Browsing Environment, Resources and Sustainability by Supervisor "Quilley, Stephen"
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Caught Between the Imperatives of Sustainability and Good Parenting: Eco-Conscious Parenting in the Waterloo Region
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-06)Current levels of consumption in modern society are at odds with sustaining our planet, yet not sustaining the planet is a threat to our children and future generations. Eco-conscious parents are aware of environmental ... -
Cultivating Human and Planetary Health in a Time of Social-Ecological Transformation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-17)Human health is fundamentally dependent on the health of the Earth’s biophysical systems, but continued dependence on economic growth to pursue social goods is rapidly undermining the ecological foundations of health. If ... -
Ecological Economic Development Goals: Reincorporating the social sphere in ecological economic theory and practice
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-30)The various approaches and methods within ecological economics all have their benefits, limitations, and internal debates. In this dissertation, I focus on macro-social theoretical ecological economics which seeks to find ... -
Foraging for Meaning: Harvesting Wild Plants as the Basis for an Ecological Worldview
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-01)Redeveloping a meaningful connection between people and the Earth may serve to heighten our ecological awareness, foster environmental values, and promote a more sustainable cultural worldview. Various environmental ... -
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 ... -
Wyrd Ecology
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-25)This work investigates what motivates environmental action through developing a case study on how ecological conscience forms in the ritual practices of a new religious movement. I conducted a two-year ethnographic study ...