Landfill emissions can continue for decades after biogas extraction systems have been turned off. The possibility of land reclamation projects, such as turning an old landfill into a park, depends of passive, low-maintenance, technologies that can cope with these emissions. The main goal of this research is to design, construct and monitor a pilot-scale passive […]

One of the important problems in farming is to decide on variable fertilizer rates based on the inputs about varying soil types and some other factors. This is a key component for optimizing productivity and sustainability in precision agriculture. The main objective of this project is to use datasets captured by satellite imaging to develop […]

Community science, the public participation and collaboration in monitoring and research, is rapidly emerging as an effective means to collect vast quantities of data in a cost-efficient manner. This may prove invaluable to conservation efforts, as using crowd-sourced data to inform decisions can allow managers to redirect limited funds towards action rather than monitoring. My […]

Movement of sediment through landslide activities dominates sediment transport in headwater channels, and exerts a strong control on downstream channel morphology and aquatic habitat. Landslide and debris flow activity in headwater channels is controlled in part by the intensity of precipitation events. At Russell Creek Experimental Watershed on northern Vancouver Island, high resolution, remotely sensed […]

The northern resident killer whale (NRKW) population off British Columbia’s coast is considered ‘threatened’ within Canada. Recent studies have shown that NRKWs face many threats, with a key stressor being the negative interaction with commercial and recreational vessel traffic. The Robson Bight Michael Bigg Ecological Reserve is a marine protected area in Johnstone Strait, east […]

The Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable is collaboratively developing a watershed management plan for the lower Coquitlam River, using the “Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation” framework. Developed by the Conservation Measures Partnership (a group of international NGOs), this framework is intended to guide the design and implementation of conservation projects using an integrative approach […]

The overall goal of the proposed research project is a creation of a database on corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs and broader Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives sponsored by Canadian mining companies in the extractives sector, with a particular focus on programs directed to community development. The data aims to provide communities and other […]

The intensity and frequency of earthquakes in Korea have increased in the past few years. Thus, the need for seismic retrofit of many middle- or low-rise buildings has increased which were designed without seismic design provisions. Nonlinear time history analyses need to be performed for accurate seismic performance evaluation and for appropriate retrofit of structures. […]

Le secteur de production de légumes biologiques en serre de plein sol est en essor au Québec. Afin de répondre à cette demande et si l’on veut accroître et la productivité de ces cultures et augmenter les superficies en mesure de produire 10-12 mois par année, il est impératif de combler les lacunes sérieuses en […]

The Climate, Land, Energy and Water systems (CLEWs) model allows for representation of the Nexus interactions between different sectors. Applied in Sustainable Development contexts, the CLEWs model enhances policy coherence and supports effective decision making. Over the last few years partners at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) and Loughborough University (United Kingdom) have […]

The purpose of this project is to analyze the role of Argentine rural social movements in facing the advancement of right-wing conservative forces and ‘regressive populism,’ and in the establishment of a new hegemonic formation that can deepen democracy instead. It aims to analyze these movements’ socioeconomic, political, and cultural practices and their strategies for […]

L’objectif du travail de l’étudiante est la collecte de données/ d’informations accessibles par l’outil numérique sur les contaminants au Nunavik et leur analyse. Le terme de contamination est entendu au sens large, comme « un corps étranger de nature anthropique (aménagement, culture, pollution, etc.) ou environnementale (climat, espèce animale ou végétale, virologie, composé chimique etc.) […]