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Fall 2012
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...
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Fall 2017
The domestication of animals holds a crucial role in the development of societies worldwide. The production-based handling practices of livestock agriculture are a main area of inquiry for those who seek to improve animal husbandry and the treatment of animals implicated in agriculture. This...
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Moving through uncertain times: A morphogenetic approach to understanding people's response to crisis in two forest community contexts in rural British Columbia
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The degree to which individuals have agency to respond during crisis, and the degree to which social structure and culture influence their course of action, present compelling questions for understanding social change. The tradition of examining the interplay between agency and social structure,...
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Postcolonial Critique of Environmental Justice: A Discourse Analysis of United Nations Documents on Post-Invasion Iraq and Afghanistan
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This thesis offers a postcolonial understanding of power relations in environmental justice discourse. The main argument of this research is that environmental justice can be seen not only from a postcolonial point of view, but also as a postcolonial issue. The intellectual contribution of the...
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Spring 2013
Culture provides a lens through which to increase our understanding of community responses that both contribute to and detract from a population’s food security. This qualitative study using semi-structured interviews, observations and visual methodology identifies how culture is manifested...
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Making a Place at the Table: Examining the Impact and Influence of Women in Agricultural Leadership in the Canadian Prairies
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Since the first days of cultivation of the land, women have played an essential role in the development of agriculture of the Canadian prairies. Over the past 150 years, as prairie agriculture has undergone a range of socio-cultural, economic and technical changes, so too have the roles,...
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What Determines Municipal Renewable Energy Development? Insights From a Mixed-Methods Study of Municipalities in Alberta
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This thesis contributes to energy social sciences, examining the potential of municipal renewable energy projects and employing a novel theoretical framework intersecting the theory of planned behaviour and transition theory. I site this work in Alberta, a province with a carbon intensive energy...
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Investigating Cultures of Food Security: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Gender in Rural Kongwa, Tanzania
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This thesis examines two cultural components of food security in rural Tanzania, specifically gendered mobilities and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in the District of Kongwa. Drawing on critical and focused ethnographic principles, intra-household data was collected from 27 households in...
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Relationships of Range Health Scores with Grazing Management Practices and Producer Perspectives in Alberta, Canada
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Livestock management systems are becoming an increasing focus of attention in scientific study. An area of study that has not been heavily investigated is the social dimension of grazing management. Why do some livestock producers choose one form of grazing management over another? Why is there...
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Evaluating Consumer Behaviour, Attitudes, and Emotions Surrounding Environmental Aspects of the Canadian Animal and Plant-based Dairy Industries
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Across Canada, there are approximately 3 million people that identify as vegan or vegetarian. Though reasons for this diet vary across individuals and groups, a major motivator found in recent research is that consumers are concerned about their environmental footprints and are seeking diets and...