Browsing Theses by Subject "Sustainability"
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Amphibious Architectures: The Buoyant Foundation Project in Post-Katrina New Orleans
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-21)This is a research-based thesis building upon the study conducted over the past two years with Dr. Elizabeth English on the Buoyant Foundation Project (BFP). The BFP is currently developing an amphibious foundation system ... -
Can the Caribbean Live within the Doughnut? Environmental and Social Performance of Five Island Nations
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-23)This study examines the social and environmental performance of five Caribbean nations (Trinidad & Tobago, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba) using the Safe and Just Space (SJS) framework proposed by Kate Raworth ... -
Chemical Tailoring of Lignin for Functional and Sustainable Material Solutions
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-01)Lignin, being the second most abundant natural biopolymer after cellulose, constitutes between 18 wt.% and 35 wt.% of wood. Due to its abundance, sustainability, renewability, and the amenability to undergo numerous ... -
A Complex Systems Approach to the Exploration of Environmental Ideologies
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-28)Understanding that the current socio-ecological challenges create a need for large scale technological, institutional and ideological changes, this research explores environmental ideologies. Starting with a review of ... -
Constructing Our Environments: A Material Comparison
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-12)Our built environment is constantly adapting to changing factors: technology, the state of the economy, material resource availability, and, in turn, environmental conditions. The latter has gained notable importance in ... -
Defense and Civilian Energy Systems: Security, Sustainability and Survivability Considerations for the 21st Century
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-13)The United States and NATO Allies have a national security problem that is the product of America being the home of inexpensive and plentiful modern energy. A century of cheap and plentiful domestic supplies of oil has ... -
Development of Durability Performance Related Test Methods for Pervious Concrete Pavement
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-30)Sustainability has become one of the most important design factors for pavement engineers over the last several years. Much of this focus has been on reducing material costs for pavement infrastructure by using innovative ... -
The Duty to Consult and Environmental Assessments: A Study of Mining Cases from across Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-01)In 2004, two pivotal court cases, Haida First Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests) and Taku River Tlingit First Nation v. British Columbia (Project Assessment Director), were heard by the Supreme Court of Canada. ... -
The Effects of Environmental Innovation on Market Value
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-26)This paper describes the effects of environmental innovation, or EI, on the market value of a firm. EI involves the creation or enhancement of ‘green’ products or ‘eco-efficient’ production processes which result in improved ... -
Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability of the Canadian Oil Sands Industry
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-10)By 2030 the worldwide energy demand is expected to increase by twofold, in which fossil fuels inevitably will still play a major role in this transition. Canadian oil sands, the second largest proven oil reserves, represent ... -
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 ... -
Exploring Householders' Interest in Home Energy Goal-Setting
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-30)The deployment of advanced metering infrastructure, most notably in the residential electricity sector, and the development of energy monitoring technology, has enabled and justified the exploration of more sophisticated ... -
Exploring the Importance of Saproxylic Beetles (Coleoptera) as Indicators of Forest Biodiversity and Available Resources in Kitchener, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-23)Across North America insects have generally taken a backseat to more conspicuous animals (e.g. birds, mammals) and are not regularly monitored by ecosystem managers. They commonly enter the spotlight when an insect is an ... -
Fabrication of Transparent Nanocellulose Paper from Plant Sources for Energy Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-04)Over the past decades, electronic waste has accumulated and has increased by 21% in the last five years. Recently, a UN report founded that the world dumped a gross record of 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste across last ... -
Flexibility Provisions from Energy Hubs for Sustainable Energy Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)Power systems have some inherent level of flexibility built into the system, to meet the continuous mismatches between the supply and demand. Variability and uncertainty are not new to power systems as loads change over ... -
Gypsum Wallboard: A Study Examining Wallboard Waste Management Options for Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2009-07-23)In 2005, the Recycling Council of Ontario published a report that identified the construction industry as one sector that did not manage its waste in an environmentally appropriate manner. In this report, Let’s Climb ... -
How Consumers Manage Textile Waste
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-27)Past studies have considered the impact of fashion on consumer textile disposal behaviour, but have focused mainly on drivers of clothing waste. There is a paucity of studies that have sought to model consumer attitudes ... -
Impact of a University Environmental Sustainability Strategy on Employees
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-27)The ever-growing trend of campus sustainability, coupled with pressure from external stakeholders (competitor actions, government regulations, etc.) induces organizations to adopt sustainability and its triple bottom line ... -
Incorporating Pavement Sustainability into Municiple Best Practices
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-04)Maintaining a functioning road network is a challenge in today’s society due to the financial restrictions faced by all levels of government. A means of determining how to efficiently spend their limited funding must be ... -
Incorporating Environmental Sustainability into Pavement Design and Management
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-12)Increasing interest in pavement sustainability has led to the development of sustainability assessment tools and a plethora of potential indicators. Well-designed indicators are capable of quantitatively tracking and ...