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Title Limiting Democracy for the Sake of Itself: Fighting Extremism with Extreme Measures

Excerpt In response to terrorism as one of the major challenges of our time, developments in anti-terrorism law have led to laws that infringe on democratic rights. The author addresses two key questions in relation to such legislation, namely how the development of such laws is influenced by rights instruments, and whether such laws can be […]

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SDGs Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Title Air Mercury Speciation, Foliar Uptake, and Wash-Off along an Urban-Rural Gradient

Excerpt Mercury (Hg) is a contaminant of global concern due to its long-range atmospheric transport and high toxicity. The focus of this research is on the role of the forest canopy in the accumulation, and delivery of Hg to the soil Hg pool. Particular focus is on the role of atmospheric speciation of Hg on deposition. […]

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Author Stupple, Geoffrey

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SDGs Affordable and Clean EnergyLife on Land

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Title Toward an Understanding of Carpool Formation and Use

Excerpt Recent transportation, economic and environmental trends demonstrate a need for altering the typical commuting practices in the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) area. Travel Demand Management initiatives like Smart Commute’s, Carpool Zone, are working to reduce the negative externalities of commuting. Using a variety of secondary data sources, geographic visualization, and statistical methods, this thesis examines […]

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Author Soltys, Kalina

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SDGs Climate ActionSustainable Cities and Communities

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Title An Analysis of Seasonal Sea Ice off the Coast of Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada

Excerpt Sea ice is essential to the survival of many human settlements in Arctic Canada in that it provides a means for basic sustenance, travel and largely defines the seasons. Northern communities base their livelihoods on these traditionally well established cryogenic cycles. In this work, seasonal sea ice is analyzed off the coast of Cape Dorset, […]

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Author Siewierski, Richard

Advisor Gough, William A.

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Title Carbon Opportunities and Carbon Losses in the Peruvian Amazon: Farmers’ Interests in the Offset Business

Excerpt Carbon-based forestry (CBF) projects for the carbon market have been proposed with the aim of mitigating climate change, enhancing forest cover and improving livelihoods in developing countries. Debate has ensued regarding the validity of applying market-based mechanisms to climate mitigation in the form of CBF activities. Through in-depth interviews and focus groups, this study explores […]

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Author Sabelli, Andrea

Advisor Kepe, Thembela

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Title Soft Workfare? Re-orienting Toronto’s Social Infrastructure Towards Employment

Excerpt This research tracks the emergence of ‘soft’ workfare in Toronto. This refers to a set of attitudes and practices apparent in the delivery of welfare-to-work programs through the Ontario Works framework, which use compulsion to push people towards employment while simultaneously encouraging limited and specific practices of individual choice. Research findings are derived from eight […]

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Author Reid-Musson, Emily R.

Advisor Walks, R. Alan

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SDGs Decent Work and Economic Growth

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Title Water from the North: Nature, Freshwater, and the North American Water and Power Alliance

Excerpt The North American Water and Power Alliance (NAWAPA), a high modernist continental water diversion project drafted in Los Angeles in 1964, is examined for the impact it had upon social conceptions of nature, the scale of water diversion in North America, and the extent of American Southwestern efforts at sustaining unsustainable Northern lifestyles. Drafted to […]

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Author Reeves, Andrew W.

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SDGs Clean Water and SanitationClimate Action

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Title What’s “Quickest and Easiest?” Parental Perspectives of the Trip To and From School

Excerpt This study examined perspectives of the trip to/from school and travel mode choice among parents who differed in socio-economic status (SES), and whose children attended schools located in different areas (i.e., urban vs. inner-suburban) across Toronto. Thirty-seven parents (20 active and 17 non-active travelers) of grade four to six students from four elementary schools (capturing […]

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Author Richichi, Vanessa A.

Advisor Faulkner, Guy

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SDGs No PovertySustainable Cities and Communities

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Title Women’s Cricket Spaces: An Examination of Female Players’ Experiences in Canada

Excerpt Presently the literature available on women’s cricket is very limited. This thesis attempts to redress this gap by telling a story about the experiences of women’s club cricket in Toronto and Victoria. The player’s social spaces were examined, as were the intersections of gender, race and culture.. Using qualitative methods, narratives were interpreted and analyzed […]

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Author Razack, Sabrina

Advisor MacNeill, Margaret ||Fusco, Caroline

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Title Performance Measures for Forest Fire Management Organizations

Excerpt Evaluating options, making informed decisions, measuring performance, and achieving management objectives in forest fire management organizations (FFMO) requires the development and application of measures that reflect how an organization has managed challenges presented. This thesis makes use of historical fire records from 1961 – 2008 to assess the impact of weather and management interventions on […]

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Author Quince, Aaron Fletcher

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