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- 1Aleksandra Afanasyeva
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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)
- 10Goddard, Ellen (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 10Luckert, Marty (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 9Adamowicz, Vic (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
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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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Culturally Driven Freshwater and Fish Monitoring: Opportunities for Social-Ecological Learning in the Northwest Territories’ Dehcho Region
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There is growing concern about the sustainability of freshwater ecosystems in northern Canada that are under significant stress from climate change, resource development, and hydroelectric development, among others. Community-based monitoring (CBM) based on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)...
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Fall 2022
This study explores the acceptance of wind energy amongst rural landowning farmers in Alberta as they are a demographic that will be directly involved in and affected by wind energy development in the province. This thesis project uses data from an online survey completed by 401 Albertan...
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Spring 2022
This project sought to determine the effect of grazing management decisions on operation wealth; specifically, to determine both the wealth maximizing system for producers and to determine the impact on producers who adopt more intensive management systems. Adoption of four grazing management...
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Consumer preferences for the genomic selection for particular traits in breeding dairy cows in Canada
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This study examines Canadian public preferences for the use of genomic selection in breeding dairy cows for four main traits– feed efficiency, methane emission reduction, enhanced disease resilience, improved cow fertility as well as the use of antibiotics. Since this research information might...
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Spring 2021
The dairy industry in Canada has undergone huge changes in the last few decades. While the average annual milk production per cow grew over three times by 2015 (average rose to 8.65 Hectolitres per and reached 9.5 Hectolitres in 2018) from 1995 levels (2.5 Hectolitres a year per cow on average),...
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Perceptions of Science and Expertise Among Alternative Ranchers in Alberta, Canada: A Qualitative and Actor-Network Analysis
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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...
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Spatial analysis of stated and revealed preference values of farms and parks: a case of Edmonton, Canada
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Rapid city expansion has meant the conversion of large areas of farmland into developed uses. With the increasing social realization of the amenity and non-amenity values of open spaces in urban and peri-urban contexts, this study provides information that policy makers and planners could use as...
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Spring 2021
Cooperation and coordination are challenging to achieve in public goods games. As a result, public goods are often chronically under-provisioned due to free-riding. However, reciprocity has been increasingly associated with cooperative behaviour and may play an important role in driving...
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Turning a Liability into an Asset: Re-purposing Inactive Petroleum Wells for Geothermal Energy Production
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There are over 600,000 registered oil and gas wells in the province of Alberta, many of these are inactive wells that do not produce resource yet do present a significant environmental risk and financial liability in cleanup costs. There are no regulations stipulating the maximum length of time a...