TRAIL SIX UNDERGRADUATE JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY VOLUME 13: 2018-19 Geography Students’ Association Department of Geography University of British Columbia 2 TRAIL SIX EDITORIAL BOARD 2018/19 Editor-in-Chief: Nigel Tan Editors: Alex Briault, Andrew Butt, Jose Carvajal, Jamie Chan, Richie Chan, Phoebe DeLucco, Carly Gardner, Nicholas Hare, Nicolo Jimenez, Maya Korbynn, Angela Liu, Danielle Main, Joshua Medicoff, Aaron Obedkoff, Elana Shi, Deanna Shrimpton, Maddy Stewart, Eva Streitz, & Cass Torres Layout & Design: Danielle Main Faculty Acknowledgements: Dr. Marwan Hassan (Department Head), Dr. Loch Brown, Dr. Michelle Daigle, Dr. Jessica Dempsey, Dr. Simon Donner, Dr. Sally Hermansen, Dr. Nina Hewitt, Dr. Philippe LeBillion, Dr. Jamie Peck, Dr. Juanita Sundberg, & Dr. Elvin Wyly Land Acknowledgment: We acknowledge that UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Musqueam people. The land it is situated on has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam people, who for millennia have passed on in their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next on this site. Special Thanks to: UBC Department of Geography & Geography Students’ Association All correspondence concerning Trail Six should be addressed to: Trail Six: Undergraduate Journal of Geography Department of Geography University of British Columbia 1984 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z2 Email:
[email protected] Website: trailsix.geog.ubc.ca © UBC Geography Students’ Association, March 2019 Cover photograph: © Mika Yasutake The opinions expressed herein are solely those of the individual authors. 3 Contents FOREWORD . 4 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR . 5 Catastrophe of Nevado de Ruiz Alex Briault . 6 Organizing Logics in Climate Change Policy: Neoliberalism and Deflection Through Demand-Side Solutions Abdo Souraya .