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Identifying Waste Management Behaviours of Dalhousie University Students Concerning the Reduction of Disposable Cups on Studley Campus
(2020-04)
An online survey was advertised throughout Dalhousie University’s Studley Campus
asking undergraduate students about their disposable cup usage on campus. From the
participating students (n=105) they were divided into ...
Veggies on Campus - Where, Why & How Dalhousie Students Access Fresh Produce
(2020-04)
In this study, the purchasing patterns of fresh produce amongst Dalhousie students on the
Halifax campuses are identified and assessed in order to determine correlating factors and variables
pertaining to the logistics ...
Ethical and Sustainable Coffee Consumption on Studley Campus, Dalhousie University
(2020-04)
This research investigates the prevalence of ethical coffee consumption among
Dalhousie University’s undergraduate student population. We analyse how individual
perspectives on the impacts of coffee production influence ...
Sprucing up Dalhousie: Understanding Students’ Knowledge and Values about Biodiversity on Dalhousie University’s Studley Campus
(2020-04)
Previous studies about Dalhousie University’s campus biodiversity focused primarily on
indoor greenspace and how nature improved students’ productivity and wellbeing. However,
little was done to explore outdoor greenspaces ...
Curriculum Audit: How Dalhousie University is integrating sustainability into its non-environmental undergraduate programs
(2020-04)
Interdisciplinary education is a trend in post-secondary education across the world (Bear & Skorton, 2019). Climate change, and other issues of social and environmental sustainability are increasingly relevant and pressing ...
Addressing Food Waste and Food Security Through the Diversion of Avoidable Food Waste on Dalhousie’s Studley Campus
(2020-04)
The main objective of this research project was to find out whether a food diversion
program would be feasible on Dalhousie University’s Studley campus. Such a program would
redistribute uneaten food to Dalhousie’s student ...
An investigation into food-insecurity felt by undergraduate student living off campus attending Dalhousie’s Studley Campus
(2023-04)
Our group surveyed and interviewed undergraduate students living off-campus who attend classes on the Studley campus at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. As a group, we developed questions based on a mixture of priorly ...
Clothing Consumption Behaviours and Perceptions Among Dalhousie Undergraduate Students: A Comparative Study of Environmental Science/Sustainability Program Students and Students in Other Programs
(2023-04)
Fast fashion has been a topic of large-scale scrutiny for many years. The fast fashion industry is known for its many sustainability and ethical shortcomings, being a significant source of both pre- and post-consumer ...
How the Consumption Habits of Students on Dalhousie Studley Campus Would be Impacted by the Implementation of More Sustainably Operated Food Organizations
(2023-04)
The objective of this research study was to understand how the implementation of more sustainably operated food organizations at Dalhousie University would influence the consumption habits of students on Studley campus. ...
Catch It If You Can: Determining the Appropriate Areas for Tree and Shrub Plantings on Dalhousie University’s Four Campuses
(2023-04)
In an era of increasingly extreme weather events exacerbated by the climate crisis, cities could benefit greatly from increasing the density of trees and shrubs in their urban landscapes. With three locations in Halifax ...