Earth and Environmental Sciences

Is the Green Lab program really that Green? An Analysis of Sustainable Laboratory Programs at Dalhousie University

Brenan, Catherine; Martell, Andrew; Milito, Elena; Taaffe, Quinn (2023-04)

Within many university laboratories, waste and inefficient use of resources is garnering greater attention as a part of efforts to create a more sustainable campus. One way universities are taking action is by implementing ...

An investigation into food-insecurity felt by undergraduate student living off campus attending Dalhousie’s Studley Campus

Makarucha, Kayleigh; Arishenkoff, Sheylee; Gingles, Abbie; Scott, Josh (2023-04)

Our group surveyed and interviewed undergraduate students living off-campus who attend classes on the Studley campus at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. As a group, we developed questions based on a mixture of priorly ...

An Investigation of the Perception of Dalhousie University Undergraduate Students on Green Transportation Use To and From Dalhousie’s Studley Campus.

Lightbody, Kylee; Mastrangelo, Brad; Putnam, Amy; Lou, Michelle (2023-04)

We conducted a survey to verify the practicality of green transportation on campus and to understand the perspective of Dalhousie University students on green transportation for use to and from its Studley campus. The ...

Exploring barriers to off-campus outdoor recreation among International and Domestic students attending the Dalhousie University Studley campus.

Charlemagne, Joi-Elle; Cornforth, Zoe; Heneke-Flindall, Kiah; Salehi, Sana (2023-04)

The aim of our research was to address the question: What are barriers to accessing off-campus recreational outdoor activities among Undergraduate students attending the Dalhousie Studley Campus? Is there a significant ...

Catch It If You Can: Determining the Appropriate Areas for Tree and Shrub Plantings on Dalhousie University’s Four Campuses

Gaudet, Robin; Hudson, Jessie; Thomson, Kaela; Yallowega, Alix (2023-04)

In an era of increasingly extreme weather events exacerbated by the climate crisis, cities could benefit greatly from increasing the density of trees and shrubs in their urban landscapes. With three locations in Halifax ...

The Feasibility of Dalhousie University’s Studley Campus’s Designation as a “Bee Campus” ™ Through Student Support of Pollinator-Friendly Initiatives.

MacDonald, Sarah; Mendes, Rebecca; Morrow, Charlotte; Rivers, Maclean (2023-04)

The western honeybee (Apis mellifera) plays a significant role in most pollination networks globally (Hung et al. 2018). Bee City Canada™ is an organization that supports the establishment of bee sanctuaries in cities ...

Student Perceptions on incorporating ‘Native Plant’-- Focused Green Spaces on Dalhousie University’s Studley Campus.

Timms, Emily; McKee, Ian; Scheunert, Morgan; Calnan, Grace (2023-04)

The idea behind this research is to grasp Dalhousie student interest for the presence of green spaces and their curiosity in the involvement of creating and maintaining these areas. Our specific research question being ...

How the Consumption Habits of Students on Dalhousie Studley Campus Would be Impacted by the Implementation of More Sustainably Operated Food Organizations

Ankersen, Alexander; Connor, Taylor; Lortie, Juliette; Metcalfe, Kate (2023-04)

The objective of this research study was to understand how the implementation of more sustainably operated food organizations at Dalhousie University would influence the consumption habits of students on Studley campus. ...

Clothing Consumption Behaviours and Perceptions Among Dalhousie Undergraduate Students: A Comparative Study of Environmental Science/Sustainability Program Students and Students in Other Programs

Freeman, Hannah; Hirsch, Robyn; Levy, Alex; Jang, Yoenhee (2023-04)

Fast fashion has been a topic of large-scale scrutiny for many years. The fast fashion industry is known for its many sustainability and ethical shortcomings, being a significant source of both pre- and post-consumer ...

Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of Implementing Electronic Waste Disposal Sites on Dalhousie’s Studley and Sexton Campuses

Broughton, Alix; Korthals, Mackenzie; Robinson, Grace; Xin, Yuemiao (2023-04)

The objective of our research is to investigate the accessibility of electronic waste (e-waste) disposal methods on Dalhousie campuses, with the overarching question: How can we increase electronic waste disposal accessibility ...

An Analysis of Introductory Environmental Science Textbooks’ Approaches to Commonly Held Climate Change Misconceptions

Lowther, Lauren (2023-04)

A climate literate public is becoming increasingly important as the threats of climate change grow (Johnston 2019). Climate literacy is taught across introductory environmental science courses in higher education ...

Telling the North American beaver tale: modelling Castor canadensis distribution in Mi'kma'ki (Nova Scotia, Canada)

Bahen, Geneva (2023-04)

The American beaver (Castor canadensis) is a keystone species of both significant ecological and biocultural importance in Mi'kma'ki (Nova Scotia). In North America, several environmental covariates are known to influence ...

Where is the Carbon? Spatially Mapping Organic Carbon on the Seafloor in the Eastern Shore Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada

Brenan, Catherine (2023-04)

Coastal sediments contain some of the largest stocks of organic carbon on earth and play a vital role in influencing the carbon cycle. Protecting organic carbon hotspots is essential to mitigating climate change since ...

Characterizing the Conifer Density Gradient from the Halifax Peninsula to the Hinterlands of the Halifax Regional Municipality

Radomske, Levyn (2023-04)

The urban-forest tree-species composition is influenced by the urban environment and thus by daily anthropogenic activity. However, in the naturalized woodlands, species composition is primarily influenced by natural ...