This online database contains the full-text of PhD dissertations and Masters’ theses of Wilfrid Laurier University students from 1982 forward. These documents are made available for personal study and research purposes only, in accordance with the Canadian Copyright Act and the Creative Commons license—CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivative Works). Under this license, works must always be attributed to the copyright holder (original author), cannot be used for any commercial purposes, and may not be altered. Any other use would require the permission of the copyright holder. Students can choose to withdraw their dissertation and/or thesis from this database. For additional inquiries, please contact the repository administrator via e-mail or by telephone at 519-884-0710 ext. 2073.
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Japanese Encephalitis: Assessing disease risk due to landscape factors at multiple scales, Julia E. Metelka
Debt Financed Migration to Consumption Smoothing: Tracing the Link between Migration and Food Security in Bangladesh, Mohammad Moniruzzaman
EVALUATING THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL FUNCTIONING OF A CONSTRUCTED FEN ON THE POST-MINING LANDSCAPE OF ATHABASCA OIL SANDS REGION, FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA, CANADA, Felix C. Nwaishi
Space-time modelling of emerging infectious diseases: Assessing leptospirosis risk in Sri Lanka, Cameron C F Plouffe
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) for Agricultural Sustainability Assessment, Byomkesh Talukder
The Feasibility, Practicality and Uses of Detecting Crop Water Stress in Southern Ontario Apple Orchards with a UAS, Thomas S. Tiidus Mr.
ACCULTURATION AND POST-IMMIGRATION CHANGES IN OBESITY, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND NUTRITION: COMPARING HISPANICS AND ASIANS IN THE WATERLOO REGION, ONTARIO, CANADA., Michele Vitale Mr. and Sean Doherty
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Urban Flood Response Planning: Building Urban Resilience in Calgary and Toronto, Sarah Asrat
EXPLORING DAILY DIETARY BEHAVIOUR THROUGH EXAMINATION OF THE FOOD CHOICE PROCESS, ivy dam
‘WATER IS LIFE’: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLACE IDENTITY, WATER AND ADAPTIVE CAPACITY IN FORT RESOLUTION, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA, Jennifer A. Fresque-Baxter
DUNE AND COASTAL EVOLUTION IN ISLA SALAMANCA NATIONAL PARK, COLOMBIA, Juan Felipe Gómez
A CRITICAL REVIEW OF ONTARIO’S BLUE BOX PROGRAM: IDENTIFYING AND TESTING BEST PRACTICES IN PRINTED PAPER AND PACKAGING RECYCLING, Calvin Lakhan
An Analysis of Quality for Volunteered Geographic Information, Joel C H Meier
EXPLORING THE MOMENTS AND MEMORY OF TOURIST EXPERIENCES IN PERU, Sarah Quinlan Cutler
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Integrated spatial analysis of volunteered geographic information, Haydn Lawrence
Quantifying Rooftop Solar Power for the City of Waterloo, Ontario, Shawn W. MacDonald
Evaluation of SWAT Model Applicability in a First-Order Agricultural Watershed in Southern Ontario, Ibrahim O. Rashid
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Shoreline Changes in Point Pelee, Canada: An Airphoto-based Analysis, Abdullah BaMasoud
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Controls on Terrestrial Evapotranspiration from a Forest-Wetland Complex in the Western Boreal Plain, Alberta, Canada, Scott M. Brown
An Exploration of American and Canadian Tourist Destination Images of Cuba, Culum Richard Canally
Spatial and Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Grizzly Bear Movement Patterns as Related to Underlying Landscapes Across Multiple Scales, Barbara Lynn Carra
Littoral Cells, Longshore Transport and Wave Climate: An Examination of Littoral Transport Along the Western Shore of Prince Edward County, Ontario, Jayson A. Childs
Rethinking Biodiversity Conservation Effectiveness and Evaluation in the National Protected Areas Systems of Tropical Islands: The Case of Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, Suzanne Mae Camille Davis
Place and Food: A Relational Analysis of Personal Food Environments, Meanings of Place and Diet Quality, Ellen Desjardins
Paleolimnological Reconstruction of Hydrologic Change in the Slave River and Great Slave Lake During the Past Millennium, Matthew Ennis
Grounding Diaspora in Experience: Niagara Mennonite Identity, Cynthia Anne Jones
