners for Action, Reep Green Solutions and City of Cambridge) -
An
exploratory
study
into
effects
of
urban
environments
on
recreational
travel
route
choices
of
pedestrians:
facilitators
and
impediments
to
physical
activity.
(Principal Investigator, Funded by: UW Propel Centre for Population Health Impact) -
What
motivates
private
landowners
to
conservation?
A
study
of
the
effects
of
'connectedness
with
nature'
on
conservation
behaviour.
(Principal Investigator, Funded by: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council)
Contact Michael Drescher for more information on research opportunities for students.
Graduate student supervision
| Number of students currently supervising/co-supervising | Total number of student supervisions/co-supervisions | |
|---|---|---|
| Masters | 2 | 19 |
| PhD | 4 | 6 |
Recent/key publications
[* = student co-authors]
- Drescher, M. and Sinasac, S.* 2021. Social-psychological determinants of the implementation of green infrastructure for residential stormwater management. Environmental Management 67: 308–322.
- Dean, J., Biglieri, S.*, Drescher, M., Garnett, A., Glover, T. and Casello, J. 2020. Thinking relationally about built environments and walkability: A study of adult walking behavior in Waterloo, Ontario. Health and Place 64: 102352.
- Drescher, M. 2019. Urban heating and canopy cover need to be considered as matters of environmental justice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 116(52): 26153-26154.
- Drescher, M., Epstein, G., Warriner, K. and Rooney, R. 2019. An Investigation of the effects of conservation incentive programs on management of invasive species by private landowners. Conservation Science and Practice 1: e56.
- Drescher, M. and Edwards, R.C.* 2019. A systematic review of transparency in the methods of expert knowledge use. Journal of Applied Ecology 56(2), 436-449.
- Elton, K.* and Drescher, M. 2018. Implementing wildlife-management strategies into road infrastructure in southern Ontario: a critical success factors approach. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 62(5): 862-880
- Drescher, M. and Brenner, J.C. 2018. The practice and promise of private land conservation. Ecology and Society 23(2):3.
- Endicott, S*., Drescher, M. and Brenning, A. 2017. Modelling the Spread of European Buckthorn in the Region of Waterloo. Biological Invasions 19(10): 2993–3011.
- Drescher, M., Warriner, G.K., Farmer, J.R., and Larson, B.M.H. 2017. Private landowners and environmental conservation: a case study of social-psychological determinants of conservation program participation in Ontario. Ecology and Society 22(1):44. doi.org/10.5751/ES-09118-220144
- Farmer, J.R., Ma, Z., Drescher, M., Knackmuhs, E.G. and Dickinson, S. L. 2017. Private Landowners, Voluntary Conservation Programs, and Implementation of Conservation Friendly Land Management Practices. Conservation Letters 10: 58–66. doi:10.1111/conl.12241
- Huang, D., and Drescher, M. 2015. Urban crops and livestock: The experiences, challenges, and opportunities of planning for urban agriculture in two Canadian provinces. Land Use Policy 43: 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.10.011
- Drescher, M. 2014. Snow cover manipulations and passive warming affect post-winter seed germination: a case study of three cold-temperate tree species. Climate Research 60(3): 175-186. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.3354/cr01237
- Drescher, M. 2014. What is it like to take care of the land? Toward an understanding of private land conservation. Rural Society 23(2): 117–132. http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/rsj.2014.23.2.117
- Drescher, M., Perera, A.H., Johnson, C.J., Buse, L.J., Drew, C.A., and Burgman, M.A. 2013. Toward rigorous use of expert knowledge in ecological research. Ecosphere 4(7): art83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES12-00415.1
- Drescher, M. and Perera, A.H. 2010. Comparing two sets of forest cover change knowledge used in forest landscape management planning. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 53: 591-613. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09640561003727110
- Drescher, M., Heitkönig, I.M.A., Brink, P.J. van den, and Prins, H.H.T. 2006. Effects of sward structure on herbivore foraging behaviour in a South African savannah: an investigation of the forage maturation hypothesis. Austral Ecology 31: 76-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01552.x
Courses taught
- ENVS 469 - Landscape Ecology, Restoration, and Rehabilitation
- PLAN 340 - Canadian Environmental Policy and Politics
- PLAN 452 - Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
- PLAN 474 - Rural Resilience, Development and Planning
- PLAN 704 - Methods of Planning Analysis