• Urban and architectural design for the young mind: An ecological investigation of the relationship between urban form and adolescent mental health 

  Buttazzoni, Adrian (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-22)

  Around 50% of lifetime mental illnesses begin at or prior to the age of 14 years old—or roughly halfway through adolescence (10-19 years old)—with contemporary trends from multiple geographical and cultural contexts ...

• Identifying Drivers & Barriers to Potential Adoption of Electrically-Assisted Bicycles by Post-Secondary Students in Region of Waterloo, Canada 

  Berry, Brittany (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-20)

  The electrically-assisted bicycle (EAB) is a relatively new innovation to the Canadian market with little adoption so far, though it could be a solution to sustainability issues in passenger transport for several groups ...

• Exploring the relationship between transit-induced intensification and retail gentrification in a mid-sized Canadian city 

  Webber, Kaitlin (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-20)

  Over the last two decades, the back-to-the-city movement and a shift in planning ideals towards intensification have spurred a renewed interest in rapid transit systems. Modern rapid transit systems are predominantly ...

• Managing the infrastructure gap: perceptions, challenges and strategies in Calgary and Edmonton 

  Bell, Christopher (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-13)

  Since the 1980’s, concerns over the municipal ‘infrastructure gap’ or ‘deficit’ have been frequently raised by local governments in Canada and around the world. In response to the limited number of in-depth case studies ...

• Geographic and Demographic Suitability of Cycling in North American Cities 

  Leung, Jeffrey (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-13)

  With interest in cycling increasing in recent decades, local authorities and planners have been eager to enact policies to expedite a mode shift from driving to more sustainable, equitable and accessible transportation ...

• Exploring Quantitative and Qualitative Methodologies using I-ADApT Framework for Understanding Vulnerabilities and Responses to Global Changes in Small-Scale Fisheries 

  Khaniya, Bhabishya (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-13)

  Small-scale fisheries (SSF) support over 90 percent of the 120 million people engaged in capture fisheries globally (FAO, 2020) but are facing multifaceted vulnerabilities due to global change impacts. Despite vulnerabilities, ...

• Transport packaging waste management in E-commerce industry: Opportunities and risks 

  Yang, Yi (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-12)

  Free and easy returns cause more packaging waste in online purchases. With a growing number of waste import bans in Asian countries, waste exports are now a less viable option. The high quality and low market value of ...

• Cluster Consciousness and Branding in the Greater Sudbury Mining Innovation Cluster 

  Burdett, Matt (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-09)

  Clusters have been a major area of interest for researchers and policymakers over the last 40 years. Clusters are defined as a “a geographic concentration of interconnected companies, specialized suppliers, service ...

• Transit-Induced Gentrification in Weston and Mount Dennis: A Mixed-Methods Analysis 

  Di Loreto, Mark (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-31)

  As Toronto commits to increase investments in rapid transit across the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA), there is an increasing need to ensure existing residents are able to benefit from these new connections. Weston ...

• Planning for Decolonization: Examining Municipal Support of Indigenous-led Initiatives within the Settler Colonial Context of Canada 

  Niehaus, Skylar (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-30)

  As a western cultural practice, planning is tethered to settler colonial logic, which results in the dispossession and harm of Indigenous peoples. Yet, within the context of ongoing recognition and enactments of reconciliation, ...

• Welcome to the [Growth] Machine: An Analysis of Heritage Conservation in the Intensifying City 

  Daub, Ben (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-29)

  As municipalities strive to meet urban intensification targets, developable and redevelopable land has become increasingly scarce. As a result, inter-urban space is consistently under pressure to accommodate new uses. ...

• Bridging the health equity gap: examining the effects of water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) gender-based violence on health and wellbeing in Ghana 

  Nunbogu, Abraham Marshall (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-24)

  Access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) is widely recognized as an important pathway to promoting human health and wellbeing. Despite the progress in access to water and sanitation in Low-and Middle-Income Countries ...

• Influences on the Quality of Impact Investor Disclosure Statements 

  Simon, Patrick (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-24)

  The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) currently have a funding gap of roughly 2.5 trillion dollars. This funding gap requires the help of private institutions to reduce the current gap. Impact investing, a form of ...

• Vulnerability and Viability: The Intersectionality among Small Scale fisheries (SSF) in James Town and Teshie Nungua - Ghana 

  Yeboah, Helena (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-24)

  Small-scale fisheries (SSFs) contribute to food security and income for millions of people around the world. Women in small-scale fisheries communities, on the other hand, are often marginalized and vulnerable because of ...

• COVID-19 FOOTPRINTS AND POST PANDEMIC VISUALIZATION OF SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES: CASE STUDY OF CHILIKA LAGOON IN INDIA 

  Bharti, Vandana (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-23)

  Small-scale fisheries and local communities reflect a way of life, and provide critical contributions to nutrition and food security, poverty alleviation and livelihoods, and local and national economies. Fisherfolk suffer ...

• Addressing groundwater over-extraction in India: assessments, monitoring methods and interventions 

  Hora, Tejasvi (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-19)

  Groundwater is a vast distributed source of water that is critical for meeting the demands of various socio-environmental systems globally. However, the management of groundwater resources has proven to be challenging with ...

• Gendered Dimensions of Social Wellbeing within Dried Fish Value Chains and the Implications for Fisheries Governance in Sri Lanka 

  Galappaththi, Madu (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-10)

  Dried fish is a sub-sector within small-scale fisheries that makes significant contributions to livelihoods, wellbeing, and survival of fishing communities. The term ‘dried fish’ refers to the fish processed using simple, ...

• The combined impact of salinity and water table on Juncus balticus growth: Implications for fen construction in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region 

  Wang, Tianshi (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-05)

  Oil sands mining destroys peatlands by removing all vegetation on the ground and digging up to 75 m deep to reach the oil. To investigate methods to return peatlands to the post-mining landscape, a fen reclamation project ...

• Improving Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (O-LCA) through a Hospital Case Study 

  Cimprich, Alexander (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-03)

  In this thesis, I advance methods and data for organizational life cycle assessment (O-LCA) through a novel application that supports sustainability management in healthcare. In essence, the term sustainability management ...

• Drivers and Implications for Water Governance: A case study of the western Lake Erie basin 

  Mills, Erin (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-02)

  The purpose of this study was to better understand drivers of water problems and their implications for water governance scholarship and practice. Drivers here are identified as social and environmental forces affecting a ...

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