College of Sustainability
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Ecotourism as A Climate Adaption Tool: Perspectives from Local Tourism Stakeholders in Lunenburg
(2022-05-02)Climate change has posed risks to tourism industries and many coastal communities concurrently on the Canadian east coast (Lemmen et al., 2016). Future strategic planning must incorporate environmental, social, and economic ... -
Measuring Environmental Attitudes of Undergraduate Sustainability Students
(2022-04-26)Since 2013, the College of Sustainability at Dalhousie University has distributed an annual survey to students enrolled in classes offered by the Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS) program. One purpose of the ... -
Reconciliation in Action: An Analysis of Canadian National Healing Forests
(2022-04-25)The relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada is one that is strained due to a history of cultural assimilation and genocide, fullfilled by the residential school system. Reconciliation is a ... -
Drawing the line: a Media Analysis of the Relationship Between Art and Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in Colombia
(2022-04-22)Art has been used as a means of resolving conflicts, building peace, and mitigating the aftermath of trauma and violence all over the world. This is no different in Colombia, a country that had one of the longest and most ... -
Halifax Noise Study: Resident Perceptions into Noise Annoyance
(2022-04-22)As the population of Halifax, N.S. continues to grow and urbanization continues, as does the issue of urban noise. Experiencing noise at home or in urban environments is shown to have a myriad of negative health and ... -
A Curriculum Analysis: Evaluating the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals within the Nova Scotia Grade 10 Curriculum
(2022-04-22)In recent years there has been attention around levels of education for sustainable development (ESD) in school curricula. Education for sustainable development has been a term used to describe curricula that involve the ... -
Teitiota v. New Zealand - A Groundbreaking Case, or the First of Many?
(2022-04-22)In 2015, Ioane Teitiota applied for asylum in New Zealand under the term "climate refugee". Soon after he brought the case to the High Court of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , however the claim was ... -
Growing Pains: The Social Role of Community and Urban Gardens During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Dalhousie University, 2022-04-22)Gardening became a popular activity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic as it was seen as a safe and productive way to spend time. During the initial lockdowns in the spring of 2020, many garden supply stores ran out of seeds, ... -
Interference in Environmental Studies and Sciences: Understanding how Identity Factors Influence Experienced Interference
(2022-04)The ability for all environmental researchers to effectively practice and communicate their research is important because it can influence policy and decision-makers. However, my research found that interference in ... -
Dérangement and the 2020 South Shore Lobster Dispute: A New Acadian History of Nationalism, Identity, and the Maritime Fisheries
(2022-04)Between September and November of 2020, Nova Scotians witnessed the most violent resource-based conflict in the province’s recent history. Following the launch of the Sipekne’katik Nation’s livelihood fishery on the Saint ... -
Engaging Children with the Outdoors Through Free-Choice Learning: An examination of Discovery Packs at Royal Botanical Gardens
(2022-04-19)As an increasing number of people move into urban centers in Canada, it is important to find innovative ways for people to build an understanding of the natural world, as well as an affinity towards it. Museums, science ... -
In the Eye of the Storm: Investigating the Relationship Between the Climate-Conflict Nexus and Child Soldier Recruitment
(2022-04-18)Despite the growing concern around climate change as a conflict threat multiplier, limited research has been done on how climate factors will change specific conflict patterns. At the same time, international institutions ... -
The Emotional Labour of Indigenous Post-Secondary Students: A Trauma-Informed Autoethnography
(2021-04)Indigenous students in post-secondary institutions often become labelled ‘Native Informants’-- coerced into offering their lived experience(s) and/or knowledges of Indigenous worldview(s), oppression, and culture to benefit ... -
Uprooted in Place: Third Culture Kids and Migrant Movement Implications
(2021-05-04)This paper explores the correlation and differences between migrant groups and Third Culture Kids (TCKs) to determine the impact of moving countries on mental health and the concepts of belonging, tradition, memory and ... -
The “Mouseland” Metaphor: How Rhetoric and Affect can Mobilize Political Change
(2020-04-27)Audiences use their own methods of verbal and emotional persuasion, which has created a gap of understanding between them and diminishes the ability for a consensus and removes opportunities for widespread political ... -
Exploring the Governance Outcomes of Social Learning through the Indigenous Circle of Experts (ICE) work with Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs)
(2020-05)As Canada strives towards meeting Target 1 of conserving at least 17 percent of terrestrial areas and inland water, and 10 percent of coastal and marine areas by 2020, Indigenous protected and conserved areas (IPCAs) are ... -
Support Systems for Inclusive Post-Secondary Education: A Case Study on The University of Winnipeg’s ACCESS Education Programs.
(2020-04-27)The goal of this study is to understand the importance of inclusive learning practices in post-secondary education to alleviate social barriers for underrepresented students. There is a disconnect between access to university ... -
Environmental Attitudes and Voting Behaviour in the 2019 Canadian Federal Election
(2020-05)Despite ubiquitous scientific evidence of climate change and the perceived increase in citizens’ awareness and actions toward climate change in Canada, the Green Party of Canada (GPC) – the only major party with an explicit ... -
Support Systems for Inclusive Post-Secondary Education: A Case Study on the University of Winnipeg’s ACCESS Education Programs
(2020-05)The goal of this study is to understand the importance of inclusive learning practices in post-secondary education to alleviate social barriers for underrepresented students. There is a disconnect between access to university ... -
Refining a Games Testing Tool for Various Cultural, Social, and Geographic Situations to Evaluate Pre-School Children’s Bioaffinity
(2020-05)Time spent in nature has been proven to enhance children’s cognitive, attitudinal, emotional, and physical development (Driessnack, 2009; Giusti et al. 2014; Bratman et al. 2015; Kardan et al. 2015; McClain and Vandermaas-Peeler, ...
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