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Examining the Media’s Portrayal of Idle No More: A Critical Discourse Analysis
(2014-09-30)In November 2012, the Idle No More movement began as a series of teach-ins and protests in Saskatchewan, which drew attention to the continued settler-colonial relationship between the government of Canada and Indigenous ... -
Getting to the Core of the Matter: A historical materialist study of the apple industry in Nova Scotia, 1605-1980
(2014-09-30)The story of the apple in Nova Scotia between 1605 and 1980 shows how agriculture shapes our world, and our relationship to that world. This paper reviews the failure of the apple industry, and provides insights on how to ... -
How Deep is the Pit? Economic Externalities, Cultural Sustainability and the Environment in Contemporary Nova Scotian Mining Fiction
(2015-04-28)Mining has been a central industry in Pictou County and Cape Breton in Nova Scotia for hundreds of years, but though it has economic benefits, it also has significant social and environmental damages. These negative ... -
The Alternative Campus Food System at Dalhousie University: Exploring the experience of participants in student-led food initiatives on Studley campus
(2015-04-28)Dalhousie University has a unique campus food system. Dalhousie students have organized the Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) Farmer’s Market Collective, Dalhousie Urban Garden Society (DUGS) and the Loaded Ladle. The dominant ... -
Talking Trees-Sustainable Narratives of the Logging and Forestry Industries in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and their Relationships with Mi'kmaq Peoples
(2015-04-28)Historically, the Indigenous peoples living in Mi’kma’ki have shared intimate ties to the natural environment, and more specifically trees. This region, now more commonly known as Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, is home to ... -
Wild pollinator contribution to crop yield, a Comparison of landscape characteristics and their effect on seed set of Canola (Brassica sp.) in Alberta
(2015-04-28)The agricultural production of canola in the Canadian prairies is expanding rapidly, with expected yields of 16 million tonnes per year by the year 2025. It will therefore become increasingly important to better understand ... -
Planning for Failure: a framework evaluation of Nova Scotia’s environmental emergency management capacity in the context of tailings dam failure
(2015-04-28)Societies have faced the challenge of understanding and responding to events that threaten life and property for eons, long before any attempts to formalize, study, and institutionalize emergency planning. This research ... -
Community Development in Spryfield, Nova Scotia: Creating and Urban Farm
(2015-04-29)The Urban Farm Museum Society of Spryfield is a community driven initiative that was founded to commemorate the agricultural heritage of Spryfield, Nova Scotia. In its effort to enhance the social well being of community ... -
The Fruits of Nature: Investigating the Prospects for Fruit Trees on Halifax School Grounds
(2015-04-29)Urban youth lack a connection to the natural world and to their food sources. Connections to the natural world can be enhanced by placing food production sites on school grounds. In this study the walk-about interview ... -
New to Farming: Exploring the motivations and experiences of small-scale farmers in Nova Scotia
(2015-04-29)The romanticism of rural landscapes was an essential aspect of the 1960s and 1970s back-to-the-land movement. Urbanites flocked to rural spaces as an escape from the plight of humanity in cities. In the contemporary ... -
Tightening the Belt: A Comparative Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Urban Growth Boundary in Portland, Oregon and the Ontario Greenbelt in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
(2015-05-14)As the world’s population continues to increase, development is inevitable. Within North America, this has led to continuing sprawl and expansion of cities, which is resulting in a catastrophic loss of farmland. This is ... -
Can Constructed Wetlands be the Future of Wastewater Treatment? A Policy Analysis Determining the Gaps Within Canadian Legislation
(2016-04)Treating wastewater is a vital resource for ensuring the health and safety of residents and the environment. With the constant advancements in society, Canada’s municipal wastewater system is continually being modified and ... -
Evaluating the Functional Trophic Level of the Global Aquaculture Sector
(2016-04)Previous studies have characterized the average trophic level of aquatic animals in culture at national, regional or global scales. All of these prior analyses, however, have assumed that the trophic level of an animal in ... -
Exploring Parents’ Perception of the Importance of Nature Exposure
(2016-04-18)Research shows that children’s time spent in nature is decreasing which often causes behavioural problems (Louv, 2008). This issue has sometimes been associated with parents’ own lack of understanding of nature. It has ... -
OPEN-PIT COAL MINING IN THE ELK VALLEY AND RESULTANT SELENIUM POLLUTION: AN EGOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF TWO FUTURE ELK VALLEY COAL MINING OPERATIONS
(2016-04-18)Coal mining in the Elk Valley, British Columbia is one of the area’s largest industries and is important to local economic development. However, many ecological impacts associated with coal mining are being observed including ... -
Comparing Road Network Scaling Relations of Amalgamated and Non-Amalgamated Canadian Cities
(2016-04-19)This study compares the size of the road networks in amalgamated and non-amalgamated cities. According to Bettencourt et al., cities road networks follow a power scaling relation. Rui Yikangs model for urban development ... -
An Estimation of the Rebound Effect in the Halifax Regional Municipality
(2016-04-21)This paper analyzes the existing body of literature concerning the rebound effect, and attempts to synthesize region specific data about the rebound effect in the Halifax Regional Municipality. By using pre-existing ... -
Deconstructing the Modern Research Paper: A Case Study Analyzing the Role of Values in Scientific-Decision Making
(2016-04-22)My aim is to challenge the widespread notion among scientists that science is, or should be, the predominant basis for decision-making about natural resources and the environment. This misconception among researchers results ... -
Illusion or Reality: Does adoption of a certified environmental management system fundamentally alter the environmental impacts of industry?
(2016-04-23)This thesis seeks to contribute to current literature surrounding the efficacy of certified environmental management systems (EMS) at reducing negative environmental externalities associated with industry. In response to ... -
What Do The People Say? A Thematic Analysis of Transit Related Comments from the Dalhousie University Annual Sustainability Commuter Surveys 2012-2015
(2016-04-25)Each year the Office of Sustainability conducts an Annual Sustainability and Transportation Survey, where between 1200-1700 staff, students, and faculty fill out the survey. Qualitative questions have been used in these ...
