Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): McLaughlin, Adam, Thesis advisor (ths): Holdsworth, David, Degree committee member (dgc): Hutchinson, Tom C., Degree committee member (dgc): Rutherford, Stephanie, Degree committee member (dgc): Classens, Michael, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This thesis re-imagines the social sustainability of civic agriculture. This entails critically examining the idea of sustainability and exposing why a tendency to undertheorize its social dimension is problematic for how we think about sustainability, and consequently for how we do sustainability. What is demonstrated is that we can overcome this tendency by adopting Stephen McKenzie… more Full Text: Civic Agriculture: a means to, and an expression of, social sustainability? A conceptual exploration and defense A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the …
Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Currier, Anna, Thesis advisor (ths): O'Manique, Colleen, Degree committee member (dgc): Attridge, Ian, Degree committee member (dgc): Seasons, Mark, Degree committee member (dgc): Rutherford, Stephanie, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Using the Official Plan as the case study, this research examines the extent to which underrepresented groups are engaged in public consultation in the planning process for the City of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The Official Plan, along with the tools and secondary plans and policies which reