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- 1Gold, Brian R
- 1Grayson, Bilak, S.
- 1Lacanilao, Ryan D.
- 1Lim, Meghan A
- 1Liu, Chenxi
- 8Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology
- 5Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- 2Department of Rural Economy
- 1Department of Economics
- 1Department of English and Film Studies
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- 3Adamowicz, Vic (Rural Economy)
- 2Boxall, Peter (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 2Jeffrey, Scott (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 1Adamowicz, Wiktor (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology
- 1Baker, Donald (East Asian Studies, University of British Columbia)
- 1Boxall, Peter (Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
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Fall 2009
Following the economic theory of averting behaviour, this thesis examines preferences for drinking water in Canada. Probabilistic mortality risk perceptions and other perceived water quality measures are included in econometric models of choice, and assessed for their impact, and value. The...
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Fall 2023
Evidence suggests that property-level risk reduction against natural hazards is worthwhile, however households often don’t make these investments. The overall objective of this thesis was to understand the decision-making process concerning household investment in property-level flood protection...
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Impact Evaluation of Climate Smart Agriculture Program Investments in Food Security Using Machine Learning Estimators
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Smallholder farmers in rural regions of developing countries are often vulnerable to climate events. Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) seeks to sustain or improve agricultural yields while mitigating climate change. The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)...
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Modelling landscape changes and metrics, and determining optimal resource allocation by integrating Geographic Information Systems, government policy, and economics
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The main goal of this thesis is to contribute to the knowledge base of land use and land cover change dynamics in ecologically sensitive, seasonal environments with a dominant agricultural industry. Anthropogenic alteration by land-based industries currently threatens many ecosystems, including...
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Spring 2016
This contribution presents the results of a new mapping and geochemical investigation of well-preserved rock units in the Acasta Gneiss Complex (AGC), Canada, and provides additional support for a broadly mafic Hadean Earth, in which the first evolved crust formation took place in a geodynamic...
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Price Relationships and Feedstock Supply for a Second-Generation Ethanol Industry in Canada
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There is potential for a second-generation ethanol industry that uses wheat straw as a feedstock to emerge in Western Canada. This thesis presents three analyses that investigate regional and international factors that influence the future success of this industry. The first two analyses...
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The application of detrital zircon grains from Pleistocene eskers for reconnaissance bedrock mapping in the Acasta Gneiss Complex
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The Acasta Gneiss Complex (AGC) is a ~2400 km2 Hadean-Mesoarchean terrane that contains the oldest known zircon-bearing rocks on Earth. Despite its importance for early Earth geology, only a small fraction (~50 km2) has been mapped in detail. To determine the lateral extent of ancient rocks and...
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Fall 2011
This study has attempted to measure the economic impacts of chronic wasting disease (CWD) on Alberta hunters, in the study region of the Eastern to South-Eastern border of the province. Two years of stated preference and revealed preference data were collected and choice behaviour modelled using...
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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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Fall 2018
Surprisingly, pigeons have been shown to sacrifice food rewards to get information about the upcoming outcome when making choices in a delay decision task. For instance, when choosing between an option which offers a reward 100% of the time after a delay (e.g. 10 s), versus an option that gives...