Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "Prince Edward Island"
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Assessing the Potential Impact of Climate Change on Surface Hydrology of Prince Edward Island
(2016-12-12)This study used the HBV hydrological model to assess the potential impact of climate change on five watersheds on Prince Edward Island, Canada. The model was successfully constructed and calibrated using a 2000 run Monte ... -
Celebrating the Overlap: Expressing Canada’s Plurality Through Collective Ceremony in Charlottetown Harbour
(2021-07-09)Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, is popularly regarded as Canada’s “Birthplace of Confederation.” It was the site of the 1864 Charlottetown Conference, which led to Confederation in 1867. This new national narrative ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF Ribes nigrum L. FRUIT QUALITY IN RELATION TO FRUIT MATURITY, GENOTYPE AND GROWING LOCATION
(2015-05-01)Two separate studies were conducted on Prince Edward Island to determine how fruit cultivar and harvest timing can influence black currant berry quality during organic production. The overall goal of both studies was to ... -
Deconstructing Young Adults' Religious (Dis)engagement in Statistics Canada's Religiosity Index
(2013-04-03)This research explored whether Statistics Canada’s religiosity index is an adequate measurement tool to capture the degree of young adults’ (aged 15-29) religious engagement in contemporary Canada. The impact of the agency’s ... -
Effects of Cover Crops on the Soil Microbiome and Carry Over Impact on FRCR in Barely and Soybean
(2022-01-10)This study explored the influence that different cover crops have on the soil microbiome (Chapter 2) and the impact on Fusarium root and crown rot (FRCR) of barley and soybean (Chapter 3). Field trials were conducted with ... -
Management of Hawkeed (Hieracium spp.) in wild blueberry fields on Prince Edward Island
(2015)Hawkweeds (Hieracium spp.) are a persistent problem in lowbush blueberry fields on Prince Edward Island (PEI). In 2011 and 2012, experiments were conducted on PEI on the weed phenology, herbicide trials and the best time ... -
The Modernization of Prince Edward Island under the Government of W.R. Shaw: The Case of Educational Reform
(2014-12-12)Walter Shaw came to power in 1959 on a program to modernize Prince Edward Island, especially its education system. His program of educational reform and economic development targeted rural areas, as a way to change the ... -
Regenerative Communities: Architecture for Eco-Social Integration
(2019-08-09)Architecture can re-shape the disconnected human-nature relationship by creating spaces that integrate community with ecology. This thesis develops a regenerative community framework that facilitates co-operation among ... -
Scope for the Imagination: Cultivating Craft in the Abandoned Farmscapes of Prince Edward Island
(2022-04-13)In the year 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery published the widely known novel, Anne of Green Gables. Taking place on Prince Edward Island, a major theme throughout the story is the act of establishing a meaningful connection to ... -
Shifting Sediments: Inhabiting the Land, the Sea and the Space In-Between
(2022-07-25)The coastline is a dynamic edge between land and sea ruled by natural forces and illustrated through material processes of erosion, accretion, and deposition. As our climate warms, increasing storm conditions and sea levels, ...