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Web GIS Tools for Crime Mapping in Toronto
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-25)The field of crime mapping has an extensive history, yet it has managed to remain an effective tool for policing even in modern times. This success can be attributed in part to the field’s willingness to adapt to newer ... -
A Web of Expectations: Evolving Relationships in Community Participatory Geoweb Projects.
(2015)New forms of participatory online geospatial technology have the potential to support citizen engagement in governance and community development. The mechanisms of this contribution have predominantly been cast in the ... -
The Weight of Cities: A Case Study of the Region of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-28)The global population is growing at a fast rate, which is resulting in the growth of urban areas worldwide. With the additional 2.1 billion people living in cities by 2050, the urban population will reach 6.5 billion by ... -
The Weight of Islands: A GIS-based material stock analysis of Grenada in the context of extreme weather and climate change
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)The building stock consumes large amounts of resources for maintenance and expansion, which is only exacerbated by disaster events where large-scale reconstruction must occur quickly. Recent research has shown the potential ... -
Welcome to the [Growth] Machine: An Analysis of Heritage Conservation in the Intensifying City
(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. ... -
Wet Snow Mapping in Southern Ontario with Sentinel-1A Observations
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-30)Wet snow is defined as snow with liquid water present in an ice-water mix. It can be an indicator for the onset of the snowmelt period. Knowledge about the extent of wet snow area can be of great importance for the monitoring ... -
Wet Weather Performance of an Extensive Vegetated Roof in Waterloo, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2008-12-10)Vegetated roof technologies are increasingly being adopted as treatment measures to mitigate the effects of urban stormwater. A mass balance approach was used to assess the wet weather performance of a vegetated roof on ... -
Wetland Management in Ontario: A Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Niagara Falls’ Slough Forests
(University of Waterloo, 2020-06-18)Wetlands are unique ecosystems that provide a multitude of direct and indirect services to the human population. Yet, these ecosystems continue to be one of the most threatened biomes in the world with unsustainable rates ... -
“We’re just trying to help...make it a positive place”: Community Organizations, Gentrification, and Neighbourhood Change in Hamilton, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2018-06-19)As a historic hub of steel manufacturing impacted by deindustrialization, Hamilton, Ontario has until very recently been positioned as a centre of decline. However, new narratives of revitalization have emerged alongside ... -
What are the Effects of Maternal Obesity on Synaptic Function in the Maternal and Offspring Hippocampus?
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-21)Obesity is a global epidemic that is associated with several adverse health consequences. In addition, there is also a growing prevalence of obesity in pregnancy. Maternal obesity places the fetus in an abnormal in utero ... -
What Clan Are You? An Exploration of Heritage and Ancestral Tourism with Canadian Scottish Descendents
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-23)A persistent trend in the tourism field is the emergence of different types of niche markets. One niche form of heritage tourism that has gained popularity in Scotland since the Millennium, is ancestral tourism. Ancestral ... -
What Conservation Can Do For Community: Maximizing the Contributions of Adaptive Reuse Interventions to Community Development
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-04)Small population centres across southern Ontario are in a period of transition motivated by macro-level environmental, political, economic and socio-cultural trends. These trends strain municipal resources, services and ... -
What helps or hinders the adoption of "good planning" principles in shrinking cities? A comparison of recent planning exercises in Sudbury, Ontario and Youngstown, Ohio
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-19)Much attention is paid to the increasing number of people living in cities while a relatively understudied but related phenomenon is silently gaining strength: that of “shrinking cities.” In the context of massive economic ... -
"What the mind does not know, the eyes do not see": understanding the emerging health risk of food allergy in Ghana
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-21)The epidemiologic transition demonstrates a relationship between infectious disease decline and the rise of chronic disease. In many developed countries, as rates of infectious disease fell from the 19th century, several ... -
What the wild things do: The use of crop wild relatives in public international breeding programs and implications for conservation
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-23)Wild species related to agricultural crops make agricultural systems around the world more resilient. Crop wild relatives (CWR) represent the largest pool of genetic diversity from which to draw when new variation for ... -
“When you preach water and you drink wine” Exploring the implementation, use and management of WASH in healthcare facilities: A Case Study from Kenya
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-10)Health care facilities (HCFs) are lifesaving resources for the sick in communities however, the inadequacy of basic necessities such as water, sanitation, hygiene, waste management and environmental cleaning (WASH) often ... -
“Where do you get that extra 20 minutes a day?”: Understanding how local-level environmental factors shape the implementation of Ontario’s Daily Physical Activity Policy
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-21)Rising obesity rates and low physical activity levels among children and youth are a global concern due to links to adverse health outcomes, poor quality of life, and an increased burden on the health care system. One ... -
Where Have All the Children Gone? Community, Nature and the Child Friendly City
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-13)Most parents aspire to raise children who are independent, healthy and productive members of society. In this pursuit, parents struggle to balance freedom and safety. Current theory and research suggests that North American ... -
Who Are Government OpenData Infomediaries? A Preliminary Scan and Classification of Open Data Users and Products
(Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), 2017-12-01)Open data, that is, the provision of government data in a publicly accessible, machine-readable format, with liberal usage terms, has become commonplace. Despite the promise of open data, there are many questions about who ... -
Who we are at Work: Millennial Women, Everyday Inequalities and Insecure Work
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-09-01)Based on research with millennial women in Canada, this article examines the process of workplace identity, or (un)conscious strategies of identity management that young women employ at work. First, despite increasing ...