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Environment Modeling, Action Classification, and Control for Urban Automated Driving
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-23)This thesis discusses the design and implementation of WATonomous' Automated Driving Stack (ADS), which is capable of performing robo-taxi services in specific operational domains when deployed to WATonomous' research ... -
Environmental and Economic Implications of Small-Scale Canadian Aquaponics: A Life Cycle Study
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-05)Agricultural production will be challenged in the near future to keep up with the rising nutritional demands of a growing global population. Additionally, climate change, through increased frequency of extreme weather ... -
Environmental Behaviour, Place Attachment and Park Visitation: A case study of visitors to Point Pelee National Park
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This thesis explores the relationship between place attachment and pro-environmental behaviour expressed by visitors to Point Pelee National Park. Place attachment, the functional, cognitive and emotional bond with a ... -
Environmental Commitment in the Tourism Accommodation Industry In Sanya, China.
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-24)This study focuses on environmental commitment in the tourist accommodation industry, with particular emphasis on a case study of Sanya, Hainan, China. Both the beneficial and detrimental attributes of tourism accommodations ... -
Environmental controls of sediment mercury accumulation in a large, glacially-fed lake
(University of Waterloo, 2017-07-19)Mercury is an environmental contaminant of concern, especially in northern regions where human exposure to mercury through fish consumption can be high. Mercury accumulation in northern lakes has increased over the past ... -
Environmental controls on carbon sequestration in a saline, boreal, peat-forming wetland in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-13)Saline boreal fens represent potential models for post-mining landscape reclamation in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) (Canada) where wetland construction is challenged by salinization. One of the key indicators of ... -
Environmental DNA barcoding as a method of amphibian species detection compared to conventional monitoring techniques in southern Ontario vernal pools
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-06)Ongoing monitoring is vital for the conservation of amphibian species and is conducted through conventional auditory and visual surveys. A molecular method, termed environmental DNA (eDNA) barcoding, may offer a more ... -
Environmental Engagement and Generation Z: Evaluating and Modifying the YEEP Framework Against Research and Observations on Generation Z Youth and Youth Leaders
(University of Waterloo, 2019-11-11)In October 2018, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) announced that the global community has 12 years to stop the rapid growth of climate change and avoid increased threats of drought, ... -
Environmental Health and Safety data integration using Geographical Information Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-12)Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) departments in many organizations are faced with two interrelated problems which limit their ability to make accurate decisions based on quality data. First, many EHS departments follow ... -
Environmental impacts of cage aquaculture in the southeast arm of Lake Malawi: water and sediment quality and food web changes
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-30)Lake Malawi is a great lake not only because of its size (30,800 km2) but also because of its unique fish diversity. The lake contains the highest number of freshwater fish species in the world. The fish species are ... -
Environmental Influences on the Development of Child-Directed Speech Modifications in Young Children
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-30)Background. Siblings play a big role in our early lives. Having an older sibling has been shown to contribute to later-born children’s socio-emotional understanding and prosocial skill development (Barr & Hayne, 2003; ... -
Environmental Initiatives in the Hotel Industry: Environmental Certification and the Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC)
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-04)Climate change is a pressing issue that has and will continue affecting all industries and sectors. Some industries have used the Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) as an environmental-financial communication tool to ... -
Environmental Photoinduced Toxicity of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Occurrence and Toxicity of Photomodified PAHs and Predictive Modeling of Photoinduced Toxicity
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants known for their photoinduced toxicity. There are two mechanisms through which this may occur: photosensitization and photomodification. ... -
Environmental photooxidation and mixture toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
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Environmental Resource Management at the Urban Interface: Social Monitoring in Waterloo, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-27)The purpose of this research is to measure impacts on environmental constraint areas due to the presence of new suburban populations, to assess attitudes and behaviours of residents toward greenspaces incorporated into the ... -
Environmental sensitivities of coupled biogeochemical cycles in anoxic conditions: from soil batch experiments to a bioenergetics approach
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-26)The ongoing displacement of climate zones has aggravated warming effects at regions from mid- to high-latitudes, affecting terrestrial organic carbon (C) stores. Amplified effects of warming occurring through the winter ... -
Environmental taxation: The impact of carbon tax policy commitment on technology choice and social welfare
(Elsevier, 2022-01)Motivated by multiple real-world settings, we determine a social welfare-maximizing regulator's tax policies that induce a profit-maximizing polluting firm to make green technology choices. Using a game-theoretic approach ... -
Environmental taxation: The impact of carbon tax policy commitment on technology choice and social welfare
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-17)Motivated by multiple real-world settings, we determine a social welfare-maximizing regulator’s tax policies that induce a profit-maximizing polluting firm to make green technology choices. Using a game-theoretic approach ... -
Environmental Technology Management
(University of Waterloo, 2008-03-25)With steadily increasing emissions regulations being imposed by government agencies, automobile manufacturers have been developing technologies to mitigate NOX emissions. Furthermore, there has been increasing focus on CO2 ...