Holly Caggiano
Assistant Professor, Climate Justice and Environmental Planning
holly.caggiano@ubc.ca
Home department: School of Community and Regional Planning
Website: https://hollycaggiano.com/
Research Interests
- Social-Behavioral Drivers of Household Resource Consumption
- Renewable Energy Transition
- Equitable Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation
Current Research Work
My research explores social dimensions of climate change in the US and Canada. I critically evaluate top-down and bottom-up approaches that aim to advance equitable climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. With a focus on local planning and politics, I ask questions about decision making, governance, and collective action. My scholarship draws from interdisciplinary social science theories and methods and I prioritize working collaboratively with people impacted by climate change and the plans and policies developed to mitigate its impacts.