Browsing MA Environment and Management Theses by Title
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve’s Pacific Traverse Trail: Exploring Parks Canada’s Environmental Impact Assessment Process
(2018-03-09)This research investigated Parks Canada Agency’s (PCA) environmental impact assessment (EIA) process using Pacific Rim National Park Reserve's (PRNPR) Pacific Traverse Trail (PTT) as a case study. Research assessed ... -
Perspectives and experiences in auditing environmental management systems, social compliance and corporative social responsibility
(2013-02-19)Auditing has evolved from the basic third party verification of business accounts to broader checks on behalf of stakeholders of the three imperatives of conduct, these being the social, environmental as well as the economic ... -
Policy reconciliation methodology to create an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) for Canadian municipalities
(2011-03-31)Sustainable development has created new demands and led to a new way of thinking within the community-planning realm and has grown in use due to the increasing and changing awareness of environmental issues and their ... -
Potential impacts of an energy crisis on waste management systems
(2011-01-07)Waste management systems are created based on a careful balance of interrelated factors, a variety of players, and diverse political, social, and economic landscapes. The purpose of this study is to identify the impacts ... -
Public perceptions on fresh water use for hydraulic fracturing of the Duvernay Shale Gas Formation, Kaybob Area, Alberta
(2014-03-06)The thesis research examined localized socio-environmental perceptions related to amplified fresh water requirements for hydraulic fracturing and subsequent flowback disposal activities. These requirements are associated ... -
Reduced emissions from deforestation and degredation (REDD) and its potential role in Canada's climate change action plan
(2012-02-29)Deforestation contributes approximately 20 percent of global annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Increased CO2 is thought to contribute to increased global temperatures. Proposals have been brought forward to use ... -
The rules of engagement? : negotiated agreements and environmental assessment in the Northwest Territories, Canada
(2009-11-30)Increasingly in the Canadian North, developers engage in two parallel processes with no formal connection: the preparation of environmental assessments for public regulatory review; and the establishment of private ... -
Social factors that influence rural carsharing success
(2015-01-16)This research examined what social factors influenced the success or failure of rural carsharing branches in the Kootenay Region of British Columbia, Canada. There has been limited research done on the emergent carsharing ... -
Social media persuasion : the KXL pipeline debate
(2015-08-21)The Keystone XL pipeline project has been debated and reviewed by both Canadian and U.S. governments for many years, and as of the writing of this thesis (2015) the U.S. government has still not approved the permit to begin ... -
Staff responses to implementing environmentally sustainable change at federal fish hatcheries in BC
(2011-03-21)Anecdotal information indicates a resistance to change from federal fish hatchery staff regarding environmentally sustainable infrastructure renewal and hatchery operations. Qualitative research was conducted to investigate ... -
Study on the sustainability legacy of the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer
(2020-03-20)Red Deer, Alberta hosted Canada’s largest amateur sporting event in February 2019, the Canada Winter Games (CWG). There is little research on sustainability on the scale of a national amateur sporting event or impacts ... -
Supporting pro-environmental behaviour : a case study of the Roberts Creek Earth Day Festival
(2020-07-20)The impending climate crisis creates a critical need to understand the complex social phenomena of human behaviour for the purpose of meaningful interventions to support and foster sustainable practices. Using a qualitative ... -
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 ... -
Sustainable coffee certification programs and coffee cooperatives in Guatemala : a small-scale producer perspective
(2011-08-16)This descriptive, phenomenological case study presents the perspectives of small-scale coffee producers in Guatemala regarding cooperative membership, sustainable coffee certification programs and the role of ANACAFE. The ... -
Sustainable community development - impact of residents' behaviour on total sustainability of a sustainable community
(2013-07-18)Planners and designers of sustainable communities claim they design them according to sustainability principles, but residents must also embrace those principles in their private lives in order to reduce the community's ... -
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 ... -
The meat of the matter : using social marketing to influence red meat purchase behaviour
(2018-11-10)The production and consumption of red meat presents a significant threat to environmental health and sustainability at a global scale. This study evaluates community-based social marketing tools as a means of reducing red ... -
The Nicaragua canal : an exploration of Nicaragua’s canal laws and their Impact on the country’s environment framework
(2019-05-01)Building an inter-oceanic canal has been a dream in Nicaragua for over a century, with several attempts over this span. In 2013, the country passed two laws (Law 800, Law 840) and signed a concession agreement (MCA), ... -
The role of microfinance institutions in advancing smallholder resilience and food security under a climate changed present and future
(2018-04-14)This thesis investigates the organizational design and program outputs of 162 microfinance institutions (MFIs) within 20 nations at-risk of food insecurity. The study involved a cross-examination of microfinance institutions ... -
The role of restaurants in advancing food system goals in Victoria
(2017-12-22)The negative implications of an industrialized food system have become more apparent to governments and citizens, leading to food policy development that encourages transparency and resilience. Restaurants have an important ...
