Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "GIS"
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Active River Area (ARA) Framework Refinement: Developing Frameworks for Terrace and Meander Belt Delineation and Defining Optimal Digital Elevation Model for Future ARA Delineation
(2020-08-27)The Active River Area (ARA) is a spatial approach for identifying the extent of functional riparian areas, with five components (floodplains, terraces, riparian wetlands, meander belts, material contribution zones). Given ... -
Applying Geographic Information Systems to the Study of Honey Bee Diseases and Pests
(2020-06-11)The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is one of the most valuable pollinators in the global agriculture industry. However, recent years have seen a decrease in the worldwide honey bee population through colony collapse, ... -
An assessment of coastal erosion in the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia
(2016-08-04)Understanding sediment processes in the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, is essential for determining the potential impacts tidal power extraction could have on the system. The main source of sediment to the Minas Basin is the ... -
The Geography of Trauma in Nova Scotia
(2018-09-28)Injury is a leading contributor to Canada's disease burden, accounting for over 15.000 deaths annually. Patients who receive care in designated trauma centres (TCs) have been shown to have a lower risk of trauma-related ... -
GIS-BASED MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS (MCDA) FOR PRIORITIZING TREE-PLANTING SITES IN HALIFAX URBAN PARKS
(2018-08-31)In Halifax, the lack of canopy cover and urges for better management of urban forests stimulated the Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP), which was adopted by council in 2012. One goal of the UFMP is to increase the canopy ... -
IMPACT OF VARIABLE RATE SPLIT FERTILIZATION ON CROP PRODUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION IN WILD BLUEBERRY
(2014-04-04)The heavy rainfall, gentle to severe topography with high proportion of bare spots, and weed patches emphasize the need of variable rate split (VRS) fertilization in wild blueberry. Two commercial fields were selected in ... -
The Investigation of Mysterious Marine Oil Spills on the West Coast of Canada
(2012-09-05)The Government of Canada’s National Aerial Surveillance Program (NASP) is responsible for the monitoring of ship based oil pollution in Canada’s three oceans. In many of these spills, the source of pollution is unknown as ... -
MAPPING SOIL PROPERTIES AND WATER TABLE DEPTHS USING ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION METHODS
(2012-04-05)Detailed soil and water data are essential to ensure the optimum long-term management of fields. The objective of this study was to estimate water table depths, spatially variable and layered soil properties using ... -
Measuring Emergency Care Network Population Coverage Using Location-Allocation Models and Geographic Information Systems
(2017-08-31)The objective of this thesis is to measure how the Nova Scotia Emergency Care Network, consisting of Emergency Departments (EDs) and Collaborative Emergency Centres (CECs), covers the population, and provide a tool to ... -
USING INFORMATION ON PAST AND PRESENT FOREST COVER TO GUIDE RESTORATION EFFORTS: AN ANALYSIS OF DATA QUALITY AND LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY IN UNAMA’KI (CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA)
(2023-08-04)Ecological connectivity is the extent to which a landscape supports the movement of organisms and processes between patches of suitable habitat and is necessary for ecosystem functioning. Boreal forests in Unama’ki (Cape ...