Earth and Environmental Sciences: Recent submissions
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An Evaluation of the 3 / 4 Bin System at Dalhousie University
(2008-04)This paper is the final report of the research project for the Greenfoot recycling team for the Environmental Problem Solving II class at Dalhousie University, supervised under Karen Harper. The overall goal of the project ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Sustainable Grounds Management at Dalhousie University: A Community Approach
(2006-04)There is a need for greater sustainability on Dalhousie University campuses. More specifically, the report epands on the need for sustainability in terms of the land indicators on campus. Dalhousie’s current landscape ... -
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. ... -
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, ... -
To eat or not to eat: The problem of unsustainable food practices at Dalhousie University
(2004-04)Undergraduate students Rachel Climenhaga, Meghan McKenna, Elizabeth Murray, Jennifer Robinson and Lilly Briggs conducted a feasibility study to determine whether or not it would be possible to have locally-grown, organic ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
THE FEASIBILITY OF BIOFUEL IMPLEMENTATION IN DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS
(2006-04)Vehicle fleet statistics, surveys, interviews, and a review of current research were used to assess the feasibility of using biofuels (particularly biodiesel) in Dalhousie University’s current vehicle fleet. Economic and ... -
Promoting Sustainable Paper Use in the Killam Library
(2004-04)The project goal is to provide education on how to reduce, reuse, redirect and ultimately how to rethink paper use. This project explored paper use at Dalhousie University, with the goal of raising awareness to promote ... -
Greening the Rowe Roof: A Feasibility Analysis
(2006-04)In light of the growing academic interest in using full cost accounting in feasibility analyses to aid decision-makers, this report sets out to critically examine the feasibility of installing the proposed green roof ... -
A Lighting Audit in the SUB: What a Bright Idea
(2004-04)A group of five students participated in a group project for the class of ENVS 3502, taught by Tarah Wright at Dalhousie University. We focused on the feasibility of reducing Dalhousie’s energy consumption by evaluating ... -
Examining the Smoke-free and Scent-free Policies at Dalhousie University
(2004-04)For our Greening the Campus project we chose to focus on the scent-free and smoke-free policies at Dalhousie University. Our main objectives for this project were to find out how many of the Dalhousie students are aware ... -
Assessing the Use of Mini-fridges in Traditional Style Residences on Studley Campus
(2004-04)The use of fossil fuels to power the every day life of people living in Nova Scotia has many implications including contributions to the Greenhouse Effect. In order to meet the requirements of the recently ratified Kyoto ... -
Reusable Mugs: Reducing Waste on Dalhousie’s Studley Campus
(2004-04)This project focuses on waste produced at Dalhousie University in Halifax by disposable cups. Thousands of cups of hot beverages are purchased on Dalhousie’s Studley campus everyday creating a large volume of waste. This ... -
Indigenous Flora on Campus: A Feasibility Study
(2004-04)Students at Dalhousie University Studley campus poorly identified indigenous plants of Nova Scotia. We propose that students are unable to identify native species because much of the Studley campus landscape consists of ...
