Mapping our stories : an exploration of youth experiences with climate change
department or school: Arts and Social Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Lammi, Sierra
issued: 2024-08-01T21:48:28Z
issued: 2024
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: This thesis examines the research question: how can participatory mapping help share youth experiences with climate change? Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of the 21st century, and a single understanding or solution remains elusive. We all have various experiences with climate change depending on our relationship to place, and where in the world our experiences are based. Given the variance and complexity of climate change, it is important find ways to share unique place-based stories and experiences so we may understand it from multiple perspectives, across different disciplines and worldviews. Participatory mapping is a method that amplifies the voices of community through mapping their knowledge of specific issues. This research examines the ways that participatory mapping can help us understand and communicate diverse understandings and experiences of climate change. Through three focus groups, students at University of British Columbia Okanagan created participatory maps of their experiences with climate change, and specifically those with the Grouse Complex wildfire that occurred in the Okanagan in August, 2023. Drawing from participatory action research (PAR) literature and prioritizing the situated knowledge of participants, the participatory mapping process facilitated critical dialogue among participants, drawing attention to place-based intersectional relationships and their influence on the ways we experience climate change. This study draws attention to the importance of the participatory mapping process, indicating that the process of creating a participatory map may be just as important as the map itself.
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/88844
note: Mapping our Stories: An exploration of youth experiences with climate change by Sierra Lammi B.A., The College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, 2019 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Interdisciplinary Studies) (Community Engagement, Social Change and Equity) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) July 2024 © Sierra Lammi, 2024 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, the thesis entitled: Mapping our Stories: An exploration of youth experiences with climate change submitted by Sierra Lammi in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Dr. Jon Corbett, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisor Dr. Astrida Nemanis, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Lael Parrott, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Donna Senese, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Jason Pither, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science University Examiner iii Abstract This thesis examines the research question: how can participatory mapping help share youth experiences with climate change? Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of the 21st century, and a single understanding or solution remains elusive. We all have various experiences with climate change depending on our relationship to place, and where in the world our experiences are based. Given the variance and complexity of climate change, it is important find ways to share unique place-based stories and experiences so we may understand it from multiple perspectives, across different disciplines and worldviews. Participatory mapping is a method that amplifies the voices of community through mapping their knowledge of specific issues. This research examines the ways that…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2024-09
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0444966
language: eng
degree discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Corbett, Jon
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/88844