Browsing Environment (Faculty of) by Title
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Detached Accessory Dwelling Units – Who benefits and who pays?
(University of Waterloo, 2020-11-12)Cities across North America are facing unprecedented challenges related to housing affordability, climate resilience and economic sustainability. In many cities, infill housing policies are being adopted in response to ... -
Detecting Land Cover Change over a 20 Year Time Period in the Niagara Escarpment Plan Using Satellite Remote Sensing
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-27)The Niagara Escarpment is one of Southern Ontario’s most important landscapes. Due to the nature of the landform and its location, the Escarpment is subject to various development pressures including urban expansion, ... -
Determinants of HIV Testing in East African Communities in Toronto
(University of Waterloo, 2006)<strong>Background. </strong> Previous evidence suggests that persons who have emigrated from HIV-endemic countries experience higher rates of HIV infection and delayed diagnosis. Despite this evidence, limited research ... -
Determinants of Immigrant Food Security: An Examination of the Food Environment in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-15)This study aimed to explore the role of the food environment in shaping immigrants’ access to food and ultimately their health. A growing body of research is examining the influence of food environments—defined as everything ... -
Determining the Drivers of Spatial and Temporal Variation in Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Rehabilitated and Undisturbed Natural Riparian Forest in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-26)As the interface between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, riparian zones have been shown to provide extensive ecosystem services, particularly with respect to improved water quality, carbon sequestration, and wildlife ... -
Developing a City Scale Emissions Inventory and Exploring Electrification of Transportation: A Case Study of the City of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2020-07-13)Significant growth in the scale of climate action is witnessed globally as cities, nations and environment agencies implement mitigation strategies and try to meet their ambitious emission reduction goals. As a result, ... -
Developing a First-Time Sustainable Development Report for a Higher Education Institution: Process, Content and Format
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-28)This thesis presents a seven-step process for sustainability report development within the higher education sector. Currently, there exists a variety of sustainability indicators and sustainability assessment tools to aid ... -
Developing a more effective school-level feedback report based on the needs of school stakeholders: Improving the SHAPES knowledge exchange tool
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-20)Objective: The primary goal of this study is to understand what factors contribute to teachers and administrators involved in these projects viewing the YSS feedback reports as effective and useable in order to continue ... -
Developing a Prototype Web-based Application for Non-Point Source Pollution Assessment in the Songtao Watershed, Hainan, China
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-28)The Songtao reservoir, located in the center of Hainan province, is one of the ten biggest reservoirs in China. Since agriculture is the main industry in the watershed, non-point source (NPS) pollution is the primary ... -
Developing a radar-based machine learning snowfall retrieval algorithm
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-03)As global temperatures continue to rise, snowfall patterns are expected to respond in a complex, nonlinear manner. Changes in the quantity of snowmelt-derived freshwater will impact global water-energy budgets, flood ... -
Developing a set of criteria for defining the roles and responsibilities of the different types of heart failure disease management programs in Ontario: A mixed methods study
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-12)As part of the provincial strategy for heart failure (HF) management proposed by the Cardiac Care Network (CCN), an environmental scan survey was conducted to determine the current state of heart failure management in ... -
Developing a Suitability Index for Residential Land Use: A case study in Dianchi Drainage Area
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The conflict between residential land and agriculture land in China is increasingly sharpened, especially when some urban development began to sprawl to the suburban and rural areas. In order to plan land resources ... -
Developing a Web Tool To Support Youth Tobacco Control
(University of Waterloo, 2006)<strong>Objective:</strong> This study was designed to inform the development of a web tool to simplify access to and analysis of available evidence for youth tobacco control. This tool will support planning, evaluation ... -
Developing an Understanding for Wastewater Treatment in Remote Communities in Nunavut, Canada: Investigating the Performance, Planning Practice and Function of Tundra and Constructed Treatment Wetlands
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-30)Since humans began to permanently settle locations for extended periods of time there has been the challenge to safely dispose of, or treat human effluent. In specific to the communities of Nunavut and Arctic Canada, the ... -
Developing approaches for linear mixed modeling in landscape genetics through landscape-directed dispersal simulations
(Wiley, 2017-06-01)Dispersal can impact population dynamics and geographic variation, and thus, genetic approaches that can establish which landscape factors influence population connectivity have ecological and evolutionary importance. Mixed ... -
Developing Parameter Constraints for Radar-based SWE Retrievals
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-28)Terrestrial snow is an important freshwater reservoir with significant influence on the climate and energy balance. It exhibits natural spatiotemporal variability which has been enhanced by climate change, thus it is ... -
Developing Practical Guidelines for Sense of Place Using Visual Simulations: A Case Study at Pier 21
(University of Waterloo, 2008-10-22)Sense of place is important because it enhances the user experience in a setting, promotes well maintained public places and encourages public participation in planning. In addition, sense of place has recently been ... -
Developing Up and not Out: Understanding the Barriers to and Opportunities for Reurbanization along Waterloo’s Central Transit Corridor
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-05)This thesis assesses factors affecting Region of Waterloo’s progress toward key reurbanization objectives mandated in the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006, and the Regional Official Plan, 2010. While ... -
Development of a Mode Choice Model to understand the potential impacts of LRT on Mode Shares in the Region of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-24)A new light rail transit system (LRT), ION, began operations in the Region of Waterloo in the June of 2019, and the second phase is yet to begin construction. The main thrust of this growth management project for the ... -
Development of a Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Model for Foodborne E. coli O157:H7 Infection: The Risk of Consuming Lettuce
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-28)The current study used a probabilistic Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) framework to describe the change of E. coli O157:H7 concentration in lettuce through a foodborne pathway, to develop a predictive model ...