Jen Beverly
Contact
Assistant Professor (Wildland Fire), Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept
- jen.beverly@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-3442
- Address
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713C General Services Building
9007 - 116 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H1
Overview
About
Research Area – Wildland Fire
Website – Wildfire Analytics
Teaching
- Wildland Fire Science and Management (REN R 340/740)
- Environmental Assessment Principles and Methods (REN R 307/710)
Areas of expertise
- Fire behaviour
- Fire risk assessment
- Landscape values-at-risk mapping
- Wildfire evacuations
- Fire-climate interactions
- PhD University of Toronto (Faculty of Forestry)
- MSc University of Toronto (Faculty of Forestry)
- BES University of Waterloo (Faculty of Environmental Studies)
Research
Courses
REN R 307 - Environmental Assessment Principles and Methods
Principles and elements of environmental assessment with an interdisciplinary focus. Topics include types of environmental assessments and when to use them, the Alberta and Canadian environmental assessment processes, the relevant legal framework, sampling and pathways of effects for different biophysical components, mitigation of environmental impacts and assessment of risk. Prerequisites: *60 and one of REN R 290 or REN R 299. One course each on soils, plants, wildlife, and water are recommended.
REN R 340 - Wildland Fire Science and Management
Principles of forest fire science and management in Canadian forest ecosystems. Fire science fundamentals and their applications for addressing complex social, ecological and economic fire management challenges. Topics include fire as a natural disturbance process, mechanisms of fire ignition and spread, fire weather, fire behaviour, and fire occurrence prediction. Models, systems, analytical techniques and policies used to support fire management operations and decisions are explored in relation to contemporary fire management issues.
REN R 710 - Environmental Assessment Principles and Methods
Principles and elements of environmental assessment with an interdisciplinary focus. Topics include types of environmental assessments and when to use them, the Alberta and Canadian environmental assessment processes, the relevant legal framework, sampling and pathways of effects for different biophysical components, mitigation of environmental impacts and assessment of risk. Not to be taken if credit received for REN R 307.
REN R 740 - Wildland Fire Science and Management
Principles of forest fire science and management in Canadian forest ecosystems. Fire science fundamentals and their applications for addressing complex social, ecological and economic fire management challenges. Topics include fire as a natural disturbance process, mechanisms of fire ignition and spread, fire weather, fire behaviour, and fire occurrence prediction. Models, systems, analytical techniques and policies used to support fire management operations and decisions are explored in relation to contemporary fire management issues. Intended for students in course based masters programs. Not to be taken if credit received for REN R 340. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.