Carbon Dioxide Exchange in a Permafrost-Dominated Boreal Wetland in the Northwest Territories, Canada, Andrea J. Kenward
An Apple A Day: Exploring Food and Agricultural Knowledge and Skill Among Children in Southern Ontario, Shannon Alberta Kornelsen
Identifying Potential Carbon Flux Responses to Shifting Hydroecological and Climactic Regimes in the Peace-Athabasca Delta, Caleb W. Light
Forestry-Based Livelihoods in Central Vietnam: An Examination of the Acacia Commodity Chain: A Case from Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam, Robert Pietrzak
Tundra Snow Cover Properties from In-Situ Observation and Multi-Scale Passive Microwave Remote Sensing, Andrew Rees
A Time Series Analysis: Exploring the Link between Human Activity and Blood Glucose Fluctuation, Eric A. Sadowski
Plant Isotopes as Indicators of N Cycling Processes in Agricultural Fields, Eric Thuss
Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Nitrous Oxide Flux from Agricultural Soil in Southern Ontario, Michelle E. Zurbrigg
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and Adaptive Co-Management: A Case Study of Narwhal Co-Management in Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Aaron T. Dale
Laboratory Studies in Chemically Mediated Phosphorus Removal, Rebecca L. Gilmore
The Role of Geospatial Thinking and Geographic Skills in Effective Problem Solving with GIS: K-16 Education, Niem Tu Huynh
Understanding Tourist-Host Interactions and their Influence on Quality Tourism Experiences, Tiffanie L. Skipper
Toward A More Holistic Approach to The Conservation Management Of Southern Ontario’s Small Protected Areas, Wilfred Gregory Tschirhart
Responding to Change in a Northern Aboriginal Community (Fort Resolution, NWT, Canada): Linking Social and Ecological Perspectives, Sonia Darienne Wesche
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
The Human Activity-Travel Rescheduling Decision Process, Andrew F. Clark
A Critical Examination of Sustainability Considerations in Yukon Environmental Assessment—Past and Present, Louisa M. Clementino
How the Formal Education System in Kenya is Changing the Culture of the Maasai Community, Jennifer Coles
Reconstruction of Peace River Flood Frequency and Magnitude for the Past ∼600 Years from Oxbow Lake Sediments, Peace-Athabasca Delta, Canada, Suzanne Jarvis
Assessing the ‘Hazards of Place’ Model of Vulnerability: A Case Study of Waterloo Region, Erin Joakim
The Application of Environmental Impact Assessment Legislation to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games Venue and Infastructure Development, Daniel Melbourne Patterson Kellar
Multi-Method Assessment of Newcomer Settlement Experiences in Kitchener-Waterloo, Qaseem Ludin
Paleohydrologic Reconstruction of Three Shallow Basins, Slave River Delta, NWT, Using Stable Isotope Methods, Cherie Mongeon
Hydrological Response Patterns and Solute Flux in Canadian Shield Basins: Role of Different Physical Features and Antecedent Moisture Conditions, Jessica Mueller
Intra-Urban Analysis of Commercial Locations: A GIS-Based Approach, Christopher D. Storie
Effective Teaching & Teaching Evaluation Practices: Canadian University Geography Departments, Susan Vajoczki
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Environmental Information Systems and Community-Based Resource Management in Ghana: An Investigation of Institutional Policy and Implementation in Context, Abednego Ayitey Aryee
Local and regional-scale societal dynamics in grizzly bear conservation, Douglas Andrew Clark
A Comparison of the Perceptions of Risk and Health Between Old Order Mennonites and Mainstream Society in the Grand River Valley: A Cross-Cultural Analysis, Ewa Dabrowska-Miciula
Evapotranspirative Controls in a Low Arctic Tundra Environment, Daring Lake, NWT, Canada, Shawn LeCompte
An Institutional Analysis of Oil and Gas Sector Development and Environmental Management in the Yukon Territory, Jason C. May
Intra-urban spatial accessibility: An improved methodological approach, Jeremy W.E. McAndrew
The Battle Over Our Land: Urbanization versus Farmland Preservation in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, Kali Mikulica
Impacts of organized sport on family life and travel demand, Jodi Murray
An Analytical Overview of the Factors Influencing Housing Accessibility of Bangladeshi Immigrants in Kitchener-Waterloo, Farzana Afreen Propa
Assessing integration in resource and environmental management in the Southwest Yukon, Madison S. Saunders
