Geography and Environmental Management: Recent submissions
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Developing a radar-based machine learning snowfall retrieval algorithm
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-03)As global temperatures continue to rise, snowfall patterns are expected to respond in a complex, nonlinear manner. Changes in the quantity of snowmelt-derived freshwater will impact global water-energy budgets, flood ... -
Investigating the current approach to developing data governance in the Canadian smart city
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-03)Smart cities have grown in prevalence as cities take advantage of big data and connected technologies to address the issues of sustainable urban development in the face of their growing urban populations. Data governance ... -
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 ... -
Impact of the Horse River wildfire on the form and mobility of particulate phosphorus in a drinking water reservoir: Efficacy of dredging to manage internal phosphorus loading
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-22)Forests are critical source water regions that are under increasing threat of wildfire which can accelerate the transfer of sediment from hillslope to receiving streams and downstream environments such as reservoirs. These ... -
Analysis of An Urban Food System Through the Lens of Multi-level Governance: A Case Study of Mzuzu, Malawi
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-02)Urban food systems exist in a paradox – there are large amounts of available food, as well as hungry people. Urban governments are often held responsible for food insecurity in their jurisdiction, however the governance ... -
Effect of Plant Functional Type on Methane Dynamics in a Restored Minerotrophic Peatland
(Springer, 2017-01)Background and Aims: Peatland methane (CH4) fluxes may vary between plant types; however, in mixed communities, the specific role of each species is difficult to distinguish. The goal of this study was to determine the ... -
Natural climate solutions for Canda
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2021-06-04)Alongside the steep reductions needed in fossil fuel emissions, natural climate solutions (NCS) represent readily deployable options that can contribute to Canada’s goals for emission reductions. We estimate the mitigation ... -
The influence of peat volume change and vegetation on the hydrology of a kettle-hole wetland in Southern Ontario, Canada
(International Mire Conservation Group and International Peat Society, 2007-12)Links between local hydrology and vegetation type exist in wetlands, yet it is unclear what role peat volume change plays in these interactions. We measured peat volume change and hydraulic conductivity (Kfield) at three ... -
Annual carbon balance of a peatland 10 yr following restoration
(Copernicus Publications, 2013-05-02)Undisturbed peatlands represent long-term net sinks of carbon; however, peat extraction converts these systems into large and persistent sources of greenhouse gases. Although rewetting and restoration following peat ... -
Effect of water table drawdown on northern peatland methane dynamics: Implications for climate change
(Wiley, 2004-10-07)As natural sources of methane (CH4), peatlands play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Climate models predict that evapotranspiration will increase under a 2 x CO2 scenario due to increased temperatures leading ... -
Bridging the health equity gap: examining the effects of water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) gender-based violence on health and wellbeing in Ghana
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-24)Access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) is widely recognized as an important pathway to promoting human health and wellbeing. Despite the progress in access to water and sanitation in Low-and Middle-Income Countries ... -
Addressing groundwater over-extraction in India: assessments, monitoring methods and interventions
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-19)Groundwater is a vast distributed source of water that is critical for meeting the demands of various socio-environmental systems globally. However, the management of groundwater resources has proven to be challenging with ... -
The combined impact of salinity and water table on Juncus balticus growth: Implications for fen construction in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-05)Oil sands mining destroys peatlands by removing all vegetation on the ground and digging up to 75 m deep to reach the oil. To investigate methods to return peatlands to the post-mining landscape, a fen reclamation project ... -
Understanding the Ecohydrological Role of Seasonal Ground Ice in a Boreal Peatland
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-13)Seasonal Ground Ice (SGI) in peatlands forms in late fall when air temperatures begin to cool, and water in peat pores freeze. It differs from permafrost peatlands in that the SGI freezes and completely melts away every ... -
Exploring the Tourism Development Trajectory in a Post-colonial Region Through the Lens of Evolutionary Economic Geography: The Case of Central Region of Ghana
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-12)Over the past decade, geographers have used an evolutionary approach to understand how path-dependent resource communities in the global north diversify by adding new tourism trajectories (e.g. Brouder, 2017; Mitchell and ... -
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 ... -
In Debt to the State: Lived Experiences of Indebtedness in State-led Housing Projects in Istanbul
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-17)Over the last couple of decades, global debt has soared. Withdrawal of state welfare provision, expansion of financial markets, and dependency of people on credit for basic needs have led to increased indebtedness. Household ... -
Impact of the Kenow wildfire on the form and mobility of particulate phosphorus in gravel-bed rivers at large basin scales: Implications for downstream propagation
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-25)Landscape disturbance by wildfire in forested source water regions can significantly accelerate fine sediment transport from hillslopes to receiving streams. The mobilization of fine sediment and associated nutrients, such ... -
3D GIS Modelling of Road and Building Material Stocks: A Case Study of Grenada
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-24)Recent years have witnessed significant material stock accumulation within built environments, resulting in substantial environmental issues, such as greenhouse gas emissions, toxic or harmful wastes, resource scarcity, ... -
Food Access Barriers and Supports for Youth in Thunder Bay, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-24)The issue of youth food insecurity is examined in this thesis, in the context of a diverse urban centre which has a growing youth population and a high Indigenous presence. Literature review has identified gaps in academic ...