Journal Articles (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
Items in this Collection
- 19Birchall, S. Jeff
- 3Murphy, Maya
- 2Bonnett, Nicole
- 2MacDonald, Seghan
- 1Bara, Nicklas N.
- 1Bonnett, Nicole
- 5New Zealand
- 4Carbon management
- 4Urban planning
- 3Climate Change
- 3Climate change policy
- 2Climate change
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Mixed Methods Research: A comprehensive approach for study into the New Zealand voluntary carbon market
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Murphy, Maya, Milne, Markus, Birchall, S. Jeff
Climate change and solutions to solving this wicked problem require a mixed methods research approach that draws on quantitative and qualitative inquiry together. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the applicability (and effectiveness) of a mixed methods approach applied to research...
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2014
In 2009, New Zealand’s (NZ) new National-led government abandoned the Carbon Neutral Public Service (CNPS) program, a Labour-led government initiative intended to help Government achieve carbon neutrality within its core agencies. This short analysis article provides an overview and brief...
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Qualitative Inquiry as a Method to Extract Personal Experiences: Approach to research into organizational climate change mitigation
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Climate change and solutions to solving this wicked problem require a mixed methods research approach that draws on quantitative and qualitative inquiry together. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the applicability (and effectiveness) of a mixed methods approach applied to research...
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Social vulnerability and climate change adaptation: The critical importance of moving beyond technocratic policy approaches
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Kehler, Sarah, Birchall, S. Jeff
Planning policy can play a key role in effective, equitable climate change adaptation; however, its capacity remains undermined by technocratic approaches reliant on hard measures, discounting significant research on addressing sources of social vulnerability for successful adaptation policy. Not...
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Structural challenges that contributed to the decline of the Communities for Climate Protection program
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In 2004 New Zealand’s (NZ) Labour-led government launched the Communities for Climate Protection - NZ (CCP-NZ) programme. Following a shift in Government leadership in 2008, from Clark’s Labour-led to Key’s National-led government, the CCP-NZ programme was discontinued. Through the narratives of...
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2014
In 2008 New Zealand (NZ) changed from a Labour-led to a National-led Government, and this resulted in a shift to Government’s carbon emission mitigation strategy, including the abandonment of the Communities for Climate Protection and the Carbon Neutral Public Service programs. Using deLeon’s...
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The Built Environment in a Winter Climate: Improving University Campus Design for Student Wellbeing
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McDonald-Yale, Eden, Birchall, S. Jeff
Like urban environments, the campus built environment can influence general wellbeing of students. At the same time, campuses are their own unique form and need to be analyzed in their own way. This study identifies elements of the campus built environment that contribute to student wellbeing,...
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2022-04-01
Bonnett, Nicole, Birchall, S. Jeff
This study examines extent and quality of climate adaptation integration within strategic plans of local governments in British Columbia, Canada. Strategic plans (n=39) were assessed using plan content analysis in order to understand whether regional planning leads to adaptation action by...
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Wildfire risk and response in Jasper National Park, Alberta: Application of an adaptation readiness framework
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Halabut, Rechelle, Birchall, S. Jeff
Environmental change associated with warmer temperatures is creating unprecedented conditions in natural regions and ecosystems. In Jasper National Park, Alberta, climate change, historical fire management practices, and the mountain pine beetle infestation are combining to increase the risk of a...