Rob de Loë, University of Waterloo

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Waterloo profile.

environmental photography civic engagement art-science integration

Latest papers

Picturing place: Using creative photography to explore community perception and connection to Hamilton Harbour
Journal of Great Lakes Research · 2026
Water governance and immigrants in Western democracies: A systematic review
International Journal of Water Governance · 2024 · senior author
Sustainable finance, water governance, and water policy objectives in Ontario municipalities
International Journal of Water Resources Development · 2024 · senior author

All 47 publications

47 publications.

01

Picturing place: Using creative photography to explore community perception and connection to Hamilton Harbour

Beth Grant, Rob de Loë, Kristin O’Connor

Journal of Great Lakes Research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2026.102753

02

Water governance and immigrants in Western democracies: A systematic review

Bereket Isaac, Rob de Loë

International Journal of Water Governance20241 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.59490/ijwg.11.2024.6782

03

Sustainable finance, water governance, and water policy objectives in Ontario municipalities

Fabiola Alvarado-Revilla, Rob de Loë

International Journal of Water Resources Development20241 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2024.2385577

04

Markets and misfits in adaptive water governance: how agricultural markets shape water conflict and cooperation

Garrick D, Alvarado-Revilla F, de Loë R, Jorgensen I

Ecology and Society202215 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.5751/es-13337-270402

05

Non-water factors in water governance and their implications for water sustainability: The case of Ontario’s water use reduction policy

Fabiola Alvarado-Revilla, Rob de Loë

Journal of Great Lakes Research20225 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2022.02.007

06

Exploring the influence of agricultural actors on water quality policy: the role of discourse and framing

Bereket Isaac, Rob de Loë

Environmental Politics202110 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2021.1947634

07

Eutrophication and water quality policy discourse in Lake Erie Basin

Bereket Isaac, Rob de Loë

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)20202 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

08

Augmenting the IAD framework to reveal power in collaborative governance – An illustrative application to resource industry dominated processes

Marie Claire Brisbois, M. J. R. Morris, Rob de Loë

World Development201888 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.02.017

09

The Agricultural Community as a Social Network in a Collaborative, Multi-Stakeholder Problem-Solving Process

Hugh C. Simpson, Rob de Loë

Water201715 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/w9100750

10

Evaluating an Agri-Environmental Network and Its Role in Collaborative Problem-Solving

Hugh C. Simpson, Rob de Loë, David L. Rudolph

20172 citations

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-64024-2_11

Frequent collaborators

Resources and Sustainability
Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Ontario Agricultural College
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Political Science
Department of Geography and Planning

Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Robert de Loe

Resources and Sustainability

47 shared papers, latest 2026

Sarah Wheeler

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

2 shared papers, latest 2013

Derek Armitage

Resources and Sustainability

2 shared papers, latest 2012

Reid Kreutzwiser

Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics

2 shared papers, latest 2011

Robert Patrick

Department of Geography and Planning

1 shared papers, latest 2008

David Rudolph

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Dustin Garrick

Department of Political Science

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Alfons Weersink

Ontario Agricultural College

1 shared papers, latest 2009

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: environmental photography Dear Professor de Loë, 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 "Picturing place: Using creative photography to explore community perception and connection to Hamilton Harbour" (2026), 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]