Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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    Opportunities for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage in Building Materials

    Year: 2019, 2019
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Magwood, Chris, Thesis advisor (ths): Hill, Stephen, Degree committee member (dgc): Simonen, Katherine, Degree committee member (dgc): Powers, Ian, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>The "upfront" embodied carbon (EC) of building materials includes the accumulated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from harvesting, manufacturing and transportation processes, and is becoming more widely recognized as a major source of global GHGs. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the potential for buildings to go beyond reduced or zero GHG emissions and to… more

    The Role of Policy in Arctic Food (In)Security: A Case Study of Nunavik

    Year: 2019, 2019
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Thackeray, Lindsay, Thesis advisor (ths): Furgal, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Hill, Stephen, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Hunger is a significant concern in Canada, and even more so in the North, with 52% of Inuit adults in Arctic regions experiencing some level of food insecurity in 2012. Policy deficiencies are argued to, at the least, be partly responsible for this issue. This qualitative exploratory project aimed to answer the question: What is the role of food-related policy(ies) in household food… more

    Analyzing the Effectiveness of Social Movements Opposing Fossil Fuel Infrastructure: A Case Study of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

    Year: 2019, 2019
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Beauchesne, Calvin, Thesis advisor (ths): Rutherford, Stephanie, Degree committee member (dgc): Hill, Stephen, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Blocking fossil fuel infrastructure projects like pipelines is increasingly being seen as a legitimate way for civil society groups to reduce global carbon emissions. This research project is an exploratory case study of the Trans Mountain pipeline in British Columbia and its opposition. My research question asks, 'What has each tactic/strategy of opposition in the campaign to stop… more

    "Changing our community": Evaluating contributions of community-based research in Haliburton County, ON

    Year: 2019, 2019
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Amon, Emily, Thesis advisor (ths): Hill, Stephen, Degree committee member (dgc): Nilson, Michelle, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Community-based research (CBR) is a method of discovery that can provide pragmatic methods of advocating for and enabling community change. CBR literature and practice has focused on securing educational and job skills training outcomes for students rather than the communities, and community outcomes CBR and partnership frameworks were truly meant to serve. This research evaluates the… more

    The Emerging Dynamic Social Learning Theory of a Learning Community of Practice: Abbey Gardens, Ontario, Canada

    Year: 2019, 2019
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Chung, Kai Loon, Thesis advisor (ths): Whillans, Thomas H., Degree committee member (dgc): Hill, Stephen, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>In current knowledge-based economy, knowledge might be viewed as the most valuable organizational resource in sustaining any organization. Organizational knowledge originates from cognitive learning by individuals situated within organizations. In organizational learning, situated learning of knowledge by individuals is shared to create sustainable organizational competency. Yet, there… more