Case Studies in the Environment Prize Competition
Case Studies in the Environment is pleased to announce the Fifth annual Case Studies in the Environment Prize Competition, offering a $2,000 prize for best environmental case study, as well as two $500 honorable mention prizes. Deadline for submissions: November 15, 2021. Both the winning case study and honorable mentions will be made freely available to the public for one year following the competition.
EVALUATION
Accepted, published articles will be further evaluated for their contribution to teaching environmental concepts to students or practitioners. This includes making the best use of the complement of learning support features that the journal provides, such as Case Study Questions, Teaching Notes, and Slides.
To be eligible for consideration for the prize, submitted pieces to the journal will have to clear our peer review process and be accepted for publication. Winners and honorable mentions are chosen by the Editor-in-Chief with input from members of the editorial team.
All cases submitted by the deadline on November 15, 2021 and later accepted for publication (including those submitted prior to this announcement), and which were not considered for previous CSE prize competitions, are eligible for the 2021 prize, except for any cases written by members of the editorial team, editorial board, or their family members.
THE FINE PRINT
University of California faculty and staff, while welcome to participate in the competition, are ineligible for the cash prizes, but may opt to receive an award of UC Press books of equal value in lieu of cash payment. For multi-authored articles, payment will be made to the primary author or another single author designated by the primary author.
HOW TO ENTER
To enter, follow our guidance for Article Cases as outlined in our Author Information. Manuscript templates are provided within the Author Information for your convenience. Be sure to submit your Article Case no later than November 15, 2021. Winners will be notified in spring 2022, or sooner if all eligible entries have reached final decision. All entries should be submitted via our online submission system. Questions can be directed to Liba Hladik, Managing Editor, at lhladik@ucpress.edu
RELATED RESOURCES
The Case for Case Studies in Confronting Environmental Issues
Wil Burns, Editor-in-Chief, Case Studies in the Environment
Cynthia A. Wei, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center
Minna Brown, Yale University School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Meghan Wagner, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
2020 First Prize article:
Kathleen Rugel, Independent Scholar and Writer, Georgia (USA)
2020 Honorable Mention article:
Dayna Martinez, Center for Conservation Medicine, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Grafton, MA (USA)
Elena M. I. Duran, Center for Conservation Medicine, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Grafton, MA (USA)
Natalie Bauer, Center for Conservation Medicine, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Grafton, MA (USA)
2020 Honorable Mention article:
Challenges and Opportunities for Communicating Lead Exposure Risks in Idaho’s Silver Valley
Courtney Marie Cooper, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (USA)
Madeline Sarah Goebel, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (USA)
Valerie Therese Wade, Panhandle Health District, Kellogg, ID (USA)
Chloe Bradley Wardropper, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (USA)
2019 First Prize article:
Robert O. Vos, Spatial Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USA)
Professor Vos’s article is part of the special collection Case Studies from the Spatial Sciences.
2019 Honorable Mention article:
Trang Tran, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska, Anchorage (USA)
Casey L. Taylor, Energy and Environmental Policy Program, University of Delaware, Newark (USA)
Hilary S. Boudet, School of Public Policy, Oregon State University, Corvallis (USA)
Keith Baker, Department of Public Administration, SUNY College at Brockport (USA)
Holly L. Peterson, School of Public Policy, Oregon State University, Corvallis (USA)
2019 Honorable Mention article:
Kyle Blount, Hydrologic Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines (USA)
Adrianne Kroepsch, Hydrologic Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines (USA)
2018 First Prize article:
Heather O’Leary, Departments of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and Anthropology, University of South Florida (USA)
Professor O’Leary’s article is part of a special collection on Water Science and Collaboration. You can read more from the author in her related blog post, “Engaging Science for Inclusive Water Governance: A Q&A with environmental anthropologist Heather O’Leary.”
2018 Honorable Mention article:
Sonya Ahamed, Joshua Sperling, Gillian Galford, Jennie C. Stephens and Douglas Arent
2018 Honorable Mention article:
Using a Community Vote for Wind Energy Development Decision-Making in King Island, Tasmania
R.M. Colvin, G. Bradd Witt and Justine Lacey
2017 First Prize article:
Evaluating Community Engagement and Benefit-Sharing Practices in Australian Wind Farm Development
Nina Lansbury Hall, University of Queensland, Australia
Jarra Hicks, University of New South Wales, and Community Power Agency, Australia
Taryn Lane, Embark
Emily Wood, independent communications contractor
2017 Honorable Mention article:
Community-Based Watershed Restoration in He‘eia (He‘eia ahupua‘a), O‘ahu, Hawaiian Islands
Holly V. Campbell, Oregon State University A.M. Campbell, Catalina Island Marine Institute
2017 Honorable Mention article:
Environmental Impact Assessments and Hydraulic Fracturing: Lessons from Two U.S. States
Miriam R. Aczel, Imperial College London
Karen E. Makuch, Imperial College London
