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Waste Knowledgeability on Studley Campus
(2019-04)
Waste being sorted improperly around Dalhousie University’s Studley campus is an obvious issue. Improper sorting methods on campus can account for thousands of pounds of contaminated waste ending up in landfills every year, ...
Waste and Inefficiencies as Identified by Dalhousie University Facilities Management Staff
(2019-04)
This research project aimed to survey Facilities Management (FM) staff on the Dalhousie
Studley campus in order to gauge their perceptions of waste and inefficiencies on campus. The
survey was conducted using a hard copy ...
Mechanisms underlying the production effect for singing.
(Canadian Psychological Association, 2019)
The production effect is defined as better memory for items that were read aloud compared to items that were read silently. Quinlan and Taylor (2013) expanded the findings of the production effect by demonstrating that ...
DETERMINING SUBSURFACE SUSPENDED SEDIMENT MECHANISMS THROUGH SURFICIAL REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES, SOUTH KOREA
(2019-04-15)
Satellite imagery can provide information on the spatial distribution of surficial
suspended sediment over broad scales in coastal environments. An outstanding challenge is to
determine the extent to which surficial ...
A multi-stakeholder assessment on shipping risk governance: A case study on the proposed ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil by ships in the Arctic.
(2019-12)
Global interest in Arctic shipping is increasing as a result of melting sea ice and climate change. The potential risks of increased emissions, oil spills, and noise pollution can substantially affect coastal communities ...
Evaluating the integration of cumulative effects in the management of Canada’s marine conservation areas
(2019-12)
One of the most prevalent threats to the persistence of coastal and marine ecosystems is the cumulative effects of human and natural stressors. Marine conservation areas can help mitigate and manage for cumulative effects; ...
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems: A tool to support coastal climate change adaptation in Nova Scotia
(2019-12)
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), more commonly known as “drones”, are being increasingly utilized to assist with civilian tasks. The rapidly developing technology offers a host of current and potential applications ...
. “Whose voices are not in the room?” Indigenous women’s participation in the Arctic climate crisis research
(2019-12)
The climate crisis is the new black with thousands of documents published on the topic every year with significant input from the Inuit, knowledge holders of the dynamic of the Arctic environment. This study reports on a ...
The use and value of opportunistic sightings for cetacean conservation and management in Canada
(2019-12)
Twenty-one marine mammal species are designated under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) in Canada. When species are designated under SARA, management plans, recovery strategies, and action plans are outlined to prevent wildlife ...
Respecting ontology: Documenting Inuit knowledge of coastal oceanography in Nunatsiavut
(2019-12)
Climate change is having profound effects in the Arctic environment and ocean (i.e. changing sea ice thickness and timing, increasing water temperatures, changing species distributions), effects which are increasingly ...