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Gambling by Ontario Casino Employees: Gambling Behaviours, Problem Gambling, and Impacts of the Employment
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-14)This study investigated various aspects of the gambling engaged in by Ontario casino employees. Five casinos participated in the study, which involved a survey sample of 934 employees and an interview sample of 21 employees. ... -
Gamification in a Volunteered Geographic Information context with regard to contributors' motivations: A case study of OpenStreetMap
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-27)Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) describes a new type of spatial information created by the public voluntarily (Goodchild, 2007). However, many questions persist about the quality of VGI, due to a lack of knowledge ... -
Gender in The Generationed City: Current and Future Residential Location Preferences Among Young Adults
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-21)This thesis contributes to a better understanding of how housing demand varies among young adults. Specifically, it explores gender differences in North American metropolitans and urban versus suburban residential locations ... -
Gender, Social-Ecological Regime Shifts and Governance in Small-Scale Fishery Commons of Chilika Lagoon
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-07)A social-ecological systems perspective can be used to analyze the connections between human and ecological components in complex and dynamic natural resource commons systems, such as fisheries. When fishery commons ... -
Gender-based Analysis of Criminogenic Risk and Clinical Need among Ontario Forensic Patients
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-20)Persons suffering from mental illness in the criminal justice system are a heterogeneous group that require specialized services to meet their diverse needs (Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2012; Dupuis, MacKay & Nicol, ... -
Gendered Dimensions of Social Wellbeing within Dried Fish Value Chains and the Implications for Fisheries Governance in Sri Lanka
(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, ... -
Generating a New Evaluating System for Regional Scale Redevelopment Effectiveness of Brownfields in Waterloo Region Using a Multi-Criteria Analysis Mechanism
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)Brownfield redevelopment has been a popular topic as part of the contemporary planning literature. Encouraging brownfields’ redevelopment and improving the redevelopment effectiveness and efficiency have been two of the ... -
Generation of Horizontally Curved Driving Lines for Autonomous Vehicles Using Mobile Laser Scanning Data
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-24)The development of autonomous vehicle desiderates tremendous advances in three-dimensional (3D) high-definition roadmaps. These roadmaps are capable of providing 3D positioning information with 10-to-20 cm accuracy. With ... -
Genesis and hydrological function of an African mire: understanding the role of peatlands in providing ecosystem services in semi-arid climates
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-06)The effects of changes in climate or landscape on wetland ecosystems in drier regions need to be considered within the context of natural processes. Hydrological processes are a key component in the development and maintenance ... -
Geographic and Demographic Suitability of Cycling in North American Cities
(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 ... -
A Geographic Exploratory Analysis of Health and Crime in Toronto Neighbourhoods
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-12)Crime impacts may pose a health risk to victims and result in potential demands on healthcare services. However, the impacts from crime on health are complex and diverse. It is difficult to measure and quantify such impacts, ... -
The Geographical and Spatial Imaginings of Islamist Extremism/Terrorism
(University of Waterloo, 2005)The contemporary Islamist extremist/terrorist phenomenon has emerged as one of the most significant threats to both regional and international peace, security, and stability. As the international community struggles to ... -
The Geoweb for community-based organizations: Tool development, implementation, and sustainability in an era of Google Maps
(Community Informatics Journal, 2017-03-22)Recent advances in web-based geospatial tools (the Geoweb) show promise as low-cost and easy-to-use methods to support citizen participation. This research presents two case studies of Geoweb implementation set in ... -
A GIS Approach for Evaluating Municipal Planning Capability: Residential Built Form in Markham and Vaughan, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This research describes a methodology for measuring built form patterns using spatial data and GIS that is amenable to the study of large geographical areas. This methodology was used to investigate the capability of ... -
GIS Tools to Improve the Transit Planning Process
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-10)Public transit provides an important community service by reducing pollution, traffic congestion, and by providing transportation for those who do not or cannot drive. Yet since the 1950s, real investment levels in transit ... -
A GIS- Based Material Stock-Flow Analysis of Antigua & Barbuda through the lens of the built and socio-economic environment
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-31)Small island developing states (SIDS) in the Caribbean are centered around a service-based economy, where the built environment (or material stocks) functions as the backbone of their social and economic wellbeing. The ... -
A GIS-Multicriteria Approach to Analyzing Noise and Visual Impacts of Wind Farms
(University of Waterloo, 2015-02-19)Land-use conflicts in facility siting can trigger public opposition in communities. A negative public perception, such as the Not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) attitude, is a planning issue that is strongly associated with some ... -
Gleaning in the 21st Century: Urban Food Recovery and Community Food Security in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-28)Gleaning used to be an activity of the impoverished who would glean food from farms for their families. Now, formalized gleaning, which is harvesting food from where it is grown that would otherwise go to waste, is most ... -
Global-local Relationships in World Heritage: Mount Taishan, China
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-01)The concept of heritage is full of conflicts and contestations. The UNESCO’s intervention in the form of the “World Heritage Convention” enriches the meaning of heritage but may exacerbate the intrinsic tensions in heritage ... -
Glycemic Control in Long Term Care: Considerations for more Appropriate Individualized Care.
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-05)Diabetes, specifically type 2 diabetes (T2DM), is a metabolic disease that is highly correlated with increasing age. Diabetes is prevalent in about a quarter of residents in LTC, where its management in elderly residents ...