George Hoberg, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

Latest papers

Public perceptions about climate change mitigation in British Columbia's forest sector.
PloS one · 2018 · senior author
Barriers to the development of forest carbon offsetting: Insights from British Columbia, Canada.
Journal of environmental management · 2017 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Building capacity for effective public policy for a Canadian transition to renewable energy
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$50,000
Environmental meanings and ecosystem services: the social risks of ecological change, and other emerging questions for Collaborative Practice in Environmental Management
SSHRC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$388,700
Shifting boundaries in forest policy: Canada and the emerging international forest regime
SSHRC · 2000 · Principal investigator
$71,000

All 6 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Public perceptions about climate change mitigation in British Columbia's forest sector.

Peterson St-Laurent G, Hagerman S, Kozak R, Hoberg G

PloS one2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195999 PMID: 29684041

02

Barriers to the development of forest carbon offsetting: Insights from British Columbia, Canada.

Peterson St-Laurent G, Hagerman S, Hoberg G

Journal of environmental management2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.07.051 PMID: 28783017

Building capacity for effective public policy for a Canadian transition to renewable energy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Lysack, Michael D.

Keywords: renewable energy; energiewende; knowledge mobilization; policy development; Germany

$50,000

Environmental meanings and ecosystem services: the social risks of ecological change, and other emerging questions for Collaborative Practice in Environmental Management

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Satterfield, Theresa A.

Keywords: ecosystem services; ecosystem-based management; environmental values; risk perception; structured decision-making; participatory methods; environmental assessment; justice; legitimacy; rights

$388,700

Shifting boundaries in forest policy: Canada and the emerging international forest regime

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hoberg, George

Keywords: globalization;forest policy;certification;international forest convention;regime theory;venue-shifting

$71,000

Forest tenure reform in British Columbia

Co-investigatorSSHRC1999Relationships in Transition

Principal investigators: Tollefson, Christopher

$20,000

North American integration and the scope for domestic choice: Canada and policy sovereignty in a globalized world

Principal investigatorSSHRC1998Project on Trends

Principal investigators: Hoberg, George

$2,852

Equality, security and community: explaining and improving the distribution of well-being in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC1997Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Kesselman, Jonathan

Keywords: equality; economic security; income distribution; social capital; public policy

$898,922

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
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Shannon Hagerman

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2018

Robert Kozak

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2018

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Hoberg, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Public perceptions about climate change mitigation in British Columbia's forest sector." (2018), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]