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How Deep is the Pit? Economic Externalities, Cultural Sustainability and the Environment in Contemporary Nova Scotian Mining Fiction
(2015-04-28)
Mining has been a central industry in Pictou County and Cape Breton in Nova Scotia for hundreds of years, but though it has economic benefits, it also has significant social and environmental damages. These negative ...
Much "ADU" About a Lot: How Social Relations Influence the Affordability of Accessory Dwelling Units in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
(2017-04-17)
This research examines Detached Accessory Dwelling Units (DADUs) in Edmonton, Alberta. In Edmonton, these types of units are referred to as Garage/Garden Suites, however, in other municipalities they go by a variety of ...
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Reflections on the Sustainable Forestry Narratives of France
(2017-04-17)
Sustainability is often accused of being a modern buzzword, an accusation that masks the significance of the concept in human culture. Using environmental hermeneutics, this paper explores the origins and varieties of ...
Examining the Media’s Portrayal of Idle No More: A Critical Discourse Analysis
(2014-09-30)
In November 2012, the Idle No More movement began as a series of teach-ins and
protests in Saskatchewan, which drew attention to the continued settler-colonial
relationship between the government of Canada and Indigenous ...
Leading Change: Student Engagement in Sustainability Leadership
(2017-04-24)
Why do students engage in Sustainability Leadership (SL)? To answer this research question, an exploratory study using mixed methodology was conducted. For the purposes of this study, SL was defined as inspiring, supporting, ...
Talking Trees-Sustainable Narratives of the Logging and Forestry Industries in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and their Relationships with Mi'kmaq Peoples
(2015-04-28)
Historically, the Indigenous peoples living in Mi’kma’ki have shared intimate ties to the natural environment, and more specifically trees. This region, now more commonly known as Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, is home to ...
Evaluating the Functional Trophic Level of the Global Aquaculture Sector
(2016-04)
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 ...
Pilot Test for Reliability and Validity of a New Assessment Tool Measuring Relationships between Individual Health and Environmental Sustainability
(2014-04-30)
This study surrounds the creation of a comprehensive assessment tool designed to measure the relationships between
individual health and environmental sustainability. The existing literature surrounding health and ...