http://hdl.handle.net/10222/12824 2013-06-18T04:41:24Z 2013-06-18T04:41:24Z Spiteri, Louise http://hdl.handle.net/10222/22235 2013-06-12T04:15:17Z 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

User-Generated Metadata: Boon or Bust for Indexing and Controlled Vocabularies? Spiteri, Louise Presented at the Annual Conference of the Indexing Society of Canada. June 6, 2013

2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Dalhousie University http://hdl.handle.net/10222/21671 2013-04-06T16:50:45Z 2013-04-05T00:00:00Z

Profile of Peter Duinker Dalhousie University

2013-04-05T00:00:00Z Wright, Zena M http://hdl.handle.net/10222/16036 2013-02-24T05:15:12Z 2013-02-23T00:00:00Z

A Voice for the Community: Public Participation in Wind Energy Development Wright, Zena M Wind energy is expanding globally and locally in Atlantic Canada. It is a promising emission-free energy alternative in a context of increasing climate change concerns. Public surveys have reported high levels of public acceptance for wind energy in general; however, this acceptance has not always been reflected in community responses to local wind projects. Public participation has been proposed as an approach for addressing the “gap” between public support and local opposition. However, public participation must not be solely viewed as a means of removing opposition but rather as the democratic right of local communities to influence decision-making processes. This paper proposes that the participatory processes currently available to host communities are limited in form and substance. Increasing the quality and quantity of public participation would provide a range of benefits, including moving towards the larger societal goal of true public governance of natural resources and the environmental.

2013-02-23T00:00:00Z Rothfus, Melissa http://hdl.handle.net/10222/16035 2013-02-24T05:15:12Z 2013-02-23T00:00:00Z

The Breast vs. Bottle Battle: Infant Feeding Mis/Information Rothfus, Melissa That “breast is best” is a truism even infant formula manufacturers do not openly dispute, and the choice to breastfeed has increasingly become part of the measure of a good mother in modern Canadian society. Yet the information in support of breastfeeding’s purported benefits is problematic, even as public discourse vilifies the alternative. This paper examines the issues surrounding infant feeding choices and the way in which information is utilized and manipulated by both sides of the emotionally charged breast vs. bottle debate. While there are good reasons to support breastfeeding practices, the current state of our knowledge of its benefits does not justify the often strident tone and harsh judgment adopted by breastfeeding advocates.

2013-02-23T00:00:00Z