Environment, Enterprise and Development
This is the collection for the University of Waterloo's School of Environment, Enterprise and Development .
Research outputs are organized by type (eg. Master Thesis, Article, Conference Paper).
Waterloo faculty, students, and staff can contact us or visit the UWSpace guide to learn more about depositing their research.
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Sustainability Reporting and Disclosure in Auto Component Manufacturing Sector in the World and in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-18)The worldwide framework for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focuses on how to integrate sustainability in both the public and commercial sphere. Sustainability in the auto components manufacturing sector is critically ... -
Deep Decarbonization in Cities: Pathways, Strategies, Governance Mechanisms and Actors for Transformative Climate Action
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-18)As the urgency for climate action heightens, local governments and stakeholders are developing short-term strategies and long-term pathways towards deep decarbonization at the local level. Urban areas are the largest ... -
Food waste generation at households and the resulting life cycle environmental impacts: A case study of fresh and frozen broccoli
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-01)Food waste has serious environmental and economic consequences, making it a global issue with growing attention from academia, industry and policy makers. The key to reduction or better management of food waste is understanding ... -
E-waste in the Caribbean: Is there a potential for a circular economy?
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-31)Islands are bounded systems, often plagued with several sustainability challenges of limited land and resource availability, as well as pressing waste management issues. Small island economies import most of their resource ... -
Impact of a University Environmental Sustainability Strategy on Employees
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-27)The ever-growing trend of campus sustainability, coupled with pressure from external stakeholders (competitor actions, government regulations, etc.) induces organizations to adopt sustainability and its triple bottom line ... -
Attributes of Commodity Supply Chains: Feasibility of Blockchain Technology for Responsible Sourcing
(University of Waterloo, 2020-06-22)Assuring the credibility of information on sourcing of raw materials is a major challenge in sustainable supply chain management. Enhancing the reliability and transparency increase the trust of stakeholders and help ... -
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 ... -
An Analysis of Physical Climate Change Events on Commercial Bank Stock Prices
(University of Waterloo, 2020-06-17)Events resulting from climate change can cause a wide range of serious implications for investors and insurance companies. However, there is currently a lack of understanding of how banks can be affected. Exploring a range ... -
The Role of Values and Beliefs in Small-scale Fishery and Dried Fish Production: An Exploration of Social Well-being in Fishing Communities of Sagar Island (Indian Sundarbans)
(University of Waterloo, 2020-06-04)This research highlights the diverse values and beliefs associated with small-scale fisheries and dried fish productions and their role in strengthening social wellbeing of fishing communities. According to the Food and ... -
Macro-Prudential Implications of Sustainability Policies in the Banking Sector
(University of Waterloo, 2020-06-02)Sustainability related issues, such as inequality, water security, and climate risk, represent a significant concern for many individuals and organizations, threatening the stability of the world's markets, including the ... -
Understanding Fast and Slow Variables as a Means to Effectively Manage Implications of Rapid Change in Karimunjawa National Park, Indonesia
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-29)This research examined social-ecological regime shifts (SERS), in Karimunjawa National Park, in Indonesia, which is home to primarily small-scale fishers. This study largely followed a conceptual understanding of critical ... -
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 ... -
A New Perspective for the Rationality of Fossil Fuel Divestment - the Interaction between the Shifting of Capital Flow and Stranded Assets
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-28)In recent years, fossil fuel divestment has shown increasing popularity among individual and institutional investors. Investors adopt this strategy due to two types of consideration, which are moral and financial concerns. ... -
Local Sustainability Partnerships: Understanding the Relationship Between Partnership Structural Features and Partners’ Outcomes
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-21)The number of cross-sector social partnerships (CSSPs) has increased at both global and local levels. This is due to the benefits that they bring in solving complex problems such as unsustainable development, and to the ... -
Can virtual water trade save water resources?
(Elsevier, 2019-10-15)At times, certain areas of China suffering from water shortages. While China's government is spurring innovation and infrastructure to help head off such problems, it may be that some water conservation could help as well. ... -
Extension of geopolitical supply risk methodology: Characterization model applied to conventional and electric vehicles
(Elsevier, 2017-09-20)The diversity of materials employed in modern products and the complexity of globalized supply chains raise the importance of assessing supply risk of commodity inputs to product systems. Therefore, this article extends ... -
Rapid Environmental Change, Psychological Distress and Well-being in Chilika Lagoon, India
(University of Waterloo, 2020-02-14)As the effects of climate change are increasingly occurring throughout the world, costal fisheries are at risk of experiencing significant impacts on their environment. As recent studies indicate that psychological distress ... -
Tool to Assess Raw Material Social Supply Risks
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-29)This research considers the use of country-level social indicators of governance, conflict and human rights used by companies to assess social risks in product supply chains. The study developed a computational tool that ... -
Integrating Community‐Based Social Marketing Theory to Improve Waste Sorting Behaviour at the University of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-23)Improving waste sorting has become an urgent matter in the global North since 2017 when China, the world’s largest waste importer, announced that it would no longer accept highly contaminated waste. Consequently, new ... -
Assessing the Pre-occupancy and Post-occupancy Baseline Sustainability Practices of Multiple Tenants in a Zero-Carbon Office Building
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-23)This research assesses the baseline sustainable lifestyle patterns of occupants in a multi-tenant office building in Waterloo, ON designed for next-generation sustainability standards. The building is designed to be ...
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