Browsing by Subject "Halifax"
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Better Planning from Better Understanding: Incorporating Historically Derived Data into Modern Coastal Management Planning on the Halifax Peninsula
(2012-09-20)As the terrestrial and marine effects of climate change continue to intensify, the value of native habitats like coastal wetlands is becoming clear. A sound understanding of how these ecosystems work is of vital importance ... -
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea? Union Prospects and Deliberative Debate in Nova Scotia’s Public Sphere, 1863-1864
(2014-08-11)This thesis explores Nova Scotia’s 1863-1864 public union debates and examines the roles of political liberalism and loyalism in the colony’s deliberative public sphere. It argues that these debates were thematically broad, ... -
Big Shoes to Fill: An Investigation of the Halifax Food Footprint
(2017-04-17)In response to increasing urbanization and demand for local food, this study aims to contextualize the land area needed to feed urban Halifax, Nova Scotia, through the calculation of a food footprint. Derived from ecological ... -
"Bluenose Effrontery": Dr. William Johnston Almon and the City of Halifax During the United States' Civil War
(2013-08-27)Popular historiography of the U. S. Civil War has traditionally underemphasized the war’s foreign dimension and the role outside support and potential recognition played in the conflict. Recent literature, however, has ... -
The Challenge of Youth Engagement in Local Government: Exploring the Use of Youth Councils in Amherst and Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
(2014-04-04)Youth councils are an increasingly popular tool that both government and non-governmental organizations use to inform policy and program development, to increase the participation of young people, and to improve the ... -
Commuting in Halifax, Nova Scotia: Exploring Midlife Women's Perceptions and Experiences of Active Transportation
(2010-09-16)Nova Scotia is one of the least active provinces in Canada and is experiencing rising levels of obesity and related diseases. Women in Canada have low rates of participation in physical activity, despite the many benefits. ... -
CONNECTING PLACES: A PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO RAPID TRANSIT FOR THE HALIFAX REGION
(2012-05-29)Connecting Places: A Pragmatic Approach to Rapid Transit for the Halifax Region explores the potential for the development of a simple, cost-effective rapid transit system for the Halifax Region, specifically for parts ... -
Deconstructing Young Adults' Religious (Dis)engagement in Statistics Canada's Religiosity Index
(2013-04-03)This research explored whether Statistics Canada’s religiosity index is an adequate measurement tool to capture the degree of young adults’ (aged 15-29) religious engagement in contemporary Canada. The impact of the agency’s ... -
Encouraging Interaction: Neighbourhood-Specific Computational Design
Most high-density urban housing, while successful in meeting escalating population and financial demands, fails to sustain the local identity and community that make cities desirable. While high density typologies tend to ... -
Environ(mental) Architecture: How Architecture Shapes Our Mental Health Through the Use of Public Space
This thesis examines the potential of architecture to improve mental health through the design of public space. To determine the programmatic needs of a site, this document uses a human perception framework to analyze the ... -
‘FIGHTING IN THE DARK’: CHARLES FREDERICK FRASER AND THE HALIFAX ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND, 1850 - 1915
(2011-08-19)The Halifax Asylum for the Blind, the first residential school for blind children in Canada, opened its doors in 1872 as a charitable institution with educational goals. This work explores the foundation of the Asylum in ... -
Geology of Halifax and Colchester Counties
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Halifax meteorology 1874
(William Gossip, 1875) -
Home is Where the Hearth is: Recognizing and Building Identity in an Urban Residential Area
This thesis report explores the relationships between the built environment, the social fabric of a neighbourhood, and a sense of belonging to a community. The fabric of a neighbourhood community is shaped by the ... -
How the East Coast Rocks: A History of Hip Hop in Halifax: 1985 - 1998
(2012-11-20)Between 1985 and 1997 a hip hop culture emerged in Halifax, Nova Scotia through rap music artists' live performances at various venues, and by releasing original music on commercial and non-commercial cassette tapes and ... -
“I HATE MY GENERATION”: CANADIAN MALE IDENTITY IN SLOAN’S TWICE REMOVED
(2014-09-05)In the early 1990s, a Halifax band named Sloan broke Into the alternative rock scene with their debut album Smeared (1993), released by Geffen Records, which received critical and commercial success in both Canada and the ... -
Inhabiting the Threshold: Housing and Public-Private Interface at Halifax’s St. Patrick’s-Alexandra School
(2014-04-04)A public-private interface is a dynamic threshold between the private residence and the public city. It can be critically examined in terms of social scales, defensibility and ownership of space. As cities densify, they ... -
MEDIATING BETWEEN LAND AND SEA: PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS AS A RESERVATION OF THE URBAN WATERFRONT
(2014-08-22)This thesis primarily explores the materiality of water by focusing on its containment and experiential qualities. By identifying the urban waterfront as a porous medium belong- ing to both the city and the sea, the design ... -
Meteorology 1873, Halifax, N. S.
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A New Beginning in a New Way: The Integration of Refugees in an Urban Community
The world has an unprecedented number of refugees; with the number continuously increasing, housing options when scaled are becoming unmanageable by the UNHCR’s typical means of resettlement. This thesis aims to strengthen ...
