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Land Disturbance Extraction in Alberta Oil Sands Satellite Imagery
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-10)Tracking and mapping land disturbances from oil and gas development are critical to environmental assessments and land reclamation. Manual extraction of land disturbances is costly, time-consuming, and requires updating ... -
Land Tenure, Ecotourism, and Sustainable Livelihoods: 'Living on the Edge' of the Greater Maasai Mara, Kenya
(University of Waterloo, 2012-03-19)Since its introduction into mainstream society two decades ago, ecotourism has become an international phenomenon. Claimed by its proponents to endorse ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable travel to natural ... -
Land Use and Climate Influence Marshes in the Northern Prairie and Parkland Region
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-21)I evaluated the association between waterbird communities and agricultural activity at 48 non-permanent wetlands, and waterbird response to inter-annual climate variation at 24 non-permanent wetlands. I found six distinct ... -
Land Use Change and Economic Opportunity in Amazonia: An Agent-based Model
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-02)Economic changes such as rising açaí prices and the availability of off-farm employment are transforming the landscape of the Amazonian várzea, subject to decision-making at the farming household level. Land use change ... -
Land use changes and salinization: Impacts on lake phosphorus cycling and water quality
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-05)Over the past few decades, there has been a rapid global increase in urbanization accompanied by the conversion of natural or agricultural land into more impervious land cover. This ongoing acceleration of global urbanization ... -
Land, Water, Waste and Air: Resource and Promise in the Informal City
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)Striving for subsistence, the growing population of Caracas has radically transformed the city in the course of the past fifty years. The inability of the city to respond to the accelerated growth that resulted from mass ... -
Landfill cover soils: variable moisture and temperature effects on methane oxidation
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-15)Landfills are one of the largest anthropogenic sources of methane (CH4), comprising over 20% of Canada’s CH4 emissions. Hot-spots of CH4 emissions in landfill cover soils have shown an enrichment of microbes that consume ... -
Landowner Perceptions Of The Value Of Natural Forest And Natural Grassland In A Mosaic Ecosystem In Southern Brazil
(Springer, 2016-03-01)The forest-grassland mosaics of southern Brazil have been subject to many land use and policy changes over the decades. Like many grasslands around the world, the Campos grasslands are declining with few conservation efforts ... -
Landscape analysis & boundary detection of bog peatlands’ transition to mineral land: The laggs of the eastern New Brunswick Lowlands, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-29)The wet zone – the lagg – that tends to form at the edge of ombrotrophic peatlands is believed to play an important role in promoting and maintaining the health of bog systems. The lagg is well-recognized by peatland ... -
Landscape characteristics influencing the genetic structure of greater sage-grouse within the stronghold of their range: a holistic modeling approach
(Wiley, 2015-05-01)Given the significance of animal dispersal to population dynamics and geographic variability, understanding how dispersal is impacted by landscape patterns has major ecological and conservation importance. Speaking to the ... -
Landscape Connectivity Analysis for Conservation Planning in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-02)The strategic planning of land conservation is a critical undertaking in urban/peri-urban areas. Natural areas in cities and their surroundings exist in an environment of competitive land use pressures, where the allocation ... -
Landscape Effects on Breeding Habitat Selection and Incubation Behaviour in Boreal Nesting Ducks
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-26)Canada’s western boreal forest is the second most important breeding area for North American duck populations. Over the last several decades, this region has experienced a considerable expansion of industrial development ... -
Landscape Grammar
(University of Waterloo, 2002)The protection and enhancement of visual resources constitute an on-going challenge to the planning authorities in many communities. The crux of this challenge is to guide development towards built and natural landscape ... -
Landscapes for Energy and Wildlife: Conservation Prioritization for Golden Eagles across Large Spatial Scales
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Proactive conservation planning for species requires the identification of important spatial attributes across ecologically relevant scales in a model-based framework. However, it is often difficult to develop predictive ... -
Landscapes in Motion: Active Aging in China
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-26)Aging in China does not mean slowing down or losing flexibility. On the contrary, aging in China is about regaining youth and becoming a younger replica of oneself. Seniors are becoming more mobile and agile through various ... -
Landscope | Interpreting Environmental Consciousness
(University of Waterloo, 2008-07-04)This thesis proposes a way in which architecture and the built environment might work to integrate human consciousness and natural process. A theoretical design entitled Landscope is presented as a responsive, sustainable ... -
Landslide damming in Western Sichuan Province, China, with special reference to the 1786 Dadu River and 1933 Diexi events
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-04)Landslides and landslide damming events can be triggered by various processes, and they can also cause catastrophic damage. With the help of historical documents and Geographic Information System (GIS), historical landslide ... -
Landslide Geoanalytics Using LiDAR-derived Digital Elevation Models
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-24)Landslides are natural hazards that contribute to tremendous economic loss and result in fatalities if there is no well-prepared mitigation and planning. Assessing landslide hazard and optimizing quality to improve ... -
Landslide Hazard and Climate Change in the Mountain Glacial Environment of Northwest North America
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-21)The aim of this thesis was to improve the understanding of the complex interactions between climate change and landslide behavior in the periglacial mountain environment of northwest North America. In particular, this ...