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- 12Parkins, John (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 11Parlee, Brenda (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 10Boxall, Peter (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
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The Effect of Source Water Quality on Water Treatment Costs: Evaluation of Source Water Protection Practices
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A few high-profile forest fires and floods in recent history has exposed the vulnerability of Canadians’ drinking water supply systems to extreme events and their long-lasting consequences. Elevated levels of contaminants in surface waters can force downstream communities to engage in costly...
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Fall 2022
Abstract In this thesis, I estimate the willingness-to-accept (WTA) for genomic information sharing in Alberta beef cattle production. In addition, I examine the factors that influence the WTA by commercial cow-calf producers in genomic information sharing with Breeding Associations (BAs). As...
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The Economics of Beneficial Management Practices Adoption on Representative Alberta Crop Farms
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Monte Carlo simulation was used to examine the on-farm economics from adoption of Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) on five representative Alberta cropping farms. Adoption of shelterbelts, buffer strips, residue management, and the addition of annual and perennial forages, field peas, and...
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The Economic Impact of Alternative Antimicrobial Management Strategies in Western Beef Feedlots: An Agent-based Model
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There is growing evidence that antimicrobial use (AMU) in animal agriculture contributes to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which has created global public threats that adversely affect health and welfare in society. This thesis explores the economic impact of antimicrobial use management...
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Fall 2022
We rarely think of hope as a determinant of economic outcomes. Yet it has been shown to be a motivator of human behavior in the fields of psychology and anthropology. Recent studies have incorporated the longstanding psychological concept of hope into economics, but have failed to pay sufficient...
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The Demonstration and Capture of an Ecosystem Service Value: Three Different Methodological Approaches
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Water management can generate valuable ecosystem services but can be costly to implement. This dissertation examines this issue using irrigation water storage infrastructure which has provided desirable services to residential properties in the Town of Chestermere in Alberta, Canada. Based on...
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The Deliberative Experience: Exploring the Experiences of Participants within the Citizens' Panel on Edmonton's Energy and Climate Challenges
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Climate change is a complex and value-laden issue, polarized by debate, and the localized nature of its effects warrants greater community response and citizen participation. This research contributes to existing deliberative democracy theory and practice by exploring the nature of participant...
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Technology Adoption by Ontario Dairy Producers: Productivity-enhancing versus Cost-minimizing Technologies
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Under supply management, Canadian dairy producers maximize profits subject to their quota holdings. This constraint on supply effectively leads producers to solve a cost-minimization problem, which may have an effect on their use of technology. I hypothesize that Ontario dairy producers have...
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Technical Efficiency of Wildfire Detection and Machine Learning Predictions in Alberta, Canada
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Wildfire management agencies must continue to evolve and adjust to the dynamic nature of their industry. They face pressures that include a changing climate with the prospect of intense future fire seasons, tighter government budgets for wildfire detection and suppression, and the fast-pace of...
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Fall 2019
There have been many rigorous discussions about the purpose of sustainability education and the sets of learning objectives, learning outcomes or competencies that will best serve this purpose. Some scholars contend that sustainability education should raise awareness and disseminate knowledge to...