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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 1Alencastro, Felipe
- 1Bjelanovic, Ivan
- 1Casey, Brendan
- 1Deane, Evan
- 1Duan, Menglei
- 1Elshabrawy, Mohamed Mansour
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Performance-Based Assessment of Road Design Elements using LiDAR Technology: Towards Adopting a Safe System Approach
DownloadSpring 2019
The adoption of a safe system approach is seen by many as a critical element to achieving the aims of vision zero (i.e., eliminating fatalities and serious injuries on roads). Unlike in traditional approaches, in a safe system approach it is acknowledged that road users are humans who are prone...
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Predicting forest productivity using Wet Areas Mapping and other remote sensed environmental data
DownloadFall 2016
Understanding variability in forest productivity is important to sustainable forest management. The main objective of this thesis was to evaluate efficient and cost-effective ways to predict potential forest productivity (Site Index) using ecological site data obtained from either ground-based...
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Predicting Patterns of Regeneration on Seismic Lines to Inform Restoration Planning in Boreal Forest Habitats
DownloadFall 2014
Mapping of oil reserves involves the use of seismic lines (linear disturbances) to determine size of reserves. These linear disturbances fragment forests and in many cases fail to regenerate trees even decades following their use. With the continued rise in anthropogenic disturbances,...
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Fall 2011
Rockfalls are a hazard concern for many transportation corridors in Alberta and British Columbia. A method of analyzing and further understanding rockfalls could help to reduce the hazard potential that rockfalls present. Rockfall hazard assessments are carried out in three steps: (1)...
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PU-Ray: Domain-Independent Point Cloud Upsampling via Ray Marching on Neural Implicit Surface
DownloadFall 2024
While recent advancements in deep-learning point cloud upsampling methods have improved the input to intelligent transportation systems, they still suffer from issues of domain dependency between synthetic and real-scanned point clouds. This thesis addresses the above issues by proposing a new...
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Spatial and Temporal Variations in Tree Growth, Mortality, and Biodiversity in Alberta Forests
DownloadSpring 2014
Understanding the spatial and temporal variation of tree demographic rates and biodiversity is essential for predicting the dynamics of forest ecosystems and their responses to changing environments. This thesis contributes to that understanding through modeling the long-term change in tree...
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Spring 2020
Geohazard monitoring is becoming increasingly important alongside increased expectations for the protection of the public. Technological advances in the field of remote monitoring and instrumentation has allowed for an economically efficient means of data collection. Traditional methods of...
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Fall 2023
Studying structural changes in tropical forests is essential for understanding changes in ecosystem complexity. In this thesis, I studied changes in ecosystem structure using two different airborne Light Detection and Range (LiDAR) systems collected 16-years apart (the 2005 dry season and the...
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The Use of Terrestrial Laser Scanners for 3-Dimensional Modelling and Quantification of the effects of Competition and Phenology on Plant Structure with Fractal Analysis and Quantitative Structural Modelling Tools
DownloadSpring 2024
Terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) are active remote sensing sensors that use light to measure distances between the sensor and objects generating a three-dimensional dataset. This technology has been used in a diverse range of ecological studies measuring plant and vegetation properties. In the...