Green Communities Canada (GCC) has been contracted by Metrolinx, the Provincial Transportation Planning agency for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), to prepare a regional plan for Active and Sustainable School Travel (ASST) in the GTHA. The purpose of this project is to facilitate a coordinated effort to improve walking and cycling among schoolchildren, […]

La présente demande concerne le chantier de recherche sur la « lisibilité des lois et des contrats ». En effet, 86 % des citoyens québécois reconnaissent que les lois sont difficiles sinon très difficiles à lire. Le Québec compte, chez les adultes, par ailleurs près de 50 % d’analphabètes fonctionnels. Pourtant des efforts importants ont […]

Cultural neuroscience is based on the theory that different values and behavioral practices across cultures influence information processing as well as neural structures. More specifically, it has been proposed that individualistic Westerners have an increased sensitivity to process central objects; while interdependent East Asians based on their collectivist culture have a tendency to process information […]

Researchers have recognized Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) potential but have not fully understood the benefits of ICTs as ways of strengthening rural communities in places such as Manitoba. This project’s goals are to create and improve research methods and tools to determine how rural communities in Manitoba use broadband and how those communities can […]

Over half of the 1.8 billion school-aged children in the world lack access to basic education. The situation becomes worse in war-torn countries as conflicts in the Middle East, and in particular Syria, escalate. It is estimated that over 2.6 million Syrian children have not been in school for over three years. Thus, the proposed […]

Upheavals in the news industry have sparked concerns about the availability of local news, particularly in smaller cities, suburban municipalities and rural areas. This project will make it possible to launch/moderate a crowd-sourced national map that tracks local news outlet launches/losses/service cuts over time; analyze data from a survey that asked voters in eight Canadian […]

Dans les milieux industriels, bien que la plupart des opérations de transfert ou de transport de marchandises se fasse maintenant automatiquement ou avec l’aide d’équipement de levage, la manutention manuelle demeure une tâche encore fréquente et propice aux accidents de travail en raison de sa complexité et sa diversité. L’Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé […]

This unique research project, undertaken by Master of Northern Governance and Development (MNGD) students, contributes significantly to our understanding of the North. The research focuses on community-based responses to rapid economic, social, and environmental changes and the development of the local capacity to respond. The analysis is collaborative, involving key stakeholders at the community and […]

This project seeks to explore LGBT anti–discrimination law in Brazil. Brazil is one of the most progressive countries in Latin America regarding LGBT rights and freedoms. Despite this, there has been a sharp rise in LGBT violence and murder rates in Brazil. Brazil also has a rapidly growing religiously conservative population, which currently controls a […]

Camps are the places where staff from oil and gas companies stay while they work in the oil fields. Camp management is important to the business of all oil and gas. Failure to manage camps appropriately can result in serious risk consequences and potential legal obligations. This research plans to fill in the research gap […]

‘Mapping for Change’ is a case study of best practices in the use of Geoweb as a mechanism for enhancing informational exchange and collaboration between homelessness stakeholders including non-profits/charities serving the homeless. Using geoweb technology developed in the Spatial Information for Community Engagement (SPiCE) Lab at UBC Okanagan, the project involves implementing and monitoring/evaluating the […]

Increasingly, organizations supporting people with disabilities, like Facilitation Wellington Dufferin (FWD), describe their activities in terms of citizenship goals, e.g., promotion of social inclusion, control over one’s own life, and access to natural supports. Key concepts such as citizenship and inclusion are philosophically disputed, raising a “measurement problem”—what would even count as evidence of success? […]