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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.
To retrieve all theses and dissertations associated with a specific department from the library catalogue, choose 'Advanced' and keyword search "university of alberta dept of english" OR "university of alberta department of english" (for example). Past graduates who wish to have their thesis or dissertation added to this collection can contact us at erahelp@ualberta.ca.
Items in this Collection
- 3Dr. Scott Jeffrey (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 1Dr. Brent Swallow (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 1Dr. Feng Qiu (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 1Dr. Terry Veeman (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 1Dr. Wiktor Adamowicz (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 1Alberta
- 1Beneficial management practice
- 1CGE model
- 1Conversion
- 1Cost transfer
- 1Farm level simulation
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Agricultural Producers’ Costs of Adoption of Wetland Restoration Beneficial Management Practice: Estimation and Spatial Transferability
DownloadSpring 2016
This thesis estimated agricultural producers’ costs of adopting a wetland restoration beneficial management practice (BMP) in the Western Canadian Prairie region using two alternative cost discovery methods. It then explored the spatial transferability of the cost estimates obtained for the two...
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An Investigation of the Effects of Conversion Pressure and Fragmentation on Farmland Values in Alberta, Canada
DownloadFall 2016
The majority of the agricultural area in Alberta, Canada, is situated in the southern half of the province. This also coincides with the population distribution as most Albertans call this region home. Therefore, it is no surprise that there are multiple competing uses and demands for farmland....
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Water Trading: Irrigation Technology Adoption and Economic Impact of Transboundary Water Reallocation
DownloadFall 2014
The overall purpose of the study is to evaluate how water trading could improve water use efficiency in southern Alberta, Canada and how benefits of water reallocation could be achieved in the Nile River basin in Africa. The impact of water scarcity has become more prominent in these areas in...