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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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 ... -
Estimating commercial/institutional building energy consumption and carbon emission trends and measuring stair/elevator usage patterns
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-22)This study identified energy/emission baselines for comparison to the potential savings of new zero carbon buildings. In addition, tenant behavior was studied to see whether the usage of elevators and stairs changed from ... -
The role of higher education institutions in sustainability initiatives at the local level
(Elsevier, 2019-10-01)Universities are central players and important economic actors in many regions, and many of them are, in general, nationally and internationally active in respect of matters related to sustainable development. But there ... -
ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS ON THE REPORTED PROBABILITY OF HEAT PUMP ADOPTION
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-10)It is regarded that targeted energy efficiency improvements to residential, commercial, and industrial buildings are essential components of an effective climate action plan. While the energy performance of buildings in ... -
Social-Ecological Regime Shift in the South China Sea: Examining Governance Approaches in Zhuhai, Guangdong
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-07)The objective of this research is to examine governance approaches implemented in Zhuhai, Guangdong, for dealing with social-ecological regime shifts (SERS). Here, SERS refers to abrupt, long-term, and significant changes ... -
Assessing the use of Flood Risk Management in High Risk Zones in Canada. A Case Study in New Hamburg, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-07)Flooding is Canada’s most significant source of natural disaster risk. Development in high risk areas, aging infrastructure and climate change all contribute to increasing frequency of flooding in Canada. The traditional ... -
Life cycle assessment of organic photovoltaic charger use in Europe: the role of product use intensity and irradiation
(Elsevier, 2019-10-01)Solar chargers for mobile phones are the first integration of organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology into commercial products. Although environmental impacts of OPVs have been studied extensively, the performance of chargers ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL CHANGE AND MARINE PROTECTED AREAS: INSIGHTS FROM THE RÍA LAGARTOS BIOSPHERE RESERVE, MEXICO
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-28)This research examined social-ecological regime shifts (SERSs), and their relation to the governance and human dimensions of marine protected areas (MPAs). Characterized by their rapid and long-term onset, SERSs pose a ... -
The Perspectives and Roles of Multinational Enterprises in Local Sustainable Development
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-27)As the rate of urbanization increases, cities face mounting socio-ecological challenges. At the local level, businesses are essential for developing cities and livelihoods and providing services to local communities. Local ... -
Sustainable Stormwater Management using Green Infrastructure for Parking Lot Design in Kitchener and Waterloo Region
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-19)Urbanization growth resulting in increasing the amount of runoff caused by land use change has become a major challenge for water management and water security worldwide. Along with rapid urbanization, climate change has ...
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