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Statistical Geocomputing: Spatial Outlier Detection in Precision Agriculture
(University of Waterloo, 2011-10-03)The collection of crop yield data has become much easier with the introduction of technologies such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), ground-based yield sensors, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This explosive ... -
A Step Towards Sustainable Transportation Behaviour: Understanding automobile ownership and mode choice through qualitative research
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-27)It is now widely recognized that society’s over-reliance on the automobile contributes to environmental problems, especially in urban areas. Nevertheless, efforts to bring about modal shifts through transportation demand ... -
The Structure and Composition of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest Communities on St. Lucia
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-19)Dry forests of the Caribbean islands are regarded as highly disturbed ecosystems and have been characterized as having a high density of small diameter stems, a lower basal area at maturity and a lower species-richness ... -
Sulfur biogeochemistry in a constructed fen peatland in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-14)In peatlands, increased sulfate (SO42-) availability can stimulate dissimilatory SO42- reduction (DSR), allowing it to become a prominent anaerobic carbon (C) mineralization process. In turn, methane emissions may be ... -
SunSpot: A Spatial Decision Support Web-Application for Exploring Urban Solar Energy Potential
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-30)The growing necessity for meaningful climate change response has encouraged the development of global warming mitigation and adaptation initiatives. Urban solar energy generation is one opportunity that has been investigated ... -
Supporting Local Climate Change Adaptation with the Participatory Geoweb: Findings from Coastal Nova Scotia
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-21)The effects of climate change have been detected in various natural systems in the last century (IPCC, 2014). As a consequence of these changes, governments are seeking to identify adaptive strategies for protecting citizens ... -
The Surface and Subsurface Distribution and Transport of Sodium within a Constructed Fen Peatland in a Post-mined Landscape in the Alberta Oil Sands Region
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-27)Nikanotee Fen Watershed is an engineered upland-fen peatland system in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region constructed from salvaged peat and forest soils, overburden and tailings sand materials. Sodium-rich leachate from ... -
Temporal Deep Learning Approach to Bedfast and Floating Thermokarst Lake Ice Mapping using SAR imagery: Old Crow Flats, Yukon, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-17)Lake ice is a fundamental part of the freshwater processes in cold regions and a sensitive indicator of climate change. As such, in light of the recent climate warming, monitoring of lake ice in arctic and sub-arctic regions ... -
“That’s Our Traditional Way as Indigenous Peoples”: Towards a Conceptual Framework for Understanding Community Support of Sustainable Energies in NunatuKavut, Labrador
(MDPI, 2020-07-28)There is a substantial body of literature in North America regarding the social acceptance of renewable energies, particularly wind energy. However, limited research focuses on the experiences of Indigenous Peoples. ... -
Theory of Spatial Similarity Relations and Its Applications in Automated Map Generalization
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-11)Automated map generalization is a necessary technique for the construction of multi-scale vector map databases that are crucial components in spatial data infrastructure of cities, provinces, and countries. Nevertheless, ... -
Thermal and Hydrological Response of Rock Glaciers to Climate Change: A Scenario Based Simulation Study
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-17)Snow and glaciers are considered the most important sources of the estimated 32-60% of global water resources which are provided by mountains. Consequently, snow and glaciers have regularly been the focus of climate change ... -
Time Domain Reflectometry Measurement of Water Content and Electrical Conductivity Using a Polyolefin Coated TDR Probe
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-20)The use of time domain reflectometry (TDR) to determine water content (θv) from the measurement of the apparent dielectric constant (Ka) or the square root of the apparent dielectric constant (Ka 0.5) in highly saline ... -
Tour Guides and Sustainable Development: the Case of Hainan, China
(University of Waterloo, 2007-02-20)Tour guides are one of the most visible players in tourism but little scholarly attention has been given to the links that tour guides may have with sustainable development. This study addresses the gap by promoting an ... -
Tourism as a Livelihood Strategy in Indigenous Communities: Case Studies from Taiwan
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Tourism has become an important option for economic development and the cultural survival of aboriginal people, yet the academic work has overlooked an issue of cultural sustainability and the majority of the literature ... -
Tourism Development and the Environment on the Egyptian Red Sea Coast
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-29)Tourism has become one of Egypt’s main sources of income and has undergone rapid privatization and subsequent growth. This has resulted in numerous policy and implementation gaps including those in environmental policy. ... -
Tourism, Development, and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study from Nkhata Bay, Malawi
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-28)Development agencies and policymakers are increasingly advocating tourism as a viable and legitimate poverty reduction strategy in least-developed countries (LDCs). However, the rhetoric surrounding tourism development ... -
Tourist Perceptions of Destination Branding: A Case Study of Saint Lucia
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-30)The intent of this research was to identify the effectiveness of a destination brand as determined by international tourists visiting the destination. The Caribbean can be viewed as a homogeneous region to many individuals ... -
Tourist Philanthropy, Disparity and Development: The Impacts of Tourists' Gift-giving on Developing Communities. Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-24)For more than a decade tourists originating in developed nations have been giving various gifts to locals of tourism communities in developing nations. This occurrence is commonly associated with the Caribbean, and is ... -
Tourists' Awareness, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Wildlife Souvenirs: A Case Study in Cuba
(University of Waterloo, 2008-06-23)Considerable research has been conducted on tourist souvenirs but one area that has been widely neglected in souvenir literature is the concept of wildlife souvenirs. Many tourists purchase wildlife products when they go ... -
Toward Automated Ice-Water Classification on Large Northern Lakes Using RADARSAT-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-22)Changes to ice cover on lakes throughout the northern landscape has been established as an indicator of climate change and variability. These changes are expected to have implications for both human and environmental ...