Browsing Theses by Subject "Environmental and Resource Studies"
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Transparency in Federal Policy-Making: the Case of Biotechnology in Animals Intended for Human Consumption
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-24)This research project examines the degree of transparency of the Canadian Federal Government’s decision-making processes and institutions with respect to the human consumption of animals produced through modern biotechnology ... -
Understanding and Supporting Sustainable Housing Innovators
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-16)Canadian societies have developed a paradoxical relationship with change, where we commend “bold and visionary” leaders and adventurers, yet staunchly resist major change in our own lives. Nonetheless, instances of extensive ... -
Understanding Institutional Change and Resistance to Change Towards Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary Theoretical Framework and Illustrative Application to Provincial-Municipal Aggregates Policy
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-31)This study develops an interdisciplinary theoretical framework for understanding institutional change and resistance to change towards sustainability. The research rests on two leading theories of change within the social ... -
Understanding the Reasons for Part II Order Requests in Municipal Class Environmental Assessments
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-07)The practice of environmental assessment (EA) in Ontario, Canada and elsewhere has been criticized for resulting in projects that are not necessarily “good” for the environment or society, but simply “less bad.” In Ontario, ... -
Upland Hardwood Forest Restoration: Testing Combinations of Vegetation in the Progress of Early Restoration
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-10)Progress in early ecological restoration is a measure which has not been extensively studied in the relatively new body of literature surrounding this field of study. Early restoration is an extremely beneficial area of ... -
Urban Tourism: Global-Local Relationships in Dalian, China
(University of Waterloo, 2007-02-19)China used to impress the outside world as a country that was focused on its own development with few links to the rest of the globe. However, things have changed and now China is an increasingly important global player. ... -
The Use of Traditional Environmental Knowledge to Assess the Impact of Climate Change on Subsistence Fishing in the James Bay Region, Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)This thesis used traditional environmental knowledge (TEK) to assess the impacts of climate change on food security for First Nations communities located in the western James Bay region of northern Ontario. In addition, ... -
Water and Social Well-Being in the Northwest Territories
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-19)Water security recognizes human and ecological needs for sustainable access to an adequate quantity and quality of water. However, in northern Canada, many Aboriginal communities are struggling to ensure that current and ... -
Water Soft-Path Application in Industrial Systems: A Pulp and Paper Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2007-08-29)Freshwater availability, allocation and quality are increasingly becoming a concern in Canada. Canada’s apparent availability of abundant freshwater is not what it was thought to be. With increasing competition for water ... -
Waterfowl management in stormwater management ponds
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-31)Urbanization, which is ever increasing on a global scale, can negatively affect wildlife and habitat as well as biotic realms including air, soil, and water. One of the impacts of urbanization is urban runoff. A method ... -
"We have the best life there ever was": Linking sense of place and adaptive capacity in Nova Scotia's coastal communities
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-26)As humans we have an innate connection to the geographic places and social communities we inhabit. How then do these connections, which form our sense of place, influence our ability as individuals and communities to adapt ... -
What the wild things do: The use of crop wild relatives in public international breeding programs and implications for conservation
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-23)Wild species related to agricultural crops make agricultural systems around the world more resilient. Crop wild relatives (CWR) represent the largest pool of genetic diversity from which to draw when new variation for ...