Browsing Dissertations & Theses @ RRU by Title
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A Cap-and-Trade roadmap for Canada : lessons learned from international experiences
(2017-07-19)In the pursuit of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through climate action planning policymakers have been establishing carbon pricing (Yamin, 2012). Through partnership with the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) the ... -
A comparison of microplastics in farmed and wild shellfish near Vancouver Island and potential implications for contaminant transfer to humans
(2018-03-07)This research compared numbers of microplastics in three species of farmed and wild shellfish collected near Vancouver Island, BC. Species included were blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), Manila clam (Venerupis philippinarum), ... -
A good life with dementia : collective action for positive change in the Capital Regional District, British Columbia
(2018-08-09)Dementia is rapidly transforming from an individual health matter into a social issue of concern at the community or collective level. Dementia friendly communities may provide a vehicle to regional community development ... -
A home improvement reality : exposing the myths and ideologies in budget 'home and garden' programs
(2017-08-31)There is a culture industry deeply invested in alerting consumers to what is “trending” in virtually every element of our lives today, especially with regards to the home and how it is meant to look. This study focuses on ... -
A narrative analysis of religious journalism’s approach to disaster reporting
(2019-08-19)This qualitative study examines the description of disaster events in religious journals in order to better understand how faith communities access their faith traditions and master narratives to encourage, motivate, and ... -
A participatory case study on youth’s emergency department experience through youth engagement as a change agent
(2018-05-08)My doctoral research involved a participatory case study (PCS) on youth’s emergency department (ED) experiences through youth engagement as a change agent. One of the vulnerable populations in our society, namely, ... -
A study in current emergency exercise design processes in Canada
(2018-11-06)The purpose of this qualitative study was to discover how Canadian emergency management professionals design their exercises and the common elements in the exercise design practice. Academic literature and practice guidance ... -
A study of ecosystem services that draw users to Tombstone Territorial Park and a review of potential conflict areas
(2018-04-25)This study is an evaluation of the ecosystem services (ES) in Yukon's Tombstone Territorial Park (TTP), the spatial distribution of those ES and the location of potential user conflict areas within the park. Cultural ... -
ACES : connecting youth to the environment through outdoor education
(2011-07-11)ACES is an integrated curriculum program that has been a part of the Yukon public education system since 1989. This study explores the impacts of this place-based outdoor education program on the participants‟ relationships ... -
Achieving sustainability in Canadian households through sustainability leadership created by a coaching program
(2017-07-24)This thesis analyzed a green coaching program administered by the David Suzuki Foundation that aims to spread household level sustainability practices in Canada and builds leadership for sustainability. The inquiry asked ... -
Achieving zero waste in multi-unit residential buildings
(2017-01-18)Multi-unit residential buildings (MURB) house 60% of Vancouver, BC’s population and, presently, occupants of MURBs in Metro Vancouver only achieve a waste diversion rate of 24%. My research identifies barriers impacting ... -
Action shift : cyclically reflexive constructivist grounded action research informs pragmatic collaborative natural resource management strategies and tools for consideration by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, pacific region
(2012-04-26)Grounded theory methodology blended with action research can provide creative approaches to addressing policy-oriented questions with practical outcomes. Practical policy-oriented research outcomes are illustrated through ... -
Adventure tourism operators and snowmobilers : managing interactions
(2013-11-27)Anecdotal information indicates that conflict exists between Adventure Tourism Operators (ATOs) and snowmobilers in the backcountry of British Columbia. Focusing on the Sea-to-Sky Corridor, a survey was conducted among ... -
Advocacy confidential : narrative accounts of youth engaged in environmental and social justice advocacy
(2014-11-10)This study explores the phenomena of burnout as a social construct with youth engaged in social change movements. Using a dialogic narrative methodology I interviewed seven youth engaged within environmental and/or social ... -
An alcoholic forever? A critical discourse analysis of Alcoholics Anonymous construction of identity development in addiction recovery
(2015-09-03)Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) largely dictates the treatment of alcohol addiction in the United States and Canada. This exclusivity for treating alcohol-related health issues has created problems among individuals who struggle ... -
#AmWriting : how authors negotiate their individual creative labour on social media
(2018-01-31)In this participatory arts-based research project, I tasked four poetry and fiction writers, with a creative project to determine how the individual nature of the author’s creative labour is negotiated on social ... -
An analysis of the role of moralizing in Conflict Performance and behavior
(2019-01-15)In this thesis, I use the Insight approach and autoethnography to examine my own performance in a conflict that occurred during group work. I capture and analyze empirical data and develop theoretical implications about ... -
An argument for analogue : how can an indie magazine structure Its digital framework to increase print viability?
(2019-09-18)Digital media consumption of magazines is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, yet print remains significant in this genre. The purpose of this study is to determine a model of publishing in which an independent magazine’s ... -
An autoethnographic exploration of family-based emergent nature learning
(2017-04-04)Through autoethonography, I explored emergent nature learning in a family context. I facilitated and journaled about eighty-five family-based nature experiences with my own family, ten of which included other families. I ... -
An evaluation of wastewater treatment technologies for the purpose of recirculation in aquaculture facilities with a focus on an unsubmerged bioreactor
(2017-07-14)As aquaculture continues to grow worldwide, land-based aquaculture facilities can be ideal because a large volume of fish can be produced in a small area. With growth comes the concern of water usage and wastewater management. ...
