Browsing Environment (Faculty of) by Title
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Has the Redesign of Columbia Lake Improved Water Quality in Laurel Creek?
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-12)Stormwater impoundments are one of many types of best management practices (BMP) designed and implemented to regulate water quantity and improve the quality of runoff from urban areas. Studies of water quality in urban ... -
Have Green Teens Become Blue? Investigating changes and influences in adolescent attitudes towards electricity conservation
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-12)Global energy consumption has been steadily rising since the 1990s, with projections estimating a 56% increase in consumption by 2040 (EIA, 2013). Although Canada’s industrial sector accounts for the largest share of ... -
Health and Risk Communication in Ontario Newspapers: The Case of Wind Turbines
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-07)Introduction: The mass print media are a widely-distributed, and often primary, source of health information for the public. Health information in newspapers can amplify or attenuate readers’ perceptions of risk depending ... -
Health literacy, language, and understanding of colon cancer prevention information among English-as-a-second-language older Chinese immigrant women to Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-22)Introduction: Colon cancer incidence and mortality rates in Canada are among the highest worldwide. If detected early colon cancer is highly curable and regular screening can significantly decrease risk of colon cancer ... -
Healthy Food Zones Around Schools: Evaluating Projected Impacts of a Restrictive Food Planning Policy on Junk Food Availability after 10 years: An Equity- focused Simulation Study
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-22)Healthy diets are important for public health and health equity, given that globally, dietary risks currently comprise the largest burden of morbidity and mortality (Afshin et al., 2019). In Canada, diet quality is the ... -
Heart Failure among Older Home Care Clients: An Examination of Client Needs, Medication Use and Outcomes
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-28)Population aging in Canada is associated with a rising burden of heart failure (HF), a condition associated with substantial morbidity, mortality and health service use. HF management involves pharmacotherapy, exercise, ... -
Heritage and hospitality links in hotels in Siwa, Egypt: Towards the provision of authentic experiences
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-28)The link between heritage and hospitality dates back hundreds of years. However, there are no firm rules that manage this old relationship. The research tackles the concept of ‘heritage hospitality’ as a new concept; ... -
Heritage Tourism in Daxu and Yangshuo, Guangxi, China
(University of Waterloo, 2009-11-25)Heritage tourism is employed by many countries to facilitate economic development as well as to assist in the preservation of heritage. Different stakeholders have different and sometimes conflicting expectation in the ... -
Historical Towns Divided by International Border Rivers – the Way to Cooperation and Integration
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-26)The topic of this thesis is divided towns, defined as the towns which once existed as unified administrative units before an international border divided them. In a time of globalization, the character of many border lines ... -
Home care in Ontario: Allocation of limited resources and the needs of light-care clients
(University of Waterloo, 2006)There is the desire amongst elderly Canadians to remain living at home, maintaining their independence. As the population ages, the health care system is faced with the challenge of allocating limited resources. Home ... -
Home Energy Coach Program: lessons learned from a pilot study in Waterloo Region, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-27)The uptake of energy-efficiency investments in the residential sector is relatively low, despite evidence of short payback periods and numerous co-benefits, including increased home comfort and reduced negative environmental ... -
A Homogeneity-based Zone Delineation Model for Land Use and Transportation Interaction Analysis: Investigating the Case of Light Rail Transit (LRT) Development in Kitchener – Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-31)In an ever-increasingly urbanized world, planning policies bring direct and indirect societal and environmental impacts affecting quality of life for millions of people. Policy decisions are often complex, involving ... -
Hot off the press! A comparative media analysis of energy storage framing in Canadian newspapers
(Elsevier, 2018-12-01)Energy storage (ES) is a keystone technology for advancing low-carbon energy transitions, yet energy system change continues to be influenced by socio-political acceptance of emerging innovations such as storage. An initial ... -
The HOT Solution: An examination of the desirability for High Occupancy/Toll (HOT) lanes in the Greater Toronto Area
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-03)This study assessed the desirability for High-Occupancy/Toll (HOT) lanes in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) through stated preference and revealed traffic volume data gathering and analysis techniques. 4,000 surveys, ... -
Household Decision-Making Dynamics Associated with the Adoption of High-Involvement Renewable Energy Technologies: A Case Study of Consumer Experiences in the Adoption of Residential Ground Source Heat Pump Systems in Rural Southwestern Ontario (Canada)
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-22)In the province of Ontario, 88 percent of residential energy demand is for space heating, cooling and water heating, accounting for 99 percent of the residential sector's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (data are for 2011 ... -
Housing Development in Post-war Japan: Historical Trajectory, Logic of Change, and the Vacancy Crisis
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-19)1) As evidenced by existing studies, housing development plays a central role in capitalism. However, little research has explored the logic of that role. This thesis contributes to filling this knowledge gap through a ... -
How Canadian Local Governments Enhance Food Security: Exploring food security approaches in urban, rural, and suburban contexts on Southern Vancouver Island
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-24)The objective of this research is to identify what actions local governments are taking in the urban, suburban, and rural context, and how food security has been conceptualized. Food security is commonly understood to ... -
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 ... -
How Context Influences Knowledge Use in Public Health Units
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-07)Objective: The effectiveness and efficiency of health promotion programs and policies relies on evidence to inform and guide these practices in an age of increased cost-efficiency and accountability. To achieve impact and ... -
How Ontario's urban householders manage their ecosystem: A ten-year study in Kitchener-Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2006)As much of the growing population of North America is accommodated within cities or on their fringes, one needs to understand how these people are managing their private outdoor space. Within the cities of Kitchener and ...