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    How Deep is the Pit? Economic Externalities, Cultural Sustainability and the Environment in Contemporary Nova Scotian Mining Fiction 

    Clark, Cairistìona (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 ...
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    Talking Trees-Sustainable Narratives of the Logging and Forestry Industries in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and their Relationships with Mi'kmaq Peoples 

    Graham, Bridget (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 ...
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    Wild pollinator contribution to crop yield, a Comparison of landscape characteristics and their effect on seed set of Canola (Brassica sp.) in Alberta 

    Carruthers, Brogan (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 ...
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    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 

    Pagniello, Megan; Pagniello, Megan (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 ...
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    New to Farming: Exploring the motivations and experiences of small-scale farmers in Nova Scotia 

    Perez, Hope (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 ...
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    Community Development in Spryfield, Nova Scotia: Creating and Urban Farm 

    Austin-Macmillan, Bailey (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 ...
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    The Alternative Campus Food System at Dalhousie University: Exploring the experience of participants in student-led food initiatives on Studley campus 

    Regan, Jaida (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 ...
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    The Fruits of Nature: Investigating the Prospects for Fruit Trees on Halifax School Grounds 

    Marshman, Kendra (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 ...
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    Planning for Failure: a framework evaluation of Nova Scotia’s environmental emergency management capacity in the context of tailings dam failure 

    Parris, Sheena (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 ...

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    AuthorAustin-Macmillan, Bailey (1)Carruthers, Brogan (1)Clark, Cairistìona (1)Graham, Bridget (1)Marshman, Kendra (1)Pagniello, Megan (1)Parris, Sheena (1)Perez, Hope (1)Regan, Jaida (1)Subjectsustainability (3)Nova Scotia (2)Sustainability (2)campus food systems (1)community development (1)community orchard, edible landscape, food forest, hands-on learning, imaginative play, place-based learning, sustainability, urban forest, urban orchard (1)Commuting (1)Comparison (1)Ecocriticism (1)Effectiveness (1)... View MoreDate Issued
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