Browsing Environment, Resources and Sustainability by Title
Now showing items 220-239 of 510
-
Governance across the land-sea interface
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-27)Effective governance is urgently needed to reduce the existing pressures on coastal-marine resources due to human activities on both the land and sea. Yet effective governance across the land-sea interface remains elusive ... -
Governance for Sustainability in Forest Communities: Case Study of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality in Quebec
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-20)Significant progress towards sustainability has been made in recent decades. However, persistent and deepening unsustainable trajectories underline that mere continuation of current strategies will not suffice in reversing ... -
The Governance of Global Sand Mining
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-04)Sand mining is a global ecological and social sustainability challenge. Greater attention to the governance of sand mining is urgently required to address these challenges. Based on a Delphi survey of global experts, this ... -
The Green Energy Act: Definition, Consultation, and a Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-23)The Green Energy Act (2009) has had weathered various forms of criticism during its decade-long existence from 2009 to 2019. One of the vital points of concern is housed within the Act in the form of the ambiguity of the ... -
Growing What We Eat, Eating What We Grow: Investigating the Enduring Role of Jamaica’s Domestic Food System
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-29)From Spanish colonization in the 15th century until today, Jamaica’s agri-food system has been firmly linked to a global network of trade through its agricultural exports and food imports. Common assumptions in critical ... -
Guided Cultural Evolution and Sustainable Development: Proof of Concept and Exploratory Results
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-25)This dissertation innovatively uses Cross-Impact Balances (CIB) to study how societal cultures evolve, and how societies might steer the evolution of their cultures towards sustainability. Societal cultures have been ... -
Gypsum Wallboard: A Study Examining Wallboard Waste Management Options for Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2009-07-23)In 2005, the Recycling Council of Ontario published a report that identified the construction industry as one sector that did not manage its waste in an environmentally appropriate manner. In this report, Let’s Climb ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ‘transformative’ is energy storage? Insights from stakeholder perceptions in Ontario
(Elsevier, 2018-10-01)‘Energy storage’ comprises a range of technologies of varying maturity and cost-effectiveness, which are increasingly considered to be an important part in building the electricity system of the future. As with any potentially ... -
The Human Dimensions of Climate Risk in Africa's Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-30)Climate change impacts are a result of the intersection between the level of climate change, and the socioeconomic conditions that characterize the locale under question. For the low income countries in the world, they ... -
Human dimensions of ecosystem-based management: Lessons in managing trade-offs from the Northern Shrimp Fishery in Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland
(Elsevier, 2018-11-01)Fisheries can have significant impacts on the structure and function of marine ecosystems, including impacts on habitats and non-target species. As a result, management agencies face growing calls to account for the ecosystem ... -
Identifying barriers to traditional game consumption in First Nation adolescents in remote northern communities in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-29)Objectives: To investigate factors influencing consumption of traditional foods (e.g., wild game, fish) and concerns about environmental contaminants among schoolchildren of the Mushkegowuk Territory First Nations (Moose ...