Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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eng
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Copyright for all items in the Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
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Civic Agriculture: a means to, and an expression of, social sustainability? A conceptual exploration and defense

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Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): McLaughlin, Adam, Thesis advisor (ths): Holdsworth, David, Degree committee member (dgc): Hutchinson, Tom C., Degree committee member (dgc): Rutherford, Stephanie, Degree committee member (dgc): Classens, Michael, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis re-imagines the social sustainability of civic agriculture. This entails critically examining the idea of sustainability and exposing why a tendency to undertheorize its social dimension is problematic for how we think about sustainability, and consequently for how we do sustainability. What is demonstrated is that we can overcome this tendency by adopting Stephen McKenzie… more

Understanding the Role of Lived Experience in Community Leaders' Vision and Governance of Economic Development and Sustainability in Rurally Situated Small Cities: An Exploratory Case Study of Peterborough, Ontario

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Teleki, Elizabeth L., Thesis advisor (ths): Skinner, Mark, Degree committee member (dgc): Phillips, Thomas, Degree committee member (dgc): Holdsworth, David, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Sustainable development is normative - making decisions in the present that construct the experience of place for the future. It is primarily driven by global measures developed to meet the needs of the present while ensuring future generations can meet their own needs. These measures attempt to balance economic prosperity, social justice, and environmental stewardship in many nations.… more

The Art of the Sustainable Street

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Mutton, Miriam, Thesis advisor (ths): Holdsworth, David, Degree committee member (dgc): Whillans, Tom, Degree committee member (dgc): Wurtele, Susan, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>ABSTRACT</p><p>The Art of the Sustainable Street</p><p>Miriam L. R. Mutton</p><p>The street influences our sense of community every day. It is argued that getting the street right communicates a collective vision for action leading to sustainable community.</p><p>This investigation continues conversations for community repair and resilient… more

Motivating Policy Responses to Climate Change: A Case Study of The City of Vancouver's Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

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Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Fralin, Sara, Thesis advisor (ths): Hill, Stephen, Degree committee member (dgc): Holdsworth, David, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This research investigates urban climate governance through a case study of climate change adaptation policy making in the Canadian municipality of Vancouver, British Columbia (BC). It investigates the context in which the City of Vancouver was motivated to develop its climate change adaptation strategy (CCAS) by exploring the motivating factors and drivers behind the formulation of this… more