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Reallocation of Space for Outdoor Dining: An Analysis of COVID-19 Pandemic Outdoor Dining Policies and Perceptions in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2024-06-24)In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic created disruptions in the restaurant industry. Consequently, cities in Ontario developed pandemic-induced patio policy with the goal of allowing restaurants to continue operation ... -
Impact of Incorporating Corporate Sustainability into the Credit Risk Assessment of Nigerian Banks
(University of Waterloo, 2024-06-19)Nigeria, a developing country with the largest economy in Africa, has a significant sustainable development (SDG) funding gap, and the banking sector has been identified as a collaborator in closing this gap through asset ... -
Multi-scale Patterns of Breeding Habitat Selection in Sandhill Cranes Across Canada’s Eastern Boreal Forest
(University of Waterloo, 2024-06-18)The boreal forest of Canada serves as a critical breeding ground for numerous waterbird species, including sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis). As sandhill cranes continue to expand their range in the boreal forest, it ... -
Towards an Active Living Environment: Evaluating the Impact of Stream Daylighting on Pedestrian Networks in Zurich
(University of Waterloo, 2024-06-13)The burial and culverting of urban streams to make way for twentieth-century urbanization has disconnected nature from the built environment and led to the loss of ecosystem services. As waterways are inherently lateral ... -
An Examination of the Social, Legal and Political Factors that Impact the Permitting Process for Wind Energy Transmission Line Projects in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2024-06-04)In order to mitigate the effects of climate change, energy systems are undergoing a rapid transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Renewable energy is a core component of decarbonization and climate ... -
Assessing Differences in Household Food Insecurity Vulnerabilities Post-Cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-30)Food insecurity is a complex sustainability challenge that is being worsened by frequent extreme weather disasters, especially within low-to-middle-income-countries (LMICs). Mitigating post-disaster food insecurity requires ... -
Evaluation of Wind Flows and Turbulent Fluxes in Complex Terrain of Canadian Rockies
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-28)In mountains, the role of diurnal wind (i.e. valley, slope winds) due to differential heating, radiation and topography in controlling fluxes of heat and water vapour is not well understood. Since data in high mountain ... -
Watershed Classification in the Great Lakes Basin: Implications for Water Quality and Agricultural Management Practices
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-28)In recent years, the Great Lakes have faced a resurgence of cyanobacterial harmful algae blooms (cHAB), primarily attributed to non-point sources, notably agricultural activities. While significant efforts have been directed ... -
The water and energy balance of Lake Miwasin: a pilot-scale oil sands pit lake
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-21)Energy companies in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region in Alberta, Canada are studying the viability of incorporating pit lakes into reclamation closure designs to both sequester tailings and re-integrate the mining lease into ... -
Assessing Adaptations to Global Transformational Events in Canadian Corporate Social Responsibility Practices
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-17)This dissertation investigates the following question: do global transformational events result in transient or transformational changes in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices? The novel concept of global ... -
Student Perceptions of Green FinTech Adoption
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-14)Technology has become a key instrument for addressing climate change concerns in the modern era. Specifically, it gave rise to Green FinTech, which can significantly mitigate adverse environmental effects by incentivising ... -
Reclaiming the Urban Public Realm as a Site for Children’s Play
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-10)Since the earliest waves of Modernist planning and the application of systematic zoning, parks and playgrounds have served as exclusive domains for children's recreational activities within the rational city. However, with ... -
Enhancing Open Government Data Quality: A Quantitative Evaluation Assessment for Cross- Jurisdictional Open Data Programs in Waterloo Region
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-06)This study builds on the previous research for identifying the current issues and gaps existing for the cross-jurisdictional data quality of the open data programs in the Waterloo region, not only as the governments in the ... -
Advancements in Road Lane Mapping: Comparative Analysis of Deep Learning-based Semantic Segmentation Methods Using Aerial Imagery
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-01)The rapid advancement of autonomous vehicles (AVs) underscores the necessity for high-definition (HD) maps, with road lane information being crucial for their navigation. The widespread use of Earth observation data, ... -
Analyzing Corporate Governance Mechanisms for Sustainability in Firms: From Concepts to Practices
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-24)Corporate sustainability is becoming more prevalent, leading to the intertwining of governance mechanisms at the organizational level, which is ultimately responsible for sustainability and the financial performance of ... -
An Evaluation of the Impact of Seasonal Land Cover Change on Evapotranspiration Estimates at the Catchment Scale in the Upper Gundar River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-24)Changes in the water cycle influence the energy balance of the Earth. The water cycle is represented using the water balance equation, in which Evapotranspiration (ET) is a vital parameter. One of the main drivers of the ... -
Problematizing eurocentric sustainability within the context of business management and exploring the pluriversality of sustainability
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-18)Business is held responsible for much of the world’s unsustainability and despite over 50 years of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility (CSR) discourse and practice, the state of sustainability ... -
Indigenous Guardian programs as a model for evaluating traditional land use in post-reclaimed sites
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-08)This thesis explores Indigenous Guardian programs as a model for monitoring post-reclaimed mine sites in Treaty 8 Territory, Alberta, Canada. As a joint research project between Fort McKay First Nation (FMFN), University ... -
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 ... -
Growing Sustainability: Hydroponic Cultivation of Food Sovereignty in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-02)This research aims to understand attitudes held by communities towards controlled environment agriculture (CEA) as a pathway to building resilient local food systems across Canada, particularly in northern and Indigenous ...