Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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    Fostering sustainable development through cross-sector collaboration in university innovation initiatives: A Case Study of the Trent Research & Innovation Park

    Year: 2017, 2017
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Campos Navarrete, Marisol, Thesis advisor (ths): Zohar, Asaf, Degree committee member (dgc): Newhouse, David R, Degree committee member (dgc): Knight, John, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>This research explores cross-sector collaboration in universities' innovation initiatives. To understand the current roles of the higher education sector and the influences shaping innovation initiatives through cross-sector collaborative projects, this study is focused on a case study of the Trent University Research & Innovation Park (TRIP) project. The following three central… more

    Cultivating Change: Optimizing Farmers' Markets in Ontario

    Year: 2017, 2017
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Johnston, Melissa Anne, Thesis advisor (ths): Whillans, Tom, Degree committee member (dgc): Hutchinson, Tom, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>The global food system has been criticized for being environmentally, economically and socially unsustainable. As part of a local food movement, farmers' markets (FM) are undergoing a revival in response to the escalating food system globalization of the past century. Despite the prevalence of FMs as formalized organizations, there remains a significant range in their operational… more

    Volunteer Experiences of Place-making for Sustainable Community Development

    Year: 2017, 2017
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Kosurko, An, Thesis advisor (ths): Skinner, Mark, Degree committee member (dgc): Dart, Ray, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>This thesis explores the experiences of volunteers who came together to redevelop an</p><p>abandoned convent into The Mount Community Centre (The Mount) for the purpose of</p><p>sustainable community development. The goal of the research was to explore the</p><p>relational processes of place-making at The Mount, to be achieved through two</p><… more