Browsing Earth and Environmental Sciences by Title
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Green is the New Black: Integrating Sustainable Clothing at the Dalhousie Bookstore
(2019-04)This project is designed to understand student perceptions surrounding the environmental and social benefits of integrating sustainable clothing options into the Dalhousie Bookstore. This research topic was selected ... -
Green Machine: An Investigation of Healthy Vending Machines on Dalhousie Campus
(2016-04)Green Machine: An Investigation of Healthy Vending Machines on Dalhousie Campus was a research project that focused on the practicality of supplying healthier vending machine options onto Dalhousie’s Studley campus. ... -
Green Roof Carbon Sequestration Potential of Dalhousie’s Halifax Campuses
(2016-04)This project aims to determine the carbon sequestration potential if extensive green roofs were installed on viable buildings on Dalhousie University's Carleton, Sexton, and Studley campuses in Halifax Regional Municipality. ... -
Green Space Perception
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Green Transportation at Dalhousie’s Studley Campus: Exploring Sustainable Transportation Usage and Access Improvement Opportunities
(2023-04)Dalhousie University faces problems with traffic congestion and limited parking, resulting from over 50% of commuters in HRM (Price et al., 2021) and over 33% of Dalhousie students (Walker et al., 2020) using cars or ... -
Green Wall: The feasibility of a green wall in the Student Union Building
(2012-04)Green infrastructure is the concept of using plants in urban and indoor areas in order to receive the benefits of their natural biological processes and improve the overall living environment. One facet of green ... -
Greening Dalhousie’s Built Environment
(2010-04)The ‘Greening the Campus’ movement aims to address sustainability and environmental awareness and action on campus. This project is directed at assessing the Life Sciences Centre building at Dalhousie University for ... -
Greening New Heights – A Feasibility Analysis of a Green Roof on the Life Sciences Center
(2009-04)The purpose of this investigation was to conduct a feasibility analysis on implementing a green roof on the Life Sciences Centre (LSC) at Dalhousie University. The different types of green roofs, intensive and extensive, ... -
THE GREENING OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MITIGATING THE RISKS OF STORMWATER ON STUDLEY CAMPUS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF GREEN ROOFS
(2015-04)Our project goal was to address the current issues with stormwater management on Studley Campus and apply a sustainable solution to mitigate the associated environmental damages. By reducing the amount of water on campus ... -
Greening the Dal Science Commons
(2005-04)Dalhousie University has had a history of substandard air quality and occupant discomfort in the Life Sciences Center, which has prompted the investigation of implementing green design technologies into the proposed Dalhousie ... -
Greening the Rowe Roof: A Feasibility Analysis
(2006-04)In light of the growing academic interest in using full cost accounting in feasibility analyses to aid decision-makers, this report sets out to critically examine the feasibility of installing the proposed green roof ... -
Groundwater Quality in Nova Scotia
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Growing Upwards: An Assessment of Student Perceptions on Studley Campus Green Roofs
(2024-04)The rapid urbanization occurring in Halifax, Nova Scotia necessitates the implementation of carbon dioxide offsetting structures such as green roofs. This report seeks to investigate student perceptions of green roofs and ... -
Habitat characteristics associated with redroot (Lachnanthes caroliniana) in Nova Scotia
(2016-04)Redroot (Lachnanthes caroliniana Lam.) is a member of the Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora (ACPF), a group of taxonomically unrelated plants occupying similar habitat types along the eastern coast of North America. These species ... -
Halifax Residential Air Quality: Public Perceptions and PM2.5 Concentrations
(2024-04)Residents of Halifax's North End have raised concerns over air quality in their neighbourhood. Exposure to elevated levels of airborne particulate matter pose serious risks to human health and increases strain on local ... -
Heavy Mineral Provenance Studies on the Wallace River Formation of the Pictou Group between Tatamagouche and River John, Nova Scotia
(1980-03-15)Heavy mineral provenance studies were conducted on sandstones of the Wallace River Formation (Pictou Group) over an area of roughly 200 km2. As well, three major heavy mineral provinces were established. The strata cropping ... -
Hidden Cretaceous basins in Nova Scotia
(Atlantic Geoscience Society, 2003)