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Tuna and transshipment: a global analysis to explore the links between tuna diversity and transshipment vessel location
(2017-04-17)
Transshipment at sea is a practice where refrigerated cargo vessels, also known as reefers, meet with fishing boats to exchange catch, fresh water, food and crew. Transshipment makes economic sense as it greatly extends ...
Innovations in Consumption: Three Case Studies on Alternative Systems of Provision in Halifax, NS
(2017-04-17)
Given the challenges of climate change, mass consumerism is dominant in mitigation discourse. This thesis studies alternative systems of provision to investigate alternative sustainable consumption options. Systems of ...
The Psychology of Effective Climate Change Communication: A Discourse Analysis
(2017-04-23)
The goal of this study is to understand the importance of the psychology of public engagement in climate change communication. There is currently a disconnect between the certainty of the science of climate change and the ...
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Reflections on the Sustainable Forestry Narratives of France
(2017-04-17)
Sustainability is often accused of being a modern buzzword, an accusation that masks the significance of the concept in human culture. Using environmental hermeneutics, this paper explores the origins and varieties of ...
Leading Change: Student Engagement in Sustainability Leadership
(2017-04-24)
Why do students engage in Sustainability Leadership (SL)? To answer this research question, an exploratory study using mixed methodology was conducted. For the purposes of this study, SL was defined as inspiring, supporting, ...
Forward Moving Growth: Dartmouth as a Candidate for Transit Oriented Development
(2014-05-23)
Urban sprawl is becoming an increasingly serious problem faced by the Halifax Regional Municipality. It is an unsustainable form of growth whose consequences include traffic congestion and the elimination of open space and ...
Political Responses to Environmental Activism Tactics: A matrix analysis approach using case studies from the anti-pesticide movement in eastern Canada between 1960-2000
(2014-04-29)
Despite scientific and social support, campaigns of the environmental movement often struggle to gain political traction. This research explores political responses to environmental activism using a matrix analysis approach ...
Examining the Media’s Portrayal of Idle No More: A Critical Discourse Analysis
(2014-09-30)
In November 2012, the Idle No More movement began as a series of teach-ins and
protests in Saskatchewan, which drew attention to the continued settler-colonial
relationship between the government of Canada and Indigenous ...
Experiences of Silence: An exploration of peoples' experiences of intentional silence
(2014-05-05)
Guided by literature that suggests that mindfulness practices can be used to cultivate cognitive flexibility, creative thinking, compassion and a sense of interconnectedness, this study explored peoples experiences of ...
White Gold or Fool's Gold? An analysis of the textual representation of GM cotton production in Burkina Faso
(2014-05-06)
This study uses Foucauldian Discourse Analysis to examine textual representations of genetically modified cotton production in Burkina Faso. Media, organizational, and academic sources are included in the analysis. Three ...