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Spring 2019

LIN, ZHAOCHAO

The overall objective of this study was to determine the economic benefits associated with wildlife habitat and water quality enhancement in Alberta’s South Saskatchewan Region as results of agri-environmental BMP adoptions. Stated preference questionnaires were designed to elicit the associated...

Spring 2020

Zhang, Zhiyu

Genetic products have been traded internationally since the 1970s. Over 190 countries have participated in trading genetic products including bovine semen, live bovine animals for breeding purposes, and live swine animal for breeding purposes. The goal of his research is to study...

Fall 2016

Zeppa, Victoria S

When agricultural markets do not function well, the results can impose disproportionate negative effects on smallholder farmers (FAO, 2010). These effects are exacerbated when markets for key inputs, such as skilled labour, are missing or incomplete (de Janvry et al., 1991). To reduce risk and...

Fall 2019

Bruno, Grant C

In the Cree language, mâmawihitowin loosely translates as “bringing the camps together for a common goal”. Indigenous health outcomes are generally poorer than the mainstream population. Grounded in Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) principles, this thesis examines the development...

Fall 2014

Danso,George K

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...

Spring 2019

Durocher, Geoffrey L

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal prion disease that spreads among members of the deer family (Cervidae). As new cases of CWD are being reported in several Canadian provinces, states within the USA and countries in Europe this thesis had two main goals. The first was to attempt to...

Spring 2016

Muringai, Violet

Consumers’ concerns about animal diseases, production and processing methods could drive their choices of food products. Consumers’ choices of food products will influence their nutritional status. Understanding preferences for food products could inform policy and assist in forecasting future...

Fall 2012

Song, Ge

In this study, representatives (n=18) from Alberta agri-food institutions were interviewed to understand the institutional learning practices that were employed following the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in May, 2003. Based on theoretical frameworks derived from reflexive...

Spring 2020

Mukhtarov, Ravkat

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...

Spring 2017

Bozan, Ozgur

The public understanding and policy agendas about the climate change issue have been influenced by the media, one of the most dominant industries in the 21st century. Decades of research have been conducted in media analysis to understand how the media shapes public engagement and policy agendas...