Spatial Relationships of Carbon Dioxide Exchange in an Upland Forested Wetland Complex in the Western Boreal Plain, Alberta, Canada, Danielle M. Solondz
An Analysis of Social Aspects of Forest Stewardship Council Forest Certification in Three Ontario Case Studies, Melanie Venne
Perceptions of Change in the Urban Core: A Case Study of a Satellite Campus in Kitchener, Ontario, Lindsay Woodside
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Modeling uncertainty in mountain pine beetle management systems, Anthony L. Alfano
Of fish and people: Managerial ecology in Newfoundland and Labrador cod fisheries, Dean Louis Yelwa Bavington
An analysis of community forest implementation in British Columbia, Canada, Ryan C. Bullock
Assessment and classification of a modified urban stream: Schneider Creek, Kitchener, Ontario, J. Andrew Carnegie
A history of non-farm rural residential development in Oxford County, Ontario and its impact on farm life, Jaime Lynne Patricia Gillespie
Modelling relationships between road access and recreational fishing site choice while accounting for spatial complexities, Lenny Michael Hunt
Patterns of total suspended solids concentration and the influence of antecedent conditions on hydrograph response to precipitation events on Beaver Creek, Ontario, Matthew Peter Roy Mittler
Urban particulate matter 2.5 mass concentrations: A comparison between a drive-through and a park setting, Cheryl Robertson
Conceptualizing and analyzing the pleasure travel decision-making process, Wayne William Smith
Detecting hot spots of mountain pine beetle infestations in the forests of British Columbia: An approach using local spatial autocorrelation, Rodrigo Tapia-McClung
Seasonal variability of carbon dioxide fluxes over a heterogeneous low tundra ecosystem, Ronald P. van Haarlem
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Spatial relationships of grassland net ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange in a first-order agricultural basin in southern Ontario, Patrick S. Chahil
The August 14th, 2003 blackout: Implications for future disaster preparedness in Toronto, Ontario, Kelly Marie MacGrandles
Spatial and spatial-temporal analysis of mountain pine beetle infestations at a landscape scale, Trisalyn Anna-Lisa Nelson
Managing household activities: Gender differences in time-use and activity scheduling behaviour, Kim T. Tran
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
An evaluative framework for assessing information management in watershed management: The case of the Grand River Conservation Authority (Ontario), Robert Scott Brown
The contribution of stewardship to park planning and management in Ontario: A study of Bruce Peninsula and Georgian Bay Islands national parks, Felicitas Egunyu
Women's agency in the development of hybrid social spaces: The trials of Sarah Ballenden and Maria Thomas in Canada's Red River colony, 1850 and 1863 (Manitoba), Sharron A. FitzGerald
Housing the low-income elderly in Geneva. A case study (Switzerland), Martine Freedman
Using a computerized data collection method to explore sketch map drawing sequence, Niem Tu Huynh
Forest fires, woodland caribou and land use policies in northwestern Ontario (Rangifer tarandus), Brian Frederick Kutas
Using GIS and spatial statistics to explore and model demand for emergency medical services in the city of Sudbury, Ontario, Marc Lefebvre
Temporal variability in nutrient transport in a first-order agricultural basin in southern Ontario, Merrin L. Macrae
Regional planning and British Columbia's agricultural land reserve: A case study of land use, development and policy impacts in the Central Okanagan Valley, Danielle H. Noble
Tackling the issue of access: Situating place within immigrant women's experiences of health and health care (Ontario), Jillian C. Paul
Impacts at the coast: Climate change influences on Lake Huron's water levels at Oliphant (Ontario), Kevin Tupman
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Differential vulnerability to debris flow hazard in two high mountain communities of the Karakoram Himalaya, northern Pakistan, Shauna Flanagan
The relationships of vegetation and bird communities with landforms and geomorphic processes on the Central Niagara Escarpment (Ontario), Robert John Milne
Combining dynamic cartography and temporal GIS to visualize industrial development in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, Shawn Mueller
Developing a conceptual system model for ecological integrity planning in the Greater Kluane Region, Yukon, Brent Heyward Parker