Biography
Director, Environmental Studies; Associate Professor
BSc (Acadia); MSc (Guelph); PhD (Cornell)
Dr. Peach Brown is an Associate Professor and UPEI’s Director of Environmental Studies, a multidisciplinary liberal arts and science program and winner of the 2014-15 Hessian Annual Award for Excellence in Teaching, UPEI.
Her research focuses on environmental governance for management of commons resources, and how such strategies can contribute to the goals of sustainable resource management and improved livelihoods. In particular, she explores the role played by communities and civil society groups in multi-level governance, in the context of changing policy and a changing climate. Dr. Peach Brown’s research is guided and informed by her interdisciplinary background in both the natural and social sciences.
Having worked for over 10 years in international development in Central Africa she continues to maintain an active focus in that region. She is also conducting research on community adaptation to climate change in Atlantic Canada.
Recent Publications
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Exploring rural landowners’ willingness to protect species at risk in Prince Edward Island: Rural landowners and species at risk
- The Canadian Geographer = Le Géographe canadien, 2019
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An assessment of institutional capacity for integrated landscape management in Eastern Cameroon
- Environmental Management, 2018
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Diversity within village institutions and its implication for resilience in the context of climate change in Cameroon
- Climate and Development, 2018
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Resilience and place in Atlantic Canada
- Network in Canadian History and Environment (NiCHE), 2017-11-09
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Implementing REDD+ in a conflict-affected country: A case study of the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Environments, 2017
Research Classification
- no classification
Research Interests
- International development
- Biodiversity conservation
- Climate change
- Knowledge systems
- Community resilience
- Environmental governance
- Community-based resource management
Current Scholars in Environmental Studies
