Environmental Problem Solving II: The Campus as a Living Laboratory. Student Papers: Recent submissions
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All Dressed Up with Nowhere to Grow: Perceptions of Community Gardens and Food Security on Dalhousie Sexton Campus
(2023-04)Food insecurity is a pressing issue in Canada. Amongst the groups most affected by food insecurity are university students. The Government of Canada describes food insecurity as the inability to have an adequate diet, or ... -
An Impact Assessment of de-icing Salts: Mapping de-icing Salt Movement into Surrounding Soils from Treated Pathways Across Dalhousie University’s Studley Campus
(2023-04)The use of de-icing salts plays a key role in reducing injury and damage from inclement winter weather. However, repeated applications of salt on roads and walkways throughout the winter takes a toll on the neighboring ... -
Is the Green Lab program really that Green? An Analysis of Sustainable Laboratory Programs at Dalhousie University
(2023-04)Within many university laboratories, waste and inefficient use of resources is garnering greater attention as a part of efforts to create a more sustainable campus. One way universities are taking action is by implementing ... -
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 ... -
An Investigation of the Perception of Dalhousie University Undergraduate Students on Green Transportation Use To and From Dalhousie’s Studley Campus.
(2023-04)We conducted a survey to verify the practicality of green transportation on campus and to understand the perspective of Dalhousie University students on green transportation for use to and from its Studley campus. The ... -
Exploring barriers to off-campus outdoor recreation among International and Domestic students attending the Dalhousie University Studley campus.
(2023-04)The aim of our research was to address the question: What are barriers to accessing off-campus recreational outdoor activities among Undergraduate students attending the Dalhousie Studley Campus? Is there a significant ... -
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 ... -
The Feasibility of Dalhousie University’s Studley Campus’s Designation as a “Bee Campus” ™ Through Student Support of Pollinator-Friendly Initiatives.
(2023-04)The western honeybee (Apis mellifera) plays a significant role in most pollination networks globally (Hung et al. 2018). Bee City Canada™ is an organization that supports the establishment of bee sanctuaries in cities ... -
Student Perceptions on incorporating ‘Native Plant’-- Focused Green Spaces on Dalhousie University’s Studley Campus.
(2023-04)The idea behind this research is to grasp Dalhousie student interest for the presence of green spaces and their curiosity in the involvement of creating and maintaining these areas. Our specific research question being ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of Implementing Electronic Waste Disposal Sites on Dalhousie’s Studley and Sexton Campuses
(2023-04)The objective of our research is to investigate the accessibility of electronic waste (e-waste) disposal methods on Dalhousie campuses, with the overarching question: How can we increase electronic waste disposal accessibility ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Policy and Behaviour: Exploring Energy Use by Computers in the Marion McCain Building
(2008-04)In an era of increasing concern about environmental integrity and stability, all sectors of society including individuals, institutions, industry and government are re-examining their relationship with the environment. ... -
The Feasibility of Double-Sided Printing in the Learning Commons
(2008-04)The manufacturing of paper destroys millions of hectares of Canadian forest every year, as well as contributing greenhouse gases to the atmosphere and chemicals to our water and soils. Educational institutions are mass ...