Browsing Dissertations & Theses @ RRU by Title
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Eating your words : a look at the contemporary food movement as seen through the perspectives of four leading authors and activists
(2012-04-04)Food provides human beings with a connection to the natural world. This research helps to illustrate the interconnectivity of food and of the food movement as it relates to so many other social, ecological and cultural ... -
Ecological indicators of access and access management : a wildlife perspective
(2013-04-19)There is growing concern that human access into areas of wildlife habitat and the management of that access has become one of the most significant issues in sustaining wildlife populations worldwide. Although access ... -
An ecosystem-based management approach for maintaining sandhill crane nesting habitat on northern Vancouver Island
(2010-06-15)Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) migratory populations use wetland ecosystems on northern Vancouver Island for their breeding habitat. With wind energy development being proposed for the area, an ecosystem-based management ... -
The effect and management of air quality in Prince George
(2014-11-05)Air pollution comprised of particulate matter 10μm (PM10), particulate matter 2.5μm (PM2.5), ground level ozone (O3) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) has documented impacts on public health, which led governments ... -
The effect of methanol on BTEX mobility in saturated zone and the remedial approach to this problem
(2011-06-06)Soil contamination with petroleum hydrocarbons is a common problem. Toxic compounds such as BTEXs are present in gasoline derivatives. They can move through the soil and contaminate the groundwater, especially if methanol ... -
Effect of WebCT tool usage on maintenance of treatment standards by denturist practicum students
(2011-09-27)This study explored the extent to which using online communication tools helped NAIT (the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) denturist students on third-year practica maintain laboratory and clinical standards of ... -
Effective strategies for the interdisciplinary teams within the Alberta Justice and Solicitor General, Training Academy to strengthen collaborative practice
(2017-01-16)At the Alberta Justice and Solicitor General (JSG) Training Academy (TA), interdisciplinary teams, together, are responsible for provision of regulated and adjunct training to provincial law enforcement professionals. ... -
Effective usage of unmanned aerial vehicle technology in emergency operations in Canada
(2018-05-23)The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology is increasing globally and if applied in the field of Public Safety (PS), could prove useful in providing solutions to challenges in emergency operations. The purpose ... -
Effects of calendar time, temperature and growing degree-day on Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) length-at-age
(2016-03-10)Forage fish species are essential to global marine ecosystems as conduits of energy transfer from low to high trophic levels. Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) are an important forage fish species in northeast Pacific ... -
Effects of fertilizer and plant-growth promoting Rhizobacteria on chlorophyll levels and petroleum hydrocarbon degradation during phytoremediation
(2017-03-31)The objective of this research was to investigate the efficiency of phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) contaminated soils in field remediation sites. Two previously isolated strains of plant-growth promoting ... -
Effects of field trips on alternative students' knowledge skills, attitudes, and relationships
(2015-07-10)The purpose of this project was to understand how curriculum-connected experiential outdoor science programs can affect alternative school students’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes towards learning. Field trips ... -
The effects of non-point source pollution on surface water quality, Clayburn Watershed, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
(2009-07-09)In Abbotsford’s Clayburn Watershed, urban rainwater runoff and agricultural land drainage generally enter surface watercourses untreated. Existing literature suggests that both inputs can potentially contribute to non-point ... -
Effects of ocean acidification combined with multiple stressors on early life stages of the pacific purple sea urchin
(2014-05-07)Decreases in ocean pH through ocean acidification has shown to have direct negative impacts on the early life stages of the Pacific purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Research has suggested that multiple ... -
Embedding Just culture in healthcare quality assurance reviews
(2017-08-24)Patient safety and being a high-reliability organization are priorities for Alberta Health Services (AHS), the largest publicly funded healthcare organization in Canada. The just culture promotes learning and supportive ... -
Embedding sustainability into practice : redesigning management accounting curriculum in higher education
(2013-07-02)This study explores how higher education can enable the management accounting curriculum to include sustainability content and learning outcomes to encourage future accountants and leaders to use such information in ... -
Emergency management and civil liberties in the post 9/11 era
(2016-12-13)This paper argues that in the post 9/11 era, the emergency management field is shifting toward the civil defence model that existed in the Cold War Era. Since the 1970s the emergency management field has focused on natural ... -
Emotive use of language in annual municipal financial reports
(2018-05-10)Each year a number of Canadian municipalities issue their annual financial report presenting to their respective residents the summary of the fiscal year. These reports facilitate emotive use of language impacting the ... -
Employee pro-environmental behaviours : workplace culture as a driver for social change
(2010-12-16)Our behaviour is not changing fast enough to stop the environmental damage that is occurring. Many people will not voluntarily change their behaviours if there is no immediate benefit to them - this creates the need for a ... -
Encouraging employee green behaviour among K-12 custodians to support district sustainability goals
(2016-03-31)School districts in British Columbia are increasingly demonstrating their commitment to environmental responsibility through their programming, policies, and practices. All stakeholders in a school district have the ... -
Endurance and evanescence : on the practice and performance of silence and meditation
(2013-07-03)Through the use of autoethnography (Bochner & Ellis, 2000) and ethnodramatic performance (Saladana, 2003) this thesis presents an articulation of how the practice of meditation and silence influences identity and communication. ...
