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Reducing Disposable Cups on Dalhousie Campus: A Second Cup Case Study
(2008-04)An enormous amount of waste is being generated on campus through the use of disposable cups. Massive amounts of waste are generated by coffee cups each week and are sent to landfills. Landfills are unsustainable and cause ... -
Reducing the energy use in Dalhousie residences through infrastructural and behavioral changes
(2007-04)Dalhousie University is one of the leading institutions of higher learning in Canada. Over the years, it has taken a leadership role through signing both the Talloires and Halifax Declarations, committing itself to teach ... -
A Refraction Seismic Survey of Martinique Beach: Geometry and Significance to Barrier Beach Evolution
(1985-04-15)During the summer of 1984 a refraction seismic survey was conducted at Martinique Beach using a 12 geophone array and seismic recorder with a hammer plate as the acoustic source. Sixteen sites were occupied along the 3.5 ... -
Regional Geochemical Variations of Upper Cenozoic Volcanic Rocks in the Andes
(1978-03-15)Regional variations in the chemical composition of Miocene-to-Recent volcanic rocks from the Central Andes are investigated on the basis of 260 chemical analyses compiled from the literature in addition to 25 new analyses ... -
A REGIONAL INVESTIGATION OF SCHEELITE OCCURRENCES IN THE MEGUMA QROUP OF NOVA SCOTIA
(1984-04)The scheelite deposits of the Meguma Group of Nova Scotia are found within interbedded veins in the slates and quartzites of the lower Halifax and upper Goldenville Formations. The veins are found at the edge of or within ... -
Regional Mapping and Petrographic Study of a Silurian Gneissic Complex, Belle Cote Road, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
(1987-04-15)The Leblanc Lake area is located in the central Cape Breton Highlands south of the Cheticamp River. The main study area is situated along Belle Cote Road, one of the numerous logging roads in the region. Mapping at ... -
Relating nutrient availability to yield: an examination of lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium anustifolium) resource limitation in Prince Edward Island
(2015-04)This study investigates the role of nutrient availability within the lowbush blueberry (Vacciunium Angustifolium) to add to the current body of knowledge on the role of resource limitation in predicting final yield. The ... -
Relations Between the Sulphide Minerals, Metamorphism, and Deformation in the Faribault Brook Area of the Cape Breton Highlands, Nova Scotia
(1986-04-15)The study area is located within the Jumping Brook Complex which is part of the western Highlands volcanic sedimentary complex. In the Faribault Brook area, the Jumping Brook Complex consists of a unit of pillow basalts ... -
The relationship between urban tree canopy cover and socioeconomic status in urban Halifax
(2018-04)Urbanization has highlighted the importance of vegetation in city environments. The influx of people into city centers are concentrating larger populations into smaller areas, and this is having a negative impact on the ... -
The Relationship of Coastal Drumlins to Barrier Beach Formation Along the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia
(1984-04-15)The Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia is experiencing post-glacial rise in relative sea level, resulting in a transgressive coastal environment. Drowned estuaries are fronted by eroding drumlin headlands which provide a sediment ... -
RELATIVE RATES OF SULPHIDE OXIDATION BY CHEMICAL AND MICROBIAL MEANS: THE ROLE OF MINERALOGY AND TEXTURE IN ACID ROCK DRAINAGE (ARD) FROM THE MEGUMA SUPERGROUP, NOV A SCOTIA
(1997-04-15)The Meguma Supergroup in Nova Scotia contains abundant sulphide minerals that potentially can cause acid rock drainage (ARD), which is environmentally damaging and expensive to ameliorate. The problem is most intense in ... -
The Removal of Mandatory Home Economics from Quebec’s Official Education Curriculum
(2009-06)This study examines the Quebec government‟s 1997 decision to remove mandatory home economics from the province‟s secondary school curriculum, on the grounds that home economics has the potential to be a valuable tool in ... -
Research into Dalhousie Water Consumption Through Drinking Fountain Usage
(2012-04)In our developed society, there exists a social stigma concerning drinking water from municipal sources (Pritchard, 2009). Some people would rather drink bottled water than indulge in a free resource that is easily ... -
Retrofitting Showerheads in Dalhousie University Residences: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
(2009-04)With the human population expected to double by 2027, resource depletion has increasingly becoming a cause for concern. Only 2.5 percent of the earth’s water supplies are classified as fresh, and even less is accessible. ... -
Reusable mug program: Assessing campus perspectives and use of the pilot program at the Killam Library, Dalhousie University
(2019-04)The main objective of this study is to assess perspectives and use of the reusable mug pilot program at the Killam Library, Dalhousie University. Reduction of solid waste is a widespread environmental and sustainability ... -
Reusable Mugs: Reducing Waste on Dalhousie’s Studley Campus
(2004-04)This project focuses on waste produced at Dalhousie University in Halifax by disposable cups. Thousands of cups of hot beverages are purchased on Dalhousie’s Studley campus everyday creating a large volume of waste. This ... -
Riparian Buffer Removal and Associated Land Use in the Sackville River Watershed, Nova Scotia, Canada
(2010-04)“To what extent has riparian area been removed in the Sackville River watershed and what land uses are associated with this riparian area removal?” I investigate this question by assessing the extent of riparian area removal ... -
Running Head: ABORIGINAL PEOPLES, WATER AND HEALTH & WELL-BEING
(2011-03)When water is looked at in the context of health, it is generally in terms of access to safe drinking water (Health Canada, 2002). When considering the health of Aboriginal peoples however, it is necessary to look at ... -
A Salty Situation: An Environmental and Economic Analysis of Ice-Management on Dalhousie University, Halifax Campuses
(2016-04)Road Salt is a common ice-management strategy, however it can be extremely damaging to the environment. In Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dalhousie University’s only form of de-icing is currently road salt. However, due to its ...