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Meditations on meditations on meditations : encountering environmental education and its relationship with René Descartes
(2021-09-01)Within my first year of grad school, I discovered that the discourses within and surrounding Environmental Education frequently arrive at a common antagonist. Across popular and academic works alike, the ideas of seventeenth ... -
A comparative life cycle assessment of hydrogen production in British Columbia
(2021-08-27)Hydrogen can play a key role in decarbonizing energy systems and the transition to a low carbon economy. While scaling up hydrogen production plays a critical role in initiating a hydrogen economy, it is also important ... -
Teaching and learning in respectful reciprocity : an autoethnographical account of an educator’s apprenticeship to nature
(2021-08-26)As an environmental educator, I am interested in helping students learn from the natural world. In this phenomenological autoethnography, I outline some major lessons I learned from local nature while site-sitting, listening, ... -
Organizational arrangements for watershed governance on Vancouver Island : a focus on regional government roles and relationships
(2021-08-10)The nature of water being cross-jurisdictional, vital, and not constrained by political boundaries, underscores the importance of arranging the organizations that make and influence decisions about watersheds in a way that ... -
Overcoming adversity : promise of recovery of native plants in a temperate wetland community following removal of yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus L.) using benthic barriers
(2021-07-01)Global declines in biodiversity and ecosystem function in wetlands is exacerbated by invasions of invasive plants such as yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus L.). Benthic barrier treatments were recently introduced as a ... -
“Golden Ears. Everybody and their dog goes there” : an investigation of park user perceptions of dogs in Golden Ears Provincial Park
(2021-06-21)In British Columbia, dogs (Canis familiaris) have become part of many households and are often seen as friends or family. This affection has people often choosing to take their dogs with them on vacations and adventures. ... -
The I in science : examining science education and communication through Indigenous and feminist lenses
(2021-06-10)As a Woman in science I witnessed and experienced a patriarchal system supported by a shame-based culture. My undergraduate experience as a biology student in Saskatchewan demonstrated a need for emancipatory practice ... -
Sustainable community development in Northern Communities : applications for affordable housing in the Yukon
(2021-05-27)By exploring the perceptions and experiences of Yukoners living in Dawson City and Whitehorse, YT, this research discusses planning challenges in the Yukon and their influence on community sustainability. Analysis of ... -
Calling the circle : a personal journey to establish a collaborative professional community of environmental educators across four public school districts in British Columbia
(2021-05-05)This case study explores the conditions and motives that led to the formation of a local Chapter of environmental educators and documents the successes and challenges that occurred during the Chapter’s first year as the ... -
Ahousaht law and chinook salmon conservation in the Megin River
(2021-04-16)Clayoquot Sound is a remarkable and rare coastal temperate rainforest ecosystem on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is home to the Indigenous Ahousaht Nation and a place where chinook salmon ... -
Engaging residents in the source separation of organic household waste
(2021-03-05)This research used a multi-case study design to explore approaches used by seven Canadian municipalities to engage residents in the source separation of organic (SSO) household waste. The data is based exclusively on the ... -
Assessment of a constructed wetland pilot of mine impacted water at the closed Nickel Plate Mine, British Columbia, Canada
(2021-01-26)The use of a water treatment plant for treating thiocyanate, nitrates, weak acid dissociable cyanide, and ammonia at the Nickel Plate Mine has been ongoing since mine closure in 1996. This process, although effective, ... -
Young women’s relationship to media representations of girls and women in STEM
(2021-01-05)A body of research has examined some of the reasons why there are fewer women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) related careers than men. Research shows that young boys and girls start off having similar ... -
An appreciative inquiry of youths’ experiences in the national service-learning program Ocean Bridge
(2020-12-22)Human actions may compromise the health and the social, ecological, and economic value of the ocean. In response, Ocean Wise, an ocean conservation organization, launched a national service-learning program, Ocean Bridge, ... -
An aesthetics of consumption : how trash becomes transformative through participatory arts-based research
(2020-12-15)At a time where the scale of our environmental challenges is becoming increasingly evident and our fate is at risk, human beings’ collective ability to effect the changes that could mitigate consumptive behaviour is still ... -
Sustainability analysis of the VOCs abatement solution proposed by SunHub Inc. for small and medium enterprises in the furniture industry in China
(2020-12-11)China’s rapid economic growth in the past four decades has led to serious negative impacts on ambient air quality. Studies identify volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as the major cause of smog, which harms both human health ... -
Determination of the most effective technologies in methane emissions reduction for oil sands operations in Alberta, Canada
(2020-12-03)Several regulatory policies have been implemented in the past five years on methane mitigation and oil sands industry emission in Alberta, Canada; however, most effective technologies in methane reduction remain to be ... -
Anaerobic digestion enhancement : impact on the volatile solids reduction and biogas production within municipal anaerobic digestion systems via routine bioaugmentation with a biocatalytic microbial and enzyme consortium
(2020-12-02)Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) frequently use anaerobic digestion (AD) to break down organics to reduce the total volume of biosolids produced. As population increases, cost of biosolids disposal increases while ... -
Restoring anthropogenic fires to Garry oak ecosystems : a case study from Tumbo Island North
(2020-11-27)This research is focused at the sites of Tumbo Island North and Tumbo Cliff (both on Tumbo Island within the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve [GINPR]), with supplemental data from Rocky Point Department of National Defense ... -
Issues and challenges associated with tidal power as a greenhouse gas reduction strategy for remote diesel-dependent communities along British Columbia’s West Coast
(2020-11-18)In British Columbia (BC), Canada, a majority of electricity is produced and distributed by the crown corporation BC Hydro, which sources 90% of their power from hydroelectric generation. However, many remote areas around ...
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