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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...