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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Phylogeographic Analysis of the Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II b Alleles of the Trinidadian Guppy, Poecilia reticulata
(2016-05-02)
The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) are a set of vertebrae immune genes, that act in defense from cellular parasites. In Poecilia reticulata MHC is shown to also affect coloration and mate choice. The guppy acts as ...
“We Should Never Be a Hindsight”: Food Justice in North End Halifax (K’jipuktuk)
(2017-04-25)
North End Halifax is often informally referred to as a “food desert,” meaning an area with limited access to healthy and affordable food. This study examines food insecurity in North End Halifax as an environmental justice ...