Environment (Faculty of): Recent submissions
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Environmental Engagement and Generation Z: Evaluating and Modifying the YEEP Framework Against Research and Observations on Generation Z Youth and Youth Leaders
(University of Waterloo, 2019-11-11)In October 2018, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) announced that the global community has 12 years to stop the rapid growth of climate change and avoid increased threats of drought, ... -
Open Aerial Map, Drones and Archaeology: The implications of using drones to contribute and share aerial data on an open data repository
(University of Waterloo, 2019-11-04)The purpose of this research is to determine the potential benefits and challenges of volunteered aerial imagery by looking at OpenAerialMap (OAM) and by presenting how a repository like OAM may be applied in archaeological ... -
Future projections of rain-on-snow events and their spatiotemporal distribution across the Fraser River Basin, British Columbia, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2019-11-01)This study analyzes the projected changes of rain-on-snow (ROS) event characteristics (frequency, mechanism and runoff) for the future (2020 – 2099) period with respect to the historical period (1970 – 1999) over the Fraser ... -
Contemporary Forest Harvesting Impacts on Drinking Water Quality and Treatability
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-31)Forested watersheds supply ~75% of global accessible freshwater resources and serve as important sources of drinking water. Both natural and anthropogenic landscape disturbances in these regions can deteriorate water quality ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Mapping the Time Use Research Field in the Context of Sustainability: Network Analysis and Scoping Review
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-21)The field of time use research has witnessed a continuous growth in recent decades. Meanwhile, the sustainability discourse also began to incorporate the time use approach. However, there is minimal research about the ... -
Examining the ecosystem service and social well-being contributions of beach grass (Ammophila breviligulata) and the implications for integrated coastal planning along the southeastern shoreline of Lake Huron, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-21)Beach grass (Ammophila breviligulata) is a key component in maintaining the stability of the prominent beach-dune ecosystems of the Lake Huron shoreline, with benefits to dependent species (e.g., piping plover) and those ... -
Co-producing spatial information with citizens: Understanding practices, preferences, and challenges within government
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-09)In today’s era of digital media, collecting and sharing location-based information has become easier and more accessible for many people. This exchange of spatial information, created and shared by the public, is beneficial ... -
Institutional Barriers and Enablers for Green Infrastructure Implementation: A Case-Study of the City of Brampton, Ontario, using the Institutional Analysis and Development framework.
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-26)Green infrastructure (GI) has increasingly being deliberated in the planning discourse for its multifunctionality and applicability to address a number of urban issues. However, despite the benefits, the mainstream use ... -
The effect of biochar amendment on the health, greenhouse gas emission, and climate change resilience of soil in a temperate agroecosystem
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-26)Biochar has been a successful soil amendment in tropical agriculture for thousands of years. Biochar’s intrinsic chemical and physical properties benefit agriculture in terms of soil health, environmental pollution, and ... -
Go on play with the words, the effect is the same: how gentrification and liveability feature in public discourses of neighbourhood change
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-25)Despite its association with displacement, gentrification remains a persuasive model for encouraging economic development and growth. For gentrification strategies to remain politically palatable, policy discourses mask ... -
An Examination of Wetland Conversion and Resulting Effects on Landscape Connectivity in Southern Ontario Municipalities.
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-25)The few wetlands that remain in the human-dominated landscape of southern Ontario are affected by degradation and conversion to other land use and land cover types. Conversion has negative impacts on wetland-provisioned ... -
Climate Change Impacts on Snowmelt-Driven Streamflow in the Grand River Watershed: Implications for Water Resource Management
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-25)Climate change is one of the most significant global environmental drivers threatening the quality and quantity of future water resources. Global temperature increases will have significant effects on the hydrologic regime ... -
From Paper to Practice: Exploring Five Canadian Case Studies of Water Efficiency Programs using Community-Based Social Marketing Criteria
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-24)Canadian municipalities are facing increasing pressure on their water infrastructure and are seeking to maximize their water efficiency efforts through managing consumption. Residential water consumption is complex because ... -
Comparing different transit strategies to tackle the last-mile issue in low demand areas Case study: York Region Transit
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-24)Providing public transit service in low-density suburban areas is very challenging and inefficient because development patterns and transit demand do not support regular scheduled bus services while flexible and on-demand ... -
Inequalities in Health and Wellbeing Among Elderly Populations: A Case Study of Central Uganda
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the fastest aging population in the world. Yet its older population has the lowest life expectancy, lowest ratings of subjective wellbeing, and greatest burdens of disease in old age globally. ... -
Does Landscape-Scale Habitat Reclamation and the Umbrella Species Concept Work to Conserve Sagebrush Songbirds?
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-20)Declines in the spatial extent of the sagebrush ecosystem have prompted the use of conservation strategies including habitat reclamation and the consideration of the greater sage- grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter ... -
Electronic waste in Ontario: Case study of a primary processing facility
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-20)Electronic waste (e-waste) is one of the fastest expanding, and valuable waste streams due to its content of precious, critical, and base metals. E-waste is comprised of electronic devices operated below 10,000 volts that ... -
Our Common Principles: Exploring Harm Reduction Based Drug Policy as an Avenue for Sustainable Development in Urban Contexts
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-20)This thesis explores the conceptual and practical relationship between the goals of sustainable development and of contemporary drug policy in Canadian provinces and municipalities. By failing to address the global issue ...