Alana Boland
Professor, Department of Geography and Planning
Collaborative Master's Specialization in Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies, Asian Institute
Phone
416-978-1587
Location
Room 5029, 100 St. George Street
Biography
Alana Boland is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography & Planning. Her research focuses on environmental governance in urban China. She is particularly interested in understanding how the changing relationship between the economy and environment under market reforms has influenced the management of resources and governing of spaces. Past projects have included a study of the legal construction of water markets and examination of the ideological foundations of water supply privatization. Her current research includes the study of state regulatory initiatives aimed at improving urban environmental conditions in contemporary China, and the analysis of the economic-environment nexus in Chinese cities during the 1950s and 60s.