Browsing Geography and Environmental Management by Subject "Ontario"
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The Agricultural Community and its Contribution to Collaborative Environmental Problem-Solving
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-23)Collaboration has been proposed as an inclusive forum for bringing together state and non-state stakeholders to deliberate and negotiate solutions to complex environmental problems. A key aspect of collaborative approaches ... -
The Evolving Muskoka Vacation Experience 1860-1945
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)This dissertation examines the development of tourism in Muskoka in the Canadian Shield region from 1860 to 1945. Three key themes are examined: the tourists, the resorts and projected image of the area. When taken ... -
Residential Solar Energy Adoption in a Community Context: Perceptions and Characteristics of Potential Adopters in a West Toronto Neighbourhood
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-25)In the summer of 2007, a single neighbourhood in downtown Toronto contributed at least 13 percent of all residential grid‐tie solar photovoltaic (PV) systems sold in the Canadian province of Ontario. On average, PV ... -
Understanding the Decline in Milk and Milk Alternatives Consumption Among Secondary School Students in Ontario, Canada: A Qualitative Investigation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-22)Milk products are the most readily consumed food source of calcium among Canadians, yet milk and milk alternatives (MMA) consumption has declined over the past decade, and the prevalence of calcium inadequacy is high ... -
Vernacular Knowledge and Water Management - Towards the Integration of Expert Science and Local Knowledge in Ontario, Canada
(Water Alternatives Association, 2015-10)Complex environmental problems cannot be solved using expert science alone. Rather, these kinds of problems benefit from problem-solving processes that draw on ‘vernacular’ knowledge. Vernacular knowledge integrates expert ...