Construction SMEs significantly contribute to Canada’s economy. Therefore high productivity within the SMEs is highly beneficial for the development of the country. Building constructions and renovations are everyday occurrences which involve the constant need to improve and readapt business practices to market forces and trends of globalization. Consumers and business owners face problems during each […]

Water is one of our most precious common goods. In order to improve our governance of water we may learn from current decision-making and identify improved management processes. This research project will apply innovative social network analysis and other decision management tools to support benchmarking, characterizing and improving water governance. Water events, flood and drought, […]

In the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, a lot can be learned from young people who experienced the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire disaster. Knowing and hearing their concerns will be critical for shaping how they and their communities recover and build a more resilient future. This means ensuring that youth have support to explore and […]

When disasters strike, young people are often portrayed as victims with little to contribute to their recovery. This can lead to the absence of critical youth concerns in key decision-making processes despite growing evidence that strengthened community engagement and voice generates social, economic, and environmental benefits in short and long term recovery. The proposed research […]

This research will explore how community organised social entrepreneurship and enterprise can be used to build and strengthen local food systems in the Capital Region of British Columbia. It will ask questions about how effective social entrepreneurship could be in developing warehousing, distribution and processing services that are compatible in scale and quality with community-based […]

The Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team (GOERT) is a non-government organization that endeavours to inform the public of their scientific findings and conservation goals. Social media has been used for conservation outreach, but the role of the public in sharing tweets and posts can have mixed effects. What information are shared by the public can […]

The overall aim of the research is to increase the influence of citizens in governance activities in Vietnam through bilateral development assistance from Canada. The research will compare the Canadian and Vietnamese characterization of “governance” and “good governance,” notably how governance is conceptualized and measured. The research will document specific Canadian approaches to and international […]

This research project will support rural communities in Mongolia by creating climate change education and training materials tailored to their unique environment and way of life. Many herders and farmers in Mongolia face serious challenges due to extreme weather and changing climates, which affect their land, water, and food. Working with the ECCO-FARM project, the […]

This research project will explore how the pursuit of social wealth can impact the social health and well-being of remote and hybrid leaders. Building on the concepts of Social Wellbeing, Social Capital, and Social Wealth, I propose a continuum from loneliness to Social Wealth, where Social Wealth represents an abundance of meaningful, reciprocal social connections. […]

The Skeena River near Prince Rupert is home to five species of salmon, steelhead and many other aquatic species, and draws diverse interests which include: federal and provincial governments, First Nations, commercial and recreational fishers, non-governmental environmental organizations, small businesses, and the public. Parties with diverse ecological, economic and cultural interests such as these present […]

The overarching objective of this research project is to support and increase climate action leadership through the process of seeding, establishing, building, and growing an online climate action intersectional leadership community of practice that will in turn inform the development and design of an evidence-based framework and pedagogy to be used to shape an extended […]

This research project aims to understand what key organizational factors are necessary to manage change in resource constrained organizations (RCOs) to enhance organizational survivability. RCOs include small businesses and not for profit organizations that have limited resources such as time or money to manage continuous change. The findings in this research will assist 1743231 Alberta […]