Dr. Jack Hayes is a Research Fellow of GBIC. He is a Asian Studies and History faculty member at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and is a research associate with the Center for Chinese Research at UBC’s Institute of Asian Research. Dr. Hayes’ research focus is on late imperial and modern Chinese and Tibetan environmental history, resource development and ethnic relations in western China, and environmental policy development in East Asia. Dr. Hayes also serves on the editorial board and as the Assistant Editor (Reviews, Asia) for the journal Environmental History and Associate Editor (China) for Pacific Affairs. He has published a number of articles on Chinese environmental history, most recently on fire ecosystems and legal history, and wetlands and warfare in Chinese history.
