Browsing Environment (Faculty of) by Title
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Supporting Environmental Stewardship and Livelihood Benefits in Ontario's Greenbelt: Assessing the Potential Contribution of the Alternative Land Use Services Program
(University of Waterloo, 2008-11-27)Ontario’s Greenbelt is key to the region’s sustainability and plays an important role in stopping urban sprawl, preserving agricultural land and maintaining ecological goods and services. However, there have been concerns ... -
Supporting Local Climate Change Adaptation with the Participatory Geoweb: Findings from Coastal Nova Scotia
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-21)The effects of climate change have been detected in various natural systems in the last century (IPCC, 2014). As a consequence of these changes, governments are seeking to identify adaptive strategies for protecting citizens ... -
The Surface and Subsurface Distribution and Transport of Sodium within a Constructed Fen Peatland in a Post-mined Landscape in the Alberta Oil Sands Region
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-27)Nikanotee Fen Watershed is an engineered upland-fen peatland system in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region constructed from salvaged peat and forest soils, overburden and tailings sand materials. Sodium-rich leachate from ... -
Surveying Local Community Members on the Viability of Mitigating Anemia in Ica, Peru, through School Gardening
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-27)Anemia remains one of Peru’s most pressing public health issues, affecting a significant proportion of the country’s population. The disease’s impacts on the physiological and cognitive development of young children affected ... -
Sustainability and Indigenous Interests in Regional Land Use Planning: Case Study of the Peel Watershed Process in Yukon, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-26)Canada’s northern territories, including the Yukon, are facing significant social, economic, political and ecological change. Devolution processes and comprehensive land claim agreements with self-governing First Nations ... -
SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT AND INDICATOR DEVELOPMENT: THE ELECTRICITY SYSTEM IN DALIAN, CHINA
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Electricity is used all over the world as a basic source of energy, essential for lighting, powering basic appliances and tools, as well as many other technologies important for today's societies. Electricity is produced, ... -
Sustainability assessment of energy systems
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-22)This research project set out to develop and apply a framework for assessing how energy systems may be structured to help society progress towards sustainability. The general intent was to outline a way to decide upon the ... -
Sustainability Reporting and Disclosure in Auto Component Manufacturing Sector in the World and in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-18)The worldwide framework for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focuses on how to integrate sustainability in both the public and commercial sphere. Sustainability in the auto components manufacturing sector is critically ... -
Sustainability-Based Framework Development and Specification for Coal Phase-out Policy: Just Transition and Sustainability Requirements in the Canadian Context
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-28)Following the Paris Agreement and the commitment to the NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) by its members, Canada has reinforced the engagement with a decrease of fossil fuel consumption through a federal policy ... -
Sustainable beef certification: Exploring willingness to participate among Ontario beef producers
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-19)Sustainable beef certification is an evolving initiative, currently in the planning stages, that seeks to provide consumers with a socially responsible, environmentally sound and economically viable beef product through ... -
Sustainable Diets, Population Growth & Regional Food Production: A Case Study of Waterloo Region, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-24)The industrialized food system poses significant human health challenges, while simultaneously compromising planetary boundaries that we depend on for human flourishing. In 2019, the Canada Food Guide was updated to ... -
Sustainable Food Security for Local Communities in the Globalized Era: a Comparative Examination of Brazilian and Canadian Case Studies
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-13)In a world where food production is sufficient to feed everyone, more than 850 million people live in conditions of undernourishment, hunger, or starvation. Much of the problem lies in the current dynamics of the global ... -
Sustainable Foodscapes: Obtaining Food within Resilient Communities
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-26)This thesis examines the feasibility of fostering “sustainable foodscapes” in urban communities. A review of the literature on the topics of sustainability, resilience, sustainable food security, and healthy communities ... -
Sustainable or same-old? An Investigation into the Communication of Green Features within Online Real Estate Listings across Five Southern Ontario Municipalities
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-10)Green features in residential houses are widely attributed to a reduction in both residential energy usage and regional greenhouse gas emissions, with prospective homebuyers well-positioned to be enablers of a low-carbon ... -
Sustainable Stormwater Management using Green Infrastructure for Parking Lot Design in Kitchener and Waterloo Region
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-19)Urbanization growth resulting in increasing the amount of runoff caused by land use change has become a major challenge for water management and water security worldwide. Along with rapid urbanization, climate change has ... -
Sustainable Stormwater Transitions: Exploring the Promotion of Sustainable Stormwater Management in Kitchener and Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)Canadian cities are undergoing changes in the way they fund and provide stormwater management services. These changes include the promotion of sustainable stormwater management technologies. The cities of Kitchener and ... -
Sustainable Tourism Planning and Cross-Sector Partnerships in Small-Scale Fishing Communities: Prospects and Challenges for Viability in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-27)The unique biodiversity of the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, located in Yucatan, Mexico, is characterized by abundant mangroves and a very large marine fauna, like birds (e.g., Caribbean pink flamingo, pelicans, and ... -
Sustainable Transportation and Social Demographics at Uptown Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-01)This thesis investigates how the use of a mid-size city’s core is related to the transportation preferences and socioeconomic status of its residents. Uptown Waterloo was chosen as a study site because, in addition to its ... -
Sustainable Urban Development - a Nexus of Understanding, Methodology, and Governance
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-19)Sustainability management requires facing tradeoffs between socioeconomic and environmental objectives, while integrating contextual variations into strategic and business goals to create a win-win situation. However, ... -
A Systematic Comparison of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems: Case Studies of Dalian City, China and the Region of Waterloo, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2008-06-11)Since the 1990s, Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) has shifted to a more comprehensive approach with an emphasis on managing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) through the whole process from generation to disposal. Meanwhile, ...