The third call for applications to the WATERLAT-GOBACIT Student Prize was for dissertations approved between 1 January and 31 December 2015 and closed on 28 February 2016. We had 12 applications, 4 for the Masters Prize and 8 for the Doctoral Prize. We appointed an Evaluation Commission composed by academics from our Network and invited scholars. We provide below the details of the Evaluation Commission. The 2 winners were announced on 23 January 2017.<\/p>\n
Also, given that we had a very strong field, the Editorial Commission<\/a> decided to invite all other candidates to submit an article based on their thesis for publication in the Network’s Working Papers Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Doctoral Prize 2016<\/span><\/p>\n Mar\u00eda Virginia Grosso Cepparo<\/strong>. Thesis title: \u201cWater scarcity in Dry Lands. A Territorial Study on the Appropriation, Management, and Use of Water in the Mendoza River Basin, Argentina\u201d (in Spanish). PhD in Geography, National University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2015. Downloadable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Masters Prize 2016<\/span><\/p>\n Aline Silveira Viana<\/strong>. Thesis title: \u201cElderly people, family, and disasters: a discussion on the interface between sociology and gerontology. The case of Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil\u201d. Master in Environmental Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2015. Downloadable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Doctoral Prize<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Luisa Arango<\/strong>. Thesis title: \u201cEthnographies of Water Management in Tuti (Khartoum, Sudan) and Ca\u00f1o de Loro (Cartagena, Colombia). History, Locality and Politics from the Perspective of Comparative Urban Anthropology\u201d. PhD in Anthropology, Universit\u00e9 de Paris 8, Paris, France, 2015. Downloadable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Carolina Escobar Neira<\/strong>. Thesis title: \u201cThe Community Assemblies in Tlaxcala as a Key Component in Water Management: an Experience of Collaborative Governance\u201d. PhD in Social Science Research, with Mention in Sociology, Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, Mexico City, Mexico, 2015. Downloadable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mar\u00eda Virginia Grosso Cepparo<\/strong>. Thesis title: \u201cWater scarcity in Dry Lands. A Territorial Study on the Appropriation, Management, and Use of Water in the Mendoza River Basin, Argentina\u201d (in Spanish). PhD in Geography, National University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2015. Downloadable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Edmundo Loera Burnes<\/strong>. Thesis title: \u201cInstitutional Capacity and Performance in Water-related Public Institutions. A Comparative Study of Agua de Hermosillo and Mexicali\u2019s State Commission of Public Services (2003-2012)\u201d PhD in Social Sciences, El Colegio de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, 2015. Downloadable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Antonio Rodriguez Sanchez<\/strong>. Thesis title: \u201cThe Hydrosocial Configuration of Space in the Jalisco Highlands, Mexico, 1935-2012\u201d. PhD in Geography, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico, 2015. Downloadable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Renata Alvarez Rossi<\/strong>. Thesis title: \u201cWater Conflict and Regulation in the Salitre River Basin, Bahia, Brazil (1997-2003)\u201d. PhD in Administration, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil, 2015. Downloadable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Maria Cleof\u00e9 Villarin Claveria<\/strong>. Thesis title: \u201cExplanatory Factors of Domestic Water Demand. A Micro-scale Study of the Municipality of Seville, Spain\u201d. PhD in Human Geography, University of Seville, Spain, 2015. Downloadable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Masters Prize<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Lorena Arias Solano<\/strong>. Thesis title: \u201cA Matter of Thirst. Water Conflicts in a Municipality of Cauca Valley, Colombia\u201d. Master in Geography, University of Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, 2015. Downloadable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Diana Alexandra Bernal Arias<\/strong>. Thesis title: \u201cThe Desert Rose. Hydropoetics of Place in Contemporary Urban Living\u201d. Master in Geography, University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2015. Downloadable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Barbara Silva Passos<\/strong>. Thesis title: \u201cEffects of an Intervention in Sanitation on Human Health: Evaluation of an Experience of Community Management in Ceara\u2019s Rural Area, Brazil\u201d. Master in Water and Sanitation, Environment, and Water Resources, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2015. Downloadable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Aline Silveira Viana<\/strong>. Thesis title: \u201cElderly People, Family, and Disasters: a Discussion on the Interface between Sociology and Gerontology. The Case of Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil\u201d. Master in Environmental Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2015. Downloadable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr Ligia Albuquerque de Melo, Joaquim Nabuco Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil<\/p>\n Dr Jose Irivaldo Alves Oliveira, Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Sume, Para\u00edba, Brazil<\/p>\n Dr Elder Andrade de Paula, Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil<\/p>\n Dr Jairo Bezerra, State University of Para\u00edba (UEPB), Campina Grande, Brazil<\/p>\n Dr Pa\u00fal Cisneros, Institute of Higher National Studies (IAEN), Quito, Ecuador<\/p>\n Dr Joan Cortinas Mu\u00f1oz, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States<\/p>\n Dr Andre Monteiro Costa, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil<\/p>\n Dr Rodrigo Flores Elizondo, ITESO University, Guadalajara, Mexico<\/p>\n Dr Kathryn Furlong, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada<\/p>\n Dr Javier Gonzaga Valencia Hernandez, University of Caldas, Manizales, Colombia<\/p>\n Dr Leo Heller, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil<\/p>\n Dr Antonio Ioris, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom<\/p>\n Dr Pedro Roberto Jacobi, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, Brazil<\/p>\n Dr Karina Kloster, Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM), Mexico City, Mexico<\/p>\n Dr Alex Latta, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n Dr Leandro del Moral Ituarte, University of Seville, Spain<\/p>\n Dr Raul Pacheco-Vega, Centre for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE), Aguascalientes, Mexico<\/p>\n Dr Esther Padilla Calderon, El Colegio de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico<\/p>\n Dr Francisco Javier Pe\u00f1a de Paz, El Colegio de San Luis (COLSAN), San Luis Potos\u00ed, Mexico<\/p>\n Dr Alice Poma, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico<\/p>\n MA Suya Quintslr, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/p>\n Dr Wagner Costa Ribeiro, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, Brazil<\/p>\n Dr Adriana Sandoval Moreno, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Jiquilpan, Michoacan, Mexico<\/p>\n Dr Alicia Torres Rodriguez, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico<\/p>\n Dr Susan Vincent, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\nThe Prize<\/h3>\n
\nThis is the full list of participating candidates:<\/h3>\n
\nEvaluation Commission, 2016 edition of the WATERLAT-GOBACIT Student\u2019s Prize<\/h3>\n
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