City of Lloydminster REMC Exercise Co-op

With the recent regionalization of emergency management services between 10 communities in the Lloydminster area, a project in the emergency management sector is being pursued that looks to create and deliver a full-scale exercise to a region of approximately 50,000 people. This exercise would be a one-of-a-kind delivery for a region such as Lloydminster and […]

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Neighbourhood Sustainability Assessment: Connecting Impact with Policy Intent

The Neighbourhood Sustainability Assessment: Connecting Impact with Policy Intent project seeks to conduct a sustainability assessment of the UniverCity neighbourhood on Burnaby Mountain. The Community Capital NSA tool will be used to evaluate how well the UniverCity neighbourhood is meeting its vision of being a model sustainable complete community. Results will be subjected to a […]

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La recherche-création : vecteur de réappropriation de la parole chez les victimes de violence conjugale

Ce projet consiste à susciter et à accompagner la prise de parole de survivantes de violence conjugale en la médiatisant par l’entremise de la création littéraire. Recrutées en collaboration avec des organismes communautaires des régions du Saguenay et de la Capitale-Nationale, ces femmes prendront part à des entretiens préparés par des professeur.es en littérature et […]

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Étude de l’évolution stylistique et fonctionnelle de la céramique commune grecque

Participant au stage de l’école de fouille d’Argilos, j’aimerais faire un voyage de deux semaines avant le stage et de quatre semaines après le stage afin de collecter des données concernant l’évolution structurelle et fonctionnelle de la céramique commune grecque à travers les visites de musée et de site archéologique dans le Péloponnèse et dans […]

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Post-reform China’s Evolving Compensation and Resettlement Mechanism for Land Expropriation: A Case Study in Shanghai’s Urban Fringe Region

The research will portray the institutional evolution of post-reform China’s compensation and resettlement mechanism for land expropriation through a case study in Shanghai’s urban fringe region. The project will incorporate archive studies (Phase I), interviews with various stakeholders (Phase II), and ground surveys with affected rural households (Phase II). The study will not only probe […]

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The revolving door of reintegration: Understanding the experiences and challenges of previously incarcerated people in Ontario

The transition from incarceration to the community (i.e., reintegration) is often characterized by uncertainty, unease, and instability. While there is a strong understanding reintegrative barriers like a lack of safe and stable housing, employment, and social support, reintegration is often characterized as a series of distinct challenges that determine its success. This overlooks how previously […]

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Developing and Delivering Resources to support the Transition to Sustainable Craft in Unama’ki: Cape Breton

This research will explore ways the craft sector in Unama’ki: Cape Breton can adapt to become more sustainable. That exploration will inform the development of visually engaging resources and reports that will be shared broadly with artists, craftspeople, and others in the craft and culture sector.?This will include a toolkit, map of resources for craftspeople, […]

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The Plasticene Ocean

Marine plastic pollution is a growing environmental concern that is plaguing coastal communities around the world. Remote locations face unequal waste burdens from the inequitable global flow of plastics and limited waste management infrastructure, causing social and environmental injustices. Small-scale fishers and rural coastal communities directly depend on a healthy marine ecosystem for subsistence and […]

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Shifting perceptions of substance use in northwestern Ontario

The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) aims to address substance use issues prevalent in its catchment area by integrating two projects. Firstly, targeting high alcohol consumption rates, the initiative will require behavior change strategies to combat the normalization of alcohol use. By tailoring interventions to diverse subgroups, NWHU endeavors to shift cultural attitudes, thus reducing associated […]

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New Analytical Approaches to Social Media Data

In general, market research agencies use surveys and social media analytics as different ways to explain customer behaviour. Vision Critical, a Vancouver software and market research firm, is currently testing how the two can be combined to generate new findings. While the company intends to offer this approach as a service, various important questions to […]

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Investigating the knowledge, attitudes, practices, and perceptions of the eco-bio-social drivers of dengue virus transmission among residents living in urban São Paulo city, Brazil

Dengue virus (DENV) is a virus that is spread by some mosquitoes in Latin America and the Caribbean. In recent years, DENV has spread rapidly, particularly in Brazil. The climate greatly influences the biology of the mosquito and the virus. On top of that, there are social factors that allow DENV to spread including living […]

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Mesure de la maturité et de la transformation numérique de la Ville de Laval

Les entreprises manufacturières de la Ville de Laval au Québec affichent un retard significatif dans l’adoption des technologies numériques, attribué au manque d’alignement avec le modèle d’affaires, la difficulté à établir des indicateurs clés de performance, et le déficit de compétences internes et de motivation des employés. Ce projet vise à évaluer la maturité numérique […]

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