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INVESTIGATING STUDENT-RUN CO-OPERATIVES IN NORTH AMERICA
(2009-04)
The goal of the Dalhousie Student Food Co-op Initiative is to establish a student-run food cooperative on Dalhousie‟s Studley Campus. Currently, all food choices on Studley Campus are managed by corporate food service ...
Dalhousie Bike Share Program: Exploring the potential for a bike share program at Dalhousie University
(2009-04)
The Greening the Campus Movement at Canadian universities aims to improve sustainability on university campuses while projecting an image of responsible environmental leadership. A bike share program at Dalhousie University ...
Greening New Heights – A Feasibility Analysis of a Green Roof on the Life Sciences Center
(2009-04)
The purpose of this investigation was to conduct a feasibility analysis on implementing a green roof on the Life Sciences Centre (LSC) at Dalhousie University. The different types of green roofs, intensive and extensive, ...
DE-ICING DALHOUSIE: ASSESSING CURRENT SALT MANAGEMNET PRACTICES AT DALHOUSIE
(2009-04)
The use of salt has been shown to have a number of adverse environmental implications. After an extensive five year study, conducted by Environment Canada, road salts containing inorganic chlorides, should be added to ...
Voluntary Carbon Offsets: A Way Forward for the Sustainability Movement at Dalhousie?
(2009-04)
With the establishment of the Dalhousie Office of Sustainability in 2007, Dalhousie University confirmed its commitment to sustainably operating the university. In less than two years of operation the office has already ...
Identifying Environmental Concerns of the Dalhousie Community on Studley Campus
(2009-04)
The Photovoice concept was developed in the early 1990s by Caroline Wang and Mary Ann Burris. It is a tool that enables the public to voice its opinion on important issues through photos and discussion and uses grassroots ...
Retrofitting Showerheads in Dalhousie University Residences: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
(2009-04)
With the human population expected to double by 2027, resource depletion has increasingly becoming a cause for concern. Only 2.5 percent of the earth’s water supplies are classified as fresh, and even less is accessible. ...
The Feasibility of Supplying Locally Sourced and Organic Food for a Student-Run Food co-op on Studley Campus
(2009-04)
The Greening the Campus movement is an initiative that addresses issues of sustainability within university institutions. At Dalhousie University, the Environmental Problem Solving class provides students with a research ...
Urban Forests: Reintroducing Native Species to Dalhousie University Campus.
(2009-04)
Urban forests are an important part of the community and people should aspire to maintain them in the same way they maintain their cars, homes and lawns. The benefits of an urban forest on campus are massive. The trees ...