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The Library at Vancouver Island University offers VIUSpace to digitally preserve and showcase selected VIU scholarship together with special collections that represent the unique character of our region.
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The intersection and divergence of new urbanism and environmental psychology: An exploration
(Frontiers, 2020-05-12)Using the limited literature comparing the findings of New Urbanism and environmental psychology as to the desirable characteristics of neighborhoods and resident satisfaction, and with a focus on an urban inner-city ... -
Hearthless: A philosophical framework for the politically active town square
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-04)In cities around the world, the most iconic, memorable, and celebrated spaces are those where public lives converge for the purposes of political assembly. These are the places where public life and public space have a ... -
Microtransit in microcommunities: A community bus feasibility study for Quadra Island using success indicators from the Gulf Islands
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-04)The community of Quadra Island, located off the east coast of Vancouver Island, does not have a public transportation option available to all. Several other island communities, including some in the Southern Gulf Islands ... -
Public libraries and community planning: Studying the relationship between social infrastructure and quality of life
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-04)This thesis focuses on the relationship between quality of life and public libraries – the latter situated within a broader context of social infrastructure – and I make two primary arguments throughout. First, I argue ... -
Loved to death: Balancing conservation and visitor use in planning and managing Western Canadian destination wilderness parks
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-04)Many Western Canadian destination wilderness parks are experiencing a range of unique and pressing trends and challenges that have become prominent in the twenty first century. Prevalent challenges include the unprecedented ... -
Cycling into the future: Assessing attitudes towards e-bikes in a mid-sized, sprawled Canadian city
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-03)Cycling offers an alternative to carbon-intensive transportation, yet cycling rates in North America remain relatively low. Electric bicycles offer a low-barrier entry to cycling that have the potential to encourage a ... -
Suburbs deserve Complete Street: A safer Hammond Bay Road for everyone
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-03)Hammond Bay Road is a crucial thoroughfare for the Stephenson Point neighbourhood in Nanaimo and carries a high daily traffic volume. It meanders along hilly terrain, making travelling dangerous for all traffic users. This ... -
Is the parish perishing?: Mixed-use church redevelopments
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-03)Churches are a significant part of both the physical and social infrastructure of Canadian cities. While church properties are privately owned, and Church congregations are religiously motivated, their actions are not ... -
Shifting away from resource based economies: Tourism development from a planning perspective on Vancouver Island
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-03)Tourism has often been cited as the next economy for small communities and regions on Vancouver Island to tilt towards in the wake of a declining forestry industry. With development of such an undertaking, there are numerous ... -
[Post-print] Impacts of large-scale interior murals on hospital employees: A pharmacy department case study
(Emerald Publishing, 2020-01-20)Trending in modern interior design frameworks is an integration of real and simulated (i.e. photographs, murals) elements of nature into buildings, and a number of interdisciplinary studies concern the effects of nature ... -
The process of co-teaching: experiences of elementary educators
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)The purpose of this phenomenological study is to describe the lived experiences of educators at the elementary level who use co-teaching in their practice. Research has shown that educators from around the world have both ... -
Design elements that contribute to long term transformation through service
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)This thesis explores the design elements in Social Justice classes that lead to long-term transformation through service to the community. Various questions concerning design elements, transformation, and service were posed ... -
How can educators foster deeper thinking and self-reporting using the BC Core Competencies for students in a blended learning environment
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)The Ministry of Education recently introduced Core Competencies into the British Columbia K-12 curriculum which explore the social and emotional aspects of learners. The goal is to create students to be future-ready by ... -
Supporting acculturation and fostering connected relationships with local community in Vancouver Island University
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)The purpose of the current study was to find solutions for university communities to support acculturation by helping international students get involved on campus and connected with local students. Recent research has ... -
Language connotations in the media and the impact on fear of terrorism
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Poster exploring the language used by Canadian media when describing terrorist activities. -
Distracted driving in the media
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Poster exploring how distracted driving is portrayed in the media within British Columbia. -
Public perceptions: Framing the future of homelessness
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Poster highlighting research about public attitudes and perceptions about homelessness in Nanaimo. -
Empowering all: legitimizing the impacts of trauma and using a universal design to work with and reverse these impacts
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Childhood trauma can significantly impact a child’s ability to successfully function in school. This impact can occur across all domains- social, emotional, behavioural and cognitive- resulting in lagging skills in each ... -
Stochastic McKendrick-Von Foerster models with applications
(Elsevier, 2020-01-01)A newly presented McKendrick–Von Foerster model with a stochastically perturbed mortality rate is examined. A transformation method converting the model with nonlocal boundary conditions into a system of stochastic ... -
Designing a practical reading roadmap for new K-3 teachers
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)“Learning to read is arguably a child’s most crucial academic achievement, while teaching reading is perhaps a teacher’s most complex and challenging endeavor” (Kent, Giles, & Hibberts, 2013, p.1). New teachers are not ...
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