Browsing Theses by Subject "risk perception"
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Best practices for household stormwater management programs: A community-based social marketing case study
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-23)This research investigates how to most effectively develop pro-environmental stormwater management by homeowners in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario. This centres around strategies that focus on the role risk perception ... -
A Critical Analysis of News Media Coverage of Hurricane Events and Caribbean Tourism
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-02)There is mounting evidence that the media is able to shape public risk perceptions of extreme weather events, which includes influencing tourists’ willingness to travel to destinations impacted (directly or indirectly) by ... -
Factors influencing individuals' decision-making during high-risk short-notice disasters: the case study of the August 21st, 2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-23)The hazards literature has identified many factors as being influential in the decision making process during high risk, short-notice disasters. Risk perception and previous disaster experience are commonly identified as ... -
Ontario Snowmobile Tourism: Responses to Climate Variability and Change
(University of Waterloo, 2010-03-23)A suitable climate, varied scenic terrain, and proximity of communities along Ontario’s system of 39,742 km of snowmobile trails have provided for domestic and international snowmobile tourism. Outdoor winter tourism in ... -
Understanding Perceptions of Climate Change and Resilience in the City of Courtenay, British Columbia
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-17)Faced with extreme weather events like flooding and challenges like sea-level rise, cities across the globe are devising strategies to adapt to climate change. Climate change risk perceptions amongst the public have been ... -
Water Secure and Climate Resilient Ontario: Developing a Transdisciplinary Water Risk Management Framework and Decision Support Tool to Guide Multi-Sector Sustainable Water Management Policies and Strategies
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-03)Sustainable management of water resources, which provide critical social, economic, cultural, and ecological functions, is essential for sustainable development, yet risks to water security are growing. The province of ...