Lila Asher
ORCID: 0009-0003-4082-010X
Position: Research Coordinator
596 Wallace Building
125 Dysart Rd, Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2
lila.asher@umanitoba.ca
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lila-asher/
Academic Background
Master of Arts, University of Winnipeg (2025) – Environment and Social Change
Master of City Planning, University of Manitoba (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto (2018) – Equity Studies and Environmental Studies
Research Interests
My research interests include climate policy and how settler institutions can work in good ways with Indigenous Peoples. I strive to support community-led climate action through my academic and activist work. I am particularly interested in collaborative governance at the local scale and in urban contexts.
Recent and Significant Publications
Asher, L., & Cooper, S. (2025). Municipal-Indigenous Collaboration in Canadian Climate Action Plans. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Forthcoming.
Asher, L. (2021). The relationship between historical redlining and Census Bureau Community Resilience Estimates in Columbus, Ohio. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 53(8), 1859–1861. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X211035410
Asher, L., Curnow, J., & Davis, A. (2018). The limits of settlers’ territorial acknowledgments. Curriculum Inquiry, 48(3), 316–334. https://doi.org/10.1080/03626784.2018.1468211