Scholars
Laurel Besco
University of Toronto Mississauga
Based in
Canada
North America
Laurel Besco is an Associate Professor cross-appointed between in the Department of Geography, Geomatics, and Environment and the Institute for Management & Innovation at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Her research focuses on innovative design and implementation of law and policy tools to address large-scale sustainability issues. Her current research projects relate to government interventions to generate energy efficiency norms amongst corporate actors and approaches to improve sustainability in the aviation sector.
Publications
Articles
Page, Jae & Besco, Laurel. (2021) Dispossession through Collision: Low-Earth Orbit and Planetary Sustainability. Territory, Politics, Governance.
Besco, Laurel & Kirk, Elizabeth. (2021) Industry perceptions of government interventions: generating an energy efficiency norm. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 23(1), 130-142.
Mackie, Colin & Besco, Laurel (2020). The Idea of Prospective Responsibility for End-of-Life Obligations. Environmental Law Reporter, News and Analysis, 50(7), 10573-10603.
Hughes, Sara, Yordi, Samer & Besco, Laurel. (2018). The Role of Pilot Projects In Urban Climate Change Policy Innovation. Policy Studies Journal, doi: 10.1111/psj.12288.
Besco, Laurel. (2018). Responses to the Clean Power Plan: Factors Influencing State Decision-Making. Review of Policy Research, 35(5), 670-690.
Besco, Laurel. (2018). Judicial Education for Sustainability. McGill Journal of Sustainable Development Law, 14(1), 1-28.
Chalifour, Nathalie & Besco, Laurel. (2018). Taking Flight – Federal Action to Mitigate Canada’s GHG Emissions from Aviation. Ottawa Law Review, 48(2).
Besco, Laurel. (2014). Green productivity: clarifying terminology and concepts. International Journal of Sustainable Economy, 6(4), 406-425.