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Can alluvial landforms attenuate post-wildfire lake sedimentation rates and external phosphorus inputs?
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-22)Severe large-scale landscape disturbance in forested source water regions by wildfire can increase the transfer of fine sediment and associated phosphorus (P) to aquatic systems. Notably, the subsequent mobilization of ... -
Canadian Tourism SMEs: Understanding the Motivations, Valuations of Success and Experiences of Business Owners in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-30)This research explores aspects of small tourism businesses in a Canadian context. A number of authors (e.g., Getz and Nilsson, 2004; Hall and Rusher, 2004; Lynch and Tucker, 2004; Morrison and Teixeira, 2004a/b) have noted ... -
Carbon dioxide flux and net primary production of a boreal treed bog: Responses to warming and water-table-lowering simulations of climate change
(European Geosciences Union, 2015-02-20)Midlatitude treed bogs represent significant carbon (C) stocks and are highly sensitive to global climate change. In a dry continental treed bog, we compared three sites: control, recent (1–3 years; experimental) and older ... -
Carbon gas exchange, primary production and litter decomposition of a restored fen on a former oil well-pad
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-16)Over 500,000 oil and gas wells have been drilled in Alberta. Recently updated peatland restoration criteria for well-pads creates incentive for peatland restoration, but little is known about functional outcomes of restoration ... -
Changes in Sea Ice Motion and Exchange in the Beaufort Sea: 1997-2012
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-04)Sea ice motion and area exchange are investigated within the Beaufort Sea to examine the effects of a diminishing sea ice cover on the dynamics in the region. Monthly sea ice motion estimates are produced by applying a ... -
A changing North: The implications of high-volume groundwater extraction and reduced water availability on sub-arctic peatland hydrology, connectivity, and geochemistry
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-05)Patterned bog and fen peatlands of the Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL) currently make up 90% of land cover in this region and form one of the largest continuous peatland complexes in the world. A globally significant storage of ... -
Characterization of Surface Urban Heat Island in the Greater Toronto Area Using Thermal Infrared Satellite Imagery
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-08)For the past decades, there have been increasing concerns about urban environmental degradation, especially under the circumstance of urbanization. This thesis compares the trends between air temperature and surface ... -
Characterization of the Physical and Hydraulic Properties of Peat Impacted by a Temporary Access Road
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-07)Due to the disruption of hydrology and water quality, permanent installation of roads and well pads is a practice that is discouraged. It is becoming more common to install temporary structures, which can subsequently be ... -
Characterizing controls on plot-scale evapotranspiration and soil water dynamics of a constructed fen in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-29)In the Athabasca oil sands region of the Western Boreal Plains (WBP) mining companies now recognize the importance of reclaiming peatlands, as they cover > 50% of the pre-mined regional landscape. Open-pit mining operations ... -
Characterizing New Channels of Communication: A Case Study of Municipal 311 Requests in Edmonton, Canada
(Cogitatio Press, 2016)City governments around the world are developing and expanding how they connect to citizens. Technologies play an important role in making this connection, and one frequent way that cities connect with citizens is through ... -
Characterizing Spatial and Temporal Variations in Nutrient and CO2 Dynamics Within and Across Peatlands in the Western Boreal Plain, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2015-02-10)Peatlands are found extensively throughout the Western Boreal Plain, a region under pressure due to persistent drought conditions and industrial development (especially oil and gas, and oil sands development). Our ability ... -
Characterizing the immiscible transport properties of diesel and water in peat soil
(Elsevier, 2019-02-01)Extensive pipeline and railway corridors crossing Canadian peatlands make them vulnerable to hydrocarbon spills, potentially impairing ecosystem health, so it is important to be able to forecast hydrocarbon fate and transport ... -
Characterizing the transport of hydrocarbon contaminants in peat soils and peatlands
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)Widespread transportation corridors crossing Canadian peatlands make these landscapes vulnerable to hydrocarbon spills. After a spill happens, free hydrocarbon spreads in the peat layer forming a free-phase plume. Water ... -
Chemical characterization of construction materials and solute transport in peat from the Nikanotee Fen watershed at the Athabasca oil sands region, Alberta, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2017-02-22)Overburden and tailings materials from oil sands production were used as construction materials as part of a novel attempt to create a self-sustaining, peat accumulating fen-upland ecosystem. To evaluate the potential for ... -
China’s Path in Developing Organic Agriculture: Opportunities and Implications for Small-scale Farmers and Rural Development
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-15)With the growing awareness of food safety and environmental sustainability, organic agriculture is developing rapidly worldwide. Previous studies on the issue of organic agriculture and small-scale farms have mainly focused ... -
Citizen participation in post-disaster flood hazard mitigation planning: Exploring strategic choices in Peterborough, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2008-06-20)This thesis explores the role of citizen participation in a post-disaster flood hazard mitigation planning program in Peterborough, Ontario. Recognizing that citizen participation is an integral element of hazards mitigation ... -
Civic Hackathons: New Terrain for Local Government-Citizen Interaction?
(Cogitatio Press, 2016)As more and more governments share open data, tech developers respond by creating apps using these data to generate content or provide services that citizens may find useful. More recently, there is an increase in popularity ... -
Climate change adaptation in Metro Vancouver: examining the role of managed retreat
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-23)Climate changes are intensifying and introducing new flood risks to coastal regions. As a result, past flood risk reduction measures may not be suitable for future sea level rise and climate extremes. Ensuring the resilience ... -
Climate change and endangered species in Canada: A screening level impact assessment and analysis of species at risk management and policy
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-06)Climate is a long-term driver of ecological change, but the rapidity with which climate is projected to change over the next century may push the limitations of ecological adaptability, to the detriment of biodiversity. ... -
Climate Change and Winter Road Maintenance: Planning for Change in the City of Prince George, British Columbia
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-15)Throughout Canada, significant resources are dedicated to winter road maintenance (WRM) activities. While changes in technology and materials are affecting WRM decisions, climate variability and change will also be of ...