Earth and Environmental Sciences: Recent submissions
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Analysis of the Readership of The Dalhousie Gazette on Dalhousie Campus, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
(2016-04)Through our exploratory research on the Dalhousie Gazette we aimed to gauge the current readership numbers and identify the reasons why those who are not reading the newspaper choose to do so. After surveying a sample ... -
A Salty Situation: An Environmental and Economic Analysis of Ice-Management on Dalhousie University, Halifax Campuses
(2016-04)Road Salt is a common ice-management strategy, however it can be extremely damaging to the environment. In Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dalhousie University’s only form of de-icing is currently road salt. However, due to its ... -
Understanding the Studley Quad: Uses and Potential Betterment Group Research Project Final Report
(2017-04)This study aimed to identify how members of the Dalhousie community are currently using the Studley Quad. More specifically, the intent of this research is to discover the ways in which the Studley Quad is being used and ... -
Assessing the Understanding, Awareness, and Concern for Climate Change across Undergraduate Faculties at Dalhousie University
(2017-04)The research completed in this study evaluates the levels of understanding, awareness, and concern for climate change of current undergraduate students in Dalhousie University’s Faculties of Engineering, Science, Health ... -
Transporting Dalhousie: An Analysis of Factors Influencing Students’ Transportation Choices to and from Dalhousie’s Studley Campus
(2017-04)This study analyzed and identified factors influencing student transportation choices to and from Dalhousie’s Studley Campus, addressing the knowledge gap in student transportation behavior. Our aim was to understand ... -
Evaluation of Treatment Potential and Feasibility of Constructed Wetlands receiving Municipal Wastewater in Nova Scotia
(2008-04)The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) is proposing Canada-wide municipal wastewater effluent regulations. This would put pressure on small communities to install wastewater collection systems and ... -
Forestry Management in Cuba: An Environmental History of the 20th Century
(2008-04)Environmental history explores the relationships and interactions that humans have –and have had- with the environment. These relationships and interactions were researched in the context of the ecological history of ... -
Case Study: An examination of agricultural surface water use for crop irrigation in Kings County, Nova Scotia
(2008-04)In 2007, the primary body for managing and protecting our water resources, Nova Scotia Environment (NSE), was directed to develop a comprehensive water resource management strategy for the province. This strategy ... -
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Fossil Fuel Divestment
(2018-03)Anthropogenic climate change is impacting the lives of people around the world; many institutions have, therefore, committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions (Cabusch et al). Fossil fuel investment, the act of ... -
PERSPECTIVES ON DISPOSABLE BEVERAGE WASTE
(2018-04)Disposable beverage waste is an increasingly common issue in North America and at Dalhousie University. Our research project focused on identifying how students and staff who use the Rowe Management Building on Dalhousie ... -
Formalizing EV Infrastructure and Management on Dalhousie Campuses
(2018-04)This report provides some highlights and examples of Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure and management programs at eight different universities throughout Canada and the United States. Methods of analysis include interviews ... -
Feasibility and desirability of implementing a vertical garden on LSC Builging of Dalhousie University's Studley Campus
(2018-04)This study provides information regarding the feasibility and sustainability of a vertical garden in the study area on the eighth floor of the Life Sciences Center (LSC) at Dalhousie University. We hope to use this garden ... -
Change Movers & Shakers, & Music Makers: Assessing the Feasibility of Introducing a Course on Music, the Environment, and Changemaking at Dalhousie University
(2018-04)Music, the environment, and changemaking are intrinsically linked. With anthropogenic climate change posing one of society’s most pressing issues, can this connection be used to inspire and inform a new generation of ... -
The Effect of Campus Study Spaces on Mental Wellbeing at Dalhousie University: Does the Lack of Natural Light in the Killam Library Reduce Students Mental Wellbeing?
(2018-04)The purpose of this study is to test whether the lack of natural light in the Killam Library reduces the mental wellbeing of students during the winter season at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This study is ... -
Identifying the economic, environmental, and social impacts of overnight, indoor lighting on Dalhousie University’s Studley campus.
(2018-04)The objective of completing our research project was to comprehend an understanding of the social, environmental, and economic impacts that interior overnight light wastage has on Dalhousie University’s Studley campus. By ... -
WHAT’S IN A WOODLOT MANAGEMENT PLAN? A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE WOODLOT MANAGEMENT PLANNING IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2010-04)The purpose of this honours thesis was to synthesize a set of management plan criteria for private woodlot owners in Nova Scotia through a review of the relevant literature. This literature included sources such as forest ... -
Identifying and Tagging Tree Species for Removal and Revitalization Within the Dalhousie University Ocean Pond
(2018-04)The Ocean Pond is a space on Dalhousie Campus that was developed by faculty and students to create an area that replicated the natural forest ecosystem of Nova Scotia (Clark, 2006). The native ecosystem in Nova Scotia is ... -
Riparian Buffer Removal and Associated Land Use in the Sackville River Watershed, Nova Scotia, Canada
(2010-04)“To what extent has riparian area been removed in the Sackville River watershed and what land uses are associated with this riparian area removal?” I investigate this question by assessing the extent of riparian area removal ...