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Investigating Student Perspectives on Dalhousie’s Fossil Fuel Investments
(2023-04)
Global warming has been increasingly worsening over the last several decades, with fossil fuels being the leading cause of climate change. Large businesses and educational institutions still invest billions of dollars into ...
Investigating Student Satisfaction of Food Security Services at Dalhousie University
(2023-04)
This paper aims to determine the level of satisfaction Dalhousie University students associate with free food security services on campus. With food prices and the rates of food insecurity increasing, it was important for ...
All Dressed Up with Nowhere to Grow: Perceptions of Community Gardens and Food Security on Dalhousie Sexton Campus
(2023-04)
Food insecurity is a pressing issue in Canada. Amongst the groups most affected by food insecurity are university students. The Government of Canada describes food insecurity as the inability to have an adequate diet, or ...
Pedestrianizing Norma Eddy Lane: An Analysis of Transport Mode and Safety
(2023-04)
This study examines the numerical distribution of users of the north end of Norma Eddy Lane by travel mode. The site, located on the north end of the Dalhousie University Sexton Campus, in between the Ralph M. Medjuck ...
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 ...
Assessing Eutrophication Vulnerability as an Indicator of Cyanobacteria Presence in Kejimkujik National Park
(2024-04)
Kejimkujik National Park (KNP) and National Historic Site (Nova Scotia, Canada) is home to
numerous lakes that support a multitude of recreational activities and aquatic habitats.
The park is comprised of camp sites, ...
Predicting Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) Breeding Habitats in Southwestern Nova Scotia Using LiDAR Metrics Informed by Drone Data.
(2024-04)
The Olive-sided Flycatcher (OSFL) is a migratory species at risk bird, currently listed as “Threatened” in Nova Scotia, and “Special Concern” federally. The strategy to promote the recovery of OSFL population is expected ...
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 ...
The impact of precipitation phase and aquifer type on changing groundwater levels in mountain regions of Canada and the United States
(2024-04)
Groundwater in alpine regions plays an essential role in downstream water supply. As the climate warms, mountain water resources are under threat with reduced snowpack, glacier recession, and precipitation phase change ...