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Mapping bioregional place attachment in the Battle River Watershed
(2018-08-22)The Make your Map project engaged volunteer participants to artistically identify special places in the Battle River watershed, and describe the values and experiences that make those locations significant. This research ... -
Marine plastic debris - exploring sources & transport in coastal British Columbia
(2023-04-12)Plastic debris, which enters the marine environment through a variety of anthropogenic sources or means and can cause harm to marine species and ecosystems, is an increasingly urgent environmental problem. This research ... -
Measuring global progress towards a transition away from mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining
(2013-02-05)A sustainable global program to reduce mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) will require the demonstration of credible, continuous progress to secure political support and financing, and ultimately ... -
Measuring suppression : quantifying reductions in burn probability from initial attack
(2018-06-14)Rapid suppression, or initial attack (IA), is the primary method of managing new fires, with relatively low costs and high containment rates. Factors contributing to containment are well understood, but consequences for ... -
Mechanical treatment of sandy clay soils in winter conditions for the reduction of hydrocarbon contaminant concentrations
(2020-09-05)The remediation of soils returns contaminated land to productive use and protects the environment and human health. As many as 60% of contaminated sites in Canada are impacted by Petroleum Hydrocarbons (PHCs) and many ... -
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 ... -
Memories of Earth Day : environmental education at special events
(2011-02-04)Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, this research describes short and long term memories of participants who attended past and present Earth Day Celebrations in Surrey, BC, Canada. Particular interest was ... -
Metal bioaccessibility of soils in urban parks in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick
(2014-02-25)The purpose of this research was to determine the concentrations and bioaccessibility of metals in urban playground soils in the province of New Brunswick. Ten parks each were selected for sampling in Fredericton and Saint ... -
Metal Concentrations and Bioaccessibility in Metro Vancouver Urban Parks Soils
(2018-03-21)Urbanization increases metal emissions through varying anthropogenic activities (fossil fuel combustion). With urban parks being sinks for emissions, this study attempts to determine metal concentrations and bioaccessibility ... -
Methods for fire severity assessments with remotely piloted aircraft systems
(2022-03-12)Fire severity assessments reveal fire’s lasting damage to grassland soil. New methods in remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) and structure-from-motion processing allow for high-resolution models capable of characterising ... -
Metric and power analysis for a biomonitoring program in Banff National Park, Alberta
(2016-05-17)The purpose of this thesis is to inform a biomonitoring study in Banff National Park, Alberta, that will use benthic macroinvertebrates as a biological indicator of aquatic ecosystem condition in response to the re-introduction ... -
Mindfulness and ecologically responsible behaviour : exploring lived experiences of meditation practitioners
(2015-01-21)It's believed Western worldview assumptions, such as utilitarianism, anthropocentricism, duality, and consumerism, affect perception and behaviour towards the natural world. Mindfulness has been explored for its benefit ... -
Minimum flows for sustaining summer water quality in constructed fish habitat in the lower mainland of British Columbia
(2023-07-24)Constructed fish habitat is created to offset destroyed and degraded fish habitat. Reviews from government and research organizations indicate that constructed fish habitats often do not function as intended. To address ... -
Modeling change : a case study comparison of biosphere reserve governance in Canada and the United Kingdom
(2013-11-15)Climate change is inevitable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has forewarned the global community of the consequences of unrestrained burning of fossil fuels (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC], ... -
Modelling low impact development in the Nose Creek watershed
(2016-01-20)Increased stormwater runoff from impervious areas is a major threat to the ecological health of urban streams and the sustainability of water resources. Low impact development (LID) is an approach to stormwater management ... -
Monitoring permafrost degradation rates due to climate change : developing a practical GIS-based method
(2017-03-17)Peatlands in the Alberta boreal forest are predicted to experience early and severe climate change impacts through permafrost degradation (melting). Permafrost loss and the subsequent release of greenhouse gases are ... -
Municipal perspectives on greenhouse gas reductions : exploring Strathcona County
(2010-06-15)This thesis considers perspectives on municipal greenhouse gas emission reductions. It is timely study as it is one point of entry to analyzing emissions and contemplates the degree of local responsibility, as well as the ... -
Narratives of nature : television's storyline and preschool viewers' accounts
(2012-02-27)Preschool children grow up in a media-saturated environment, easily accessing a variety of technologies, including television. This study investigated the environmental content in both the television programming for ... -
Native and exotic tree leaves contributions to formation of different soil organic matter pools
(2018-03-07)Deforestation around the world contributes to climate change and soil quality loss. The Atlantic Forest in Brazil has been deforested by 93%. Leaf litter from 16 native trees to the Atlantic Forest and Eucalyptus was ... -
Nature buddies : students leading students in a nature inquiry
(2018-11-01)This case study explores how a weekly, interdisciplinary, school-based Nature Buddies program influences grade seven students’ ideas about leadership, kindergarten students’ response to place- based learning and teachers’ ...
