UBC sociology professor Ralph Matthews, and his co-author Nathan Young, have been awarded the 2011 K.D. Srivastava Prize, named in honour of UBC professor emeritus K.D. Srivastava, for their book The Aquaculture Controversy in Canada: Activism, Policy, and Contested Science.
The award is given each year by the Publications Board of UBC Press to the author(s) of a work of outstanding scholarly quality published by the Press in the previous year.
The jury stated that it was “impressed by the original contribution of The Aquaculture Controversy in Canada to understanding how and why the controversy over aquaculture in Canada is so deep and lasting. The book is clearly written, effectively organized, draws on original surveys, and contributes substantially to a broader debate in environmental sociology.”
