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Coastal CURA
Community University Research Alliance
Participatory Integrated Management
of Coastal Resources
Figure 1 Dipper Harbor, NB
Photo courtesy of Tony Charles |
Project Description:
The Coastal CURA is a five-year research project (2006-2011), funded through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), which involves two universities (UNB Fredericton and Saint Mary’s University in Halifax), four First Nations and a number of coastal communities and resource centers.
Four Project Goals:
- improved effectiveness in governance of coastal resources;
- enhanced community research capacity to further local management;
- a Maritimes network for integrated management, through a strong network of partners;
- research innovations and knowledge generation through research focused on community-based management theory and outcomes.
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Who Is Involved:
- Academic partners include academics from across Canada, including Tony Charles (SMU) who is principal investigator, and the following co-applicants: Melanie Wiber (UNB), John Kearney (UNB), Murray Rudd (MUN, Grenfell College), Lyn Pinkerton (SFU), Fikret Berkes (UManitoba), and Alison Evans (Dal).
- Community partners are from around the Maritime region, including: the Fundy Fixed Gear Council, Fundy North Fishermen’s Association, and the Digby Clam Harvester’s Association.
- First Nation partners include: Acadia First Nation, Bear River First Nation and the Mi’kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island (Lennox Island and Abegweit).
- Resource centers include the Bay of Fundy Marine Resource Center and the Coastal Livelihoods Trust.
Over the five years, all community partners will be involved in research projects that identify local problems, meet local needs, and draw on academic resources to identify resources, guide research methods and organize students or staff to carry out the research and disseminate the results.
Figure 2 Brier Island, NS
Photo courtesy of Tony Charles |
Project Themes:
All individual projects collaboratively undertaken by the CURA partners will fall under three broad themes:
- Organizational Capacity & Policy Development: Planning for the Future
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Student Funding:
The Project will support two Doctoral Research Fellowships and four Masters Research Fellowships:
- Students must attend either UNB, SMU or Dalhousie University and will work under the supervision of Dr. Melanie Wiber or Dr. Tony Charles.
- If appropriate student candidates cannot be identified, the funds can be applied to senior undergraduate research stipends or non-thesis master research projects.
- Community partners are encouraged to identify potential students from their communities.
For more information see:
Joanne Weiss Reid, MES, MPlan
Project Coordinator
Coastal CURA
Saint Mary’s University
923 Robie St. Halifax, NS B3H 3C2
tel: 902.420.5003 f: 902.496.8101
coastalcura@smu.ca
www.coastalcura.ca
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