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- 5Department of Biological Sciences
- 4Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology
- 2Department of Anthropology
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- 1Boxall, Peter (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 1Cameron Carlyle, Agriculture, Food, and Nutritional Science
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Fall 2014
Many accounts of Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) describe them as cohesive social movements that adequately address the social and environmental externalities of food and agricultural production. Yet others question whether initiatives that focus on localized consumer driven change can provide...
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Fall 2017
Since European settlement of the Canadian Prairies there has been substantial loss of wetlands. This loss occurs in large part due to drainage by private agricultural operators seeking to boost the productivity of their land. Policy makers now seek not only to conserve wetlands and prevent...
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Assessment of current and future needs for entomological extension in agriculture in Alberta
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Recent changes to the structure of agricultural extension in Alberta have raised concerns about the effectiveness and efficiency of the system. There is a need to evaluate the effectiveness of the current agricultural extension system to identify opportunities for growth and collaboration....
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Fall 2014
Canada’s boreal forest is the breeding ground for some 288 species of resident and migratory birds. Approximately 65% of the species that are currently of highest conservation priority in the boreal region are associated with wetlands and riparian areas. Although estimates vary with scale and...
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Cultivating Green Space Together: Exploring the Collaborative Planning and Public Engagement of Green Space in Edmonton, Alberta
DownloadFall 2020
Edmonton, the fifth-largest municipality in Canada, is attracting more and more people to study, work, and live. Expected to nearly double in population by 2050, the City of Edmonton put forward a series of plans to enable a sustainable and climate-resilient city to accommodate new residents....
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Fall 2021
Our world is changing from social, technical, cultural, inclusivity, environmental, risk tolerance equity, and global economic perspectives. We are transitioning to different ways of knowing and working. The societal expectations of engineers and professional engineering are changing. These...
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Dispossession and Accumulation in an Ethnic Minority Border Region: The Kazakh Project in Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
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This study examines Altay Prefecture, one of China’s border regions inhabited by ethnic Kazakhs, as a case to elucidate how the Chinese state has achieved dispossession and accumulation through the management of ethnicity and culture in an ethnic minority region. Within the framework of a case...
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Effects of environmental and disturbance gradients on native bee diversity, abundance and composition in Alberta’s prairies
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Native bees provide pollination services to a range of crops, supporting food production and the global economy. They also support the fitness of native flowering plants and terrestrial plant diversity. These functions are delivered by a diverse community of bees with a broad spectrum of life...
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Examining the Biology and Monitoring Tools of Sitodiplosis mosellana in the Peace River region, Alberta
DownloadSpring 2019
Wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana Géhin (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), is an invasive pest of wheat that has spread into the Peace River region of Alberta, Canada. The biology and monitoring of wheat midge has not previously been examined in this region. Wheat midge overwintering density and...
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Fall 2018
This dissertation provides an analysis of financing and institutional environments in sustainable innovation. I argue that to understand the drivers influencing technological innovations addressing new societal values, it is useful to study variations in financing innovation and how institutional...