FRANCESCO BERNA
Associate Professor, Archaeology
Origin of modern behaviour, archaeology of fire, ancient pyrotechnologies, use of space, site formation processes
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Origin of modern behaviour, archaeology of fire, ancient pyrotechnologies, use of space, site formation processes
South Pacific, Northwest North America, archaeological theory, South Pacific prehistory, ceramics, maritime adaptations, ethnohistory
Human juvenile osteology, dental and skeletal age estimation, child health in archaeological populations, trauma and taphonomy of immature bone.
Human and primate evolution, evolutionary archaeology, phylogenetics, hominin and non-human primate fossil record, body size estimation, material culture studies
Palaeoethnobotany, cereal domestication, traditional agricultural knowledge, ethnoarchaeology, early agriculture, early complex societies, African archaeology
Zooarchaeology, cultural ecology, PaleoIndian adaptations, southwestern United States, and northeast British Columbia
Primate behavior, ecology, and evolution, with particular focus on orangutans. Other research interests involve tropical rain forest ecology and phenology.
Environmental archaeologist specializing in zooarchaeology
Late Antique Egypt; Marian Studies; Early Christian Architecture; Religious Transformation; Sacred Landscapes; Greco-Roman Religions; Byzantine Art and Monastic Archaeology
Andean South America, colonialism, historical archaeology, archaeological theory, South Pacific prehistory, ceramics, maritime adaptations, ethnohistory
Palaeoethnobotany, human ecology, prehistoric and traditional resource management, Northwest Pacific, Oceania, complex hunter-gatherers, public outreach
Faunal analysis, particularly vertebrates; interaction of material culture and political history; Plains bison kill site population dynamic; coastal and island hunter-gatherers in southern California
Zooarchaeology, quantitative methods, cultural resource management, field methods, British Columbia, American Southwest
Indigenous peoples & archaeology, intellectual property issues in cultural heritage, archaeological theory, wetland arch. & human ecology
Indigenous archaeology, BC archaeology, cultural resource management, lithic technology, materials science, geochemistry
Evolution of human diets over time, especially the diets of Neanderthals and early modern humans, and the spread and adoption of agriculture in Eurasia
Stone tool technology, Palaeolithic Eurasia, nature of Middle Palaeolithic adaptations, role that fire played in Neandertal adaptations
Human osteology, molecular archaeology, animal and plant ancient DNA, forensic anthropology
Wetland marine ecology with a focus on contaminant cycling, food chain dynamics, conservation strategies, environmental education, non-vascular plants and aquatic invertebrates.
Shawn's research focuses on how rivers form and co-evolve with landscapes. He has particular interest in mountain rivers and cold regions of the Arctic.
climate change impacts and adaptation in natural resource sectors, human impacts on coastal environments, and forest fragmentation patterns in Canada
Fluvial geomorphology, watershed-scale sediment dynamics, post-wildfire environments, water security, climatic controls on landscape evolution, bedrock river erosion, weathering processes, landscape and population ecology, and resource management
Modeling small-area variations in concentrations of urban air pollutants, development of novel methods for estimating population exposure and air quality impact assessment for major industrial sources.
Soil science, digital soil mapping, predictive soil mapping and modelling, impact of forest management practices on soil properties and nutrient cycling, soil rehabilitation
Fluvial Geomorphology and Sedimentology, River Dynamics, Physics of Sediment Transport
Land, property and the geography of rights, legal geography, urban
Glacial geomorphology, glacial sedimentology, paleoglaciology, paleohydrology, environmental and climate change, planetary geomorphology
Human geographer interested in broadening critical thought beyond a strictly human subject
Environmental and economic geography, resource conservation, forest management; environmental politics in the temperate rainforests
Health, primary health care, palliative care services and family medicine, informal family care giving, health-related social programs, socio-spatial negotiations of chronic illness
Geographic information systems and science (GIS), modeling human-environment interactions as complex systems, urban informatics, geographic automata, agent-based modeling, geosimulations, artificial intelligence, soft computing, modeling land use and land cover change, spatial decision support systems.
Critical Indigenous Studies, critical race studies, feminist geographies, queer theory, and Black geographies
Studies that integrate concepts from the fields of hydrology, geomorphology, and plant ecophysiology
Visualization, 2D geovisualization, 3D visualization, geospatial interface research, natural hazards, ocean science, spatial cognition
Urban, sustainable development and policy, sustainable assessment and evaluation, social learning in cities
climate change impacts and adaptation in natural resource sectors, human impacts on coastal environments, and forest fragmentation patterns in Canada
Resource management, mineral exploration and marine navigation support to preservation of indigenous knowledge, environmental and human wellness and health, community mapping and tourism planning
Cultural geography, consumption, social theory, psychoanalysis, aesthetics, and paranormal cultures
Limnology, ecosystem science of large rivers, carbon and nutrient cycling in lakes, hydrology of lakes and river floodplains, biogeochemical mass fluxes to the ocean from small catchments through large rivers
Environmental Remote Sensing, Wetland and Grassland Ecosystems, Estuarine and Coastal Dynamics, Environmental Change, Remote Sensing Big Data
Centre for Global Political Economy; Resources, natural resource labour and labour markets, comparative natural resource policy, macroeconomic policy and commodity production, race and gender
Urban, drug policy in relation to urban and regional built environments, urban public space and governance, urban and regional livability, quality of life and creativity
Race and urban space, black and latinx geographies, social and environmental justice movements, art-activism and creative geographies, decolonial geographies, serpentine feminist methodologies
Soil science, digital soil mapping, predictive soil mapping and modelling, impact of forest management practices on soil properties and nutrient cycling, soil rehabilitation
Health and environment, location of health services, population health, critical GIScience
Fluvial Geomorphology and Sedimentology, River Dynamics, Physics of Sediment Transport
Climate science, climate modelling, climate carbon-cycle interactions, carbon budgets compatible with climate targets, climate tipping points.
Water security and its links to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including SDGs. Water policy and management in water-scarce environments. Threats to mangrove ecosystems.
Indigenous governance, community development and political economy
Electric mobility, automated vehicles and shared mobility. Adoption of pro-environmental technology. Consumer attitudes, values, lifestyle and social influence. Public acceptance of energy projects and climate policy. Quantitative modeling (simulation) of technology adoption and energy systems. Climate policy design and impacts.
Application of mathematical, statistical, and technology solutions to fisheries stock assessment and management challenges
Urban governance for low carbon cities, sustainable housing, and questions of justice in sustainability transitions.
Environmental chemistry & toxiology; environmental behaviour & effects of pollutants; chemical engineering & biology
Forestry, land use, energy, mining and fisheries
Interdisciplinary research in avalanche risk management for the development of practical tools that assist backcountry recreationists and avalanche professionals to make better informed decisions.
Terrestrial ecologist interested in applying the concepts of ecological resilience and Adaptive Management
Sustainable energy and public policy; environmental economics; energy and materials
Environmental influences in bioeconomic modeling of natural populations; economics of natural resource management in developing countries, economic incentives for biodiversity conservation, invasive species economics, and the economics of sustainable aquaculture and agriculture.
Climate change, earth system science, carbon cycling, paleoceanography, paleoclimatology, paleoecology, ocean acidification, regional impacts of climate change
Local and regional economic development; community sustainability; rural development and sustainable infrastructure
Aquatic ecology, fisheries, environmental decision-making, watershed science
Co-Management of natural resources, political ecology & neoliberalism; communities & fisheries management
Coastal marine ecology and conservation, resilience of social-ecological systems, marine policy
Food systems planning, food waste, waste management, and social justice implications within each of these areas.
Environmental ethics; how values drive environmental decision making, including water policy
Social-ecological systems of fisheries, and the effects of invasive species, overfishing, hydroelectric dams.
Ecotheology, ethics, phenomenology of sacred landscapes and sense of place.
Developing models that assess the relative impact of anthropogenic stressors on both marine and terrestrial species at risk.
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