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Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "Grenada"
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Linking Services to Material Stocks: A GIS-based material stock-service analysis from island and city perspectives
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-24)Recent years have seen a growing interest in sustainable development and the shift towards a more resource efficient economy. The concept of “social metabolism” views a socioeconomic system as a system of material throughput. ... -
Traps and Transformations of Grenadian Water Management
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-25)The adaptive cycle metaphor provides insight into how and why social-ecological systems change. Literature on 'resilience thinking' has built upon this foundation and further developed the concepts of resilience, adaptation, ... -
“Trash is just treasure in the wrong place”: The social metabolism of waste in Grenada
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-05)Within a modern, globalized world, islands face evolving and complex development constraints related to managing scarce resources, maintaining fragile natural environments, reducing consumption and waste within bounds of ... -
The Weight of Islands: A GIS-based material stock analysis of Grenada in the context of extreme weather and climate change
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)The building stock consumes large amounts of resources for maintenance and expansion, which is only exacerbated by disaster events where large-scale reconstruction must occur quickly. Recent research has shown the potential ...