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Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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Habitat linkages and highway mitigation using spatially-explicit GIS-based models
(2012-12-13)I identified suitable locations for highway wildlife crossing mitigations across the TransCanada Highway (TCH) in the area of Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Park (MRGNP), British Columbia. Highways fragment natural ... -
Harnessing low carbon pathways to thermal energy provision : a multi-case study of Metro Vancouver, B.C.
(2016-01-25)This research will explore the drivers and barriers that affect the implementation of renewable fuel sources in thermal energy provision in the Metro Vancouver region of B.C. Through a multi-case study methodology employing ... -
Having a laugh? the role of humour in adolescents’ climate change communication
(2018-03-27)This mixed methods study was guided by the research question: How does the use of humour in secondary students’ communications about climate change relate to their feelings and actions towards climate change? It used an ... -
Hitching my head to my heart : a lived experience study of ecological embodied cognition
(2013-09-24)In this autoethnographic personal narrative, I share my multifaceted journey of developing ecological embodied cognition in the context of climate change, specifically in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. ... -
Honduran cloud forests and coral reefs : exploring the process of transformative learning in adolescents
(2017-03-10)This research project was based on the experiences of 12 adolescents, aged 16 – 18, who participated in a two-week international scientific expedition to Honduras. Data was collected prior to, during and after the expedition ... -
How contributing positive real-time images of nature to a Facebook group influences city dwellers’ emotions concerning the environment
(2019-06-20)With an increasing number of people living in urban centres and reports emerging about the negative human impacts to the planet, this study explores how contributing to the Facebook group Life in Reel Time influenced city ... -
How did the international year of biodiversity promote action at the national level?
(2013-02-13)One of the challenges faced by the United Nations in addressing global environmental issues is to find politically agreeable strategies that promote action at the national level. One approach is to designate observances, ... -
"How do we create together?" Urban food commons as gateway to ecological intelligence
(2013-11-19)This study emerged from the author's work in a food commons in industrial East Vancouver. It began from a curiosity about how place impacts who we are. By employing a process oriented research design the study evolved to ... -
How does Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) impact breeding bird diversity? : a case study of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia
(2010-06-25)Awareness of the spread of invasive plant species has grown, but quantitative measures of their impacts are lacking. This study analyses the impact of Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) on breeding bird diversity ... -
How does increased and reduced soil organic matter percentages influence the efficiency of controlled release fertilizers? a comparative case study near Turtleford, Saskatchewan.
(2017-12-22)Nutrient management is integral to profitable agrisystems and maximizing cropping yields, however, excess urea application results in inefficient plant uptake and losses through leaching or volatilization which threaten ... -
How permitted non-farm uses impact agriculture in the agricultural land reserve : an assessment in six Greater Vancouver municipalities
(2022-12-16)An Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) was established in British Columbia, Canada, by provincial legislation in 1973 with the objective of protecting agricultural lands and encouraging its use for agriculture. The regulation ... -
How sustainable are elasmobranch catches in Canadian pacific commercial fisheries?
(2014-10-24)Few elasmobranchs are subject to directed commercial fisheries in Canada, but some are incidentally caught in fisheries targeting teleosts (DFO, 2007). Here I estimate the interception of elasmobranchs within Canadian ... -
Humans of a warming world : an exploration of climate change experiences and perceptions across global regions
(2016-03-18)The "Humans of a Warming World" (HOWW) project described in this thesis was designed with the primary intention of humanizing the issue of global climate change by creating a time capsule of the feelings, perceptions and ... -
Hydrologic regimes in a changing climate : characteristics and responses of wetland and off-channel habitat along the Telkwa River and the implications for juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
(2016-05-05)Given changing climatic conditions in British Columbia, Canada, there is a need to examine the hydrologic regime in freshwater systems and the potential implications of a changing regime to species in these systems. This ... -
Identifying solutions for brownfield redevelopment of former landfill sites in the city of Delta, Metropolitan Vancouver
(2018-11-09)In Canada, planners and policy makers are continuously seeking ways to improve the quality of life in urban areas, including the redevelopment of brownfield sites such as former landfills. The City of Delta, Metropolitan ... -
The impact of ocean climate variability on prey availability and the reproductive performance of a planktivorous seabird, ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
(2014-10-31)Climate change is an increasing concern to the biological health of marine ecosystems as evidenced by exacerbating change to the natural variability in physical and chemical oceanographic conditions. As upper trophic level ... -
Impacts of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions from oil sands operations on soils and vegetation
(2009-11-25)In an effort to better understand the impacts of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from oil sands development on soils and vegetation, a laboratory experiment was designed, which mimicked the natural and reclaimed boreal ... -
Implementing district energy systems : municipal approaches to overcoming barriers
(2013-03-11)Climate change and energy security are issues facing municipalities throughout the world. Efficient, resilient, sustainable, community-based energy systems, such as district energy systems (DES), fuelled mostly by renewables, ... -
Implementing sustainable development : a case study of New Brunswick municipalities
(2016-07-06)Municipal planning processes in New Brunswick remain dictated by inflexible provincial policies with a focus on infrastructure. Even without the flexibility to plan, local governments in New Brunswick have incorporated ... -
Implications of the proposed Southern Strait Of Georgia National Marine Conservation Area for the B.C. ecotourism industry
(2015-06-17)Growing concern over the diminishing health of the world's oceans over the last half century has spawned the rise of Marine Protected Areas throughout the globe as one way for governments to combat environmental degradation ...
