NOTES ON CONTRIBUTOR
Patricia E. Perkins is Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, where she teaches and advises students in the areas of ecological economics, community economic development, and critical interdisciplinary research design. Her research focuses on feminist ecological economics, climate justice, and participatory community- and watershed-based environmental education for political engagement. She is the editor of Water and Climate Change in Africa: Challenges and Community Initiatives in Durban, Maputo, and Nairobi (London/New York: Routledge/Earthscan, 2013). She holds a PhD in economics from the University of Toronto.