Browsing Earth and Environmental Sciences by Title
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Studley Campus Walkability Assessment
(2010-04)The Greening the Campus Movement at Dalhousie University aims to improve sustainability and increase environmental awareness and action on the university‟s campuses. Since walking is the major mode of transportation on ... -
Studley House: Light Audit
(2010-04)Energy consumption in many buildings at Dalhousie University is an expenditure which, in several cases, is able to be reduced. An examination was done into one area of energy consumption, the lighting system within the ... -
A Study of a Late Devonian-Carboniferous, Porphyritic Microgranite-Hosted, Hydrothermal Breccia Pipe in the Mount Pleasant Caldera Complex, New Brunswick, Canada
(1987-04-15)The South Oromocto Lake (SOL) breccia zone is located approximately 5.3km NE of Mount Pleasant in the Mount Pleasant caldera complex, south-western New Brunswick, Canada. Late stage hydrothermal activity during cooling of ... -
A Study of Carbonate Rocks From the Late Visean to Namurian Mabou Group, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
(1995-04-15)The Late Visean to Namurian Mabou Group of Cape Breton Island conformably overlies the marine to non-marine Windsor Group and unconformably to conformably underlies the fluviatile Cumberland Group. It represents the first ... -
A Study of some Trace Metals in Surface and Ground Waters at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
(1978-03-15)Much controversy has arisen concerning the water quality in an area northwest of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. To resolve the problem, water samples were taken and analyzed for trace metals, from the area which was also ... -
A Study of Sulfide Mineralization in the Meguma Group Sediments Gold Brook, Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
(1982-03-15)A preliminary study of representative drill core from the Gold Brook property (of Sulpetro Minerals Limited), Colchester County, Nova Scotia was undertaken, to describe the styles of strata-bound and vein-type mineralization ... -
A Study of the Rare Earth Element Geochemistry and Mineral Chemistry of the Anorthosites and Related Rocks near Pleasant Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
(1979-03-15)The anorthosites and related rocks of this study are located about 5 kilometres east of the village of Pleasant Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The anorthosites outcrop as a thin (~900m), northeast-trending lens with ... -
A Study of the Silica-Undersaturated Alkaline Rocks of the Laacher Sea Area, East Eifel Volcanic Field, West Germany
(1983-03-15)The generation of alkaline rocks is a complex process. The East Eifel volcanic field in West Germany represents the most alkalic rocks in the alkaline province of Central Europe and France. The area of particular interest, ... -
Subsidence of the Scotian Basin: A Theoretical Model
(1978-03-15)The development of a continental margin basin such as the Scotian Basin depends on various factors, exponential thermal contraction, sedimentary loading and the physical properties of the lithosphere underlying the ... -
A Subsidence, Compaction, Pressure, Temperature, and Maturity History of the Hibernia B-08 Well, Grand Banks, Newfoundland
(1992-04-15)The Jeanne d'Arc basin is one of several of Late Triassic basins in Atlantic Canada, some of which contain significant quantities of hydrocarbons. The Jeanne d'Arc basin has extensive overpressuring associated with the ... -
Suitability Map of Dalhousie’s Studley Campus Renewable Energy Potential
(2017-04)The objective of the completed project was to create an asset map that underlines Dalhousie University's potential to harness solar and wind energy on Studley Campus. In an effort to contribute to the advancement of ... -
Surveying vernal pools in Halifax County, Nova Scotia to identify landscape correlates of pool features and pilot a survey methodology
(2014-03)Vernal pools are small, ephemeral wetlands that provide critical breeding habitat for amphibian populations, increase biodiversity on a landscape scale, and influence local and regional hydrography. They have unique ... -
Sustainability Education Initiatives for University Staff: A Case Study from Dalhousie University
(2024-04)Universities play a pivotal role in fostering sustainability practices through education and operation. Considerable attention has been given to integrating sustainability into curricula to engage students; however, there ... -
Sustainable Furniture Procurement at Dalhousie University
(2012-04)Research was conducted by 5 Dalhousie Students in the SUST 3502 Campus as a Living Laboratory Course pertaining to sustainable furniture procurement at Dalhousie. The current problem at Dalhousie lies in the lack of overall ... -
Sustainable Grounds Management at Dalhousie University: A Community Approach
(2006-04)There is a need for greater sustainability on Dalhousie University campuses. More specifically, the report epands on the need for sustainability in terms of the land indicators on campus. Dalhousie’s current landscape ... -
Synconvergent ductile flow in variable-strength continental crust; numerical models with application to the western Grenville Orogen
(American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2007-10)No abstract available.