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Soil Amendments and Cover Crops in Wine Grape Production
(2015-04-06)
In 2011 and 2012, a study was conducted to evaluate the use of selected soil amendments (SA) and cover crops (CC) in Nova Scotia (NS) wine grape production to reduce synthetic fertilizer inputs, enhance soil quality and ...
CANOPY AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF ROCKWEED BEDS IN NOVA SCOTIA AND NEW BRUNSWICK: REGIONAL VARIATION AND EFFECTS OF COMMERCIAL HARVEST AND PROXIMITY TO AQUACULTURE
(2015-04-09)
Ascophyllum nodosum (rockweed) is a significant component of intertidal rocky shore communities in Atlantic Canada. In Nova Scotia and Southwest New Brunswick, rockweed and other fucoids cover 80-90% of the intertidal zone, ...
Population regulation of sea urchins in a rocky subtidal ecosystem
(2015-03-31)
Herbivory by sea urchins is an important control of seaweed biomass worldwide. For my doctoral thesis, I investigate biological processes that govern the dynamics of a kelp bed ecosystem on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia: ...
LOCATING SHAMBHALA: A PILGRIMAGE COMPLEX FOR KALAPA VALLEY IN THE HIGHLANDS OF CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA
(2015-04-06)
This thesis explores the relationship between landscape, sacred space and dwelling in the non-theistic spiritual tradition of Shambhala. Through the design of a pilgrimage complex for Kalapa Valley in the Cape Breton ...
Designing Place Specificity in a Rural Coastal Community
(2015)
This thesis explores how place specificity can lead to new economic opportunities and act to strengthen community. Place specificity refers to the morphological and climatic qualities of a given site, and how human activity ...
Preserving the Intangible Qualities of a Building Culture: A Case Study in Windsor, N.S.
(2015)
The land-based infrastructure of the Nova Scotian boat building culture is studied in this thesis to explore how the intangible qualities of a building culture can be understood through architectural ideas. The study finds ...
Maintaining the Narrative: A Content Analysis of the Impact of Political Discourse on Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Political Culture
(2015)
The following project is an examination of political culture in Canada. More specifically, this work argues that the methods used to study political culture in Canada need to be modified to improve the relevance of political ...
Engaging Ecology Through Architecture: Reconnecting Bedford to its Bay
(2015)
This thesis studies the relationship between the urban environment and ecosystem and the intersection between ecosystem and architectural project. While urban sites are commonly understood as separate and unique from their ...
On the "Poverty of Responsibility": A Study of the History of Child Protection Law and Jurisprudence in Nova Scotia
(2015)
This thesis presents a history of child protection law and jurisprudence in Nova Scotia. The thesis begins by examining the development of the first child protection statute in Canada, the Nova Scotia Prevention and ...
Beyond spatial segregation debates: Defining ‘social inclusion’ for people with intellectual disabilities in Nova Scotia through grounded action methodology
(2015)
Through the application of grounded action methodology, the following research issue emerged from interviews with the study’s participants in Nova Scotia: even though all participants believed in social inclusion for people ...