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Browsing Theses & Dissertations by Thesis (Degree/Level) "Master of Arts in Geography"
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2016)This study examines neighbourhood characteristics affecting the incidence of walking trips in urban and suburban areas of Halifax, Canada, using data from the Space-Time Activity Research (STAR) survey, which was conducted ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2022-04-05)There is an abundance of literature on the need to contemplate sites of dissonant heritage, and a growing body of literature that is interested in the spatiality of commemoration, or how narratives are told through space. ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2016)On September 29th, 2003, Hurricane Juan destroyed 75% of Halifax’s beloved Point Pleasant Park. Park users were struck with grief and developed solastalgic feelings as they mourned the loss of a place that held such natural, ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)This study investigates the experiences of Sub-Saharan African migrants entering the job market in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Informed by Bourdieu’s concept of habitus and the Labour Market Segmentation theory, this ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)In recent decades planning policies have promoted population growth in downtown neighbourhoods, including Halifax, Canada (Grant & Gregory, 2016). These developments are commonly associated with inner-city renewal, ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2022-12-16)This study draws upon 20 semi-structured interviews with Black immigrant entrepreneurs (N=15) and Canadian-born Black entrepreneurs (N=5) in Halifax, NS to examine their lived experiences. Informed by the mixed embeddedness ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)In the 1600s, French Acadian settlers built dykes to drain tidal wetlands for agriculture. Much of these dyked lands or dykelands exist today but are vulnerable to sea level rise and flooding. Managed dyke realignment ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2018)Coastal communities in the Atlantic Provinces are currently facing a number of social and economic challenges related to climate change. Community decision makers in the Atlantic Provinces have expressed further need for ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-03-28)As climate change worsens, populations around the world must continue to find innovative ways to adapt with the increased impacts and pressures from changing environments. Increasingly, *migration is being viewed as a valid ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2017)This research examines critical factors graduating/recently graduated international students from Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) universities encounter when deciding to remain in Nova Scotia, move to other provinces, ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-04-28)This research aims to understand the placement of the Villa di Tito (Villa of Titus) located in the central Apennines in the territory historically known as the Sabine Territory. This research applies ArcGIS Pro and is ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)This thesis uses examines coastal histories in the upper Bay of Fundy through a lens of landscape geoarchaeology aided by modern technologies and informed by coastal geomorphology. Three approaches examine multiple ...
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