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Fall 2017

Doll, Claire A.

Alberta holds a vast supply of lands that could be suitable for growing energy crops for biofuels; yet the cellulosic ethanol industry remains in its infancy. This thesis presents two studies that investigate the factors influencing the potential future of the industry. To provide insights into...

Fall 2011

Politylo, Bryn

Recently northwest Saskatchewan has seen a rapid push towards large-scale development corresponding with a shifting political economy in the province. For the rights-bearing Métis people of northwest Saskatchewan this shift significantly influences provincial environmental governance, which...

Fall 2020

Faid, Julian TW

Given that our urban centres have been dominated by the private car for a hundred years, this thesis asked what is next for Canadian cities. Previous research on the future of urban mobility, and specifically city planning and autonomous vehicles, has been from an American or Australian context....

Fall 2013

Braun, Jennifer A

The globalization and industrialization of the agri-food system over the past fifty years has been linked to declining knowledge and skills in the general population related to growing, preserving and cooking food. In rural communities, loss of this knowledge and associated culture and traditions...

Fall 2021

Dlusskaya, Kira Konstantinovna

Raising animals has been an important aspect of human food systems for millennia, but with growing climate concerns, the management of animal agriculture, including beef production, needs to adhere to environmental best practices. Determining what these practices are has been the subject of much...

Fall 2011

Zaki, Tarek

Abstract This thesis explores the risk perception of climate change among Egyptians who reside in Canada and Egyptians who reside in Egypt. It applies a quantitative comparative analysis of these two populations to assess differences in risk perception of climate change and the influence of world...

Fall 2023

Howse, Robin M

This thesis research will explore the ways in which land-based healing and reclamation are interconnected. The Indigenous community members of the Pekîwe Cultural Lodge were both collaborators and co-thinkers in this work. Looking at the social aspects of reclamation through an Indigenous lens...

Fall 2014

Dipa, Nusrat J

The Government of Canada introduced the federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) during 2005 as an initiative to improve sustainable development in rural communities. One of the main requirements for accessing this fund was that each municipality formulate an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP). As...

Fall 2014

Omosa, Eileen K.

Rural land users in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya find themselves in a period of history with unprecedented levels of change to the way land is held and accessed. In many pastoralists’ settings, including Kajiado County, rangelands are undergoing processes of fragmentation and enclosure...

Spring 2024

Wilson, Amy

Although oil and gas overshadow coal mining in conversations about fossil fuels, coal still plays a significant role in Alberta’s culture, economy, and energy supply. In some pockets of Alberta, coal mining is central to local communities and their future aspirations. This study uses a case study...