Browsing Geography and Environmental Management by Supervisor "Parker, Paul"
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Community choices: Pathways to integrate renewable energy into indigenous remote community energy systems
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-05)Community owned renewable energy generation (electricity and heat) is often associated with improving reliability and affordability of supply, increasing local wellbeing, empowering through new revenues, business opportunities ... -
Community-Led Energy Planning and Sustainability Assessment: A Partnership with Inuit in NunatuKavut, Labrador
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-27)Canada is a global leader in renewable energy development. However, electricity-generation differs dramatically in off-grid communities, wherein 190 of 258 communities rely almost exclusively on diesel-generation. Of these ... -
Environmental Initiatives in the Hotel Industry: Environmental Certification and the Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC)
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-04)Climate change is a pressing issue that has and will continue affecting all industries and sectors. Some industries have used the Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) as an environmental-financial communication tool to ... -
Evaluating Tailored Feedback for Re-Engaging Residential Smart Grid Users: A Case Study in Milton, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-01)A rapidly changing climate, predominantly caused by carbon-intensive human activities, has stimulated policies and programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG’s). One area in which GHG reductions are being made is in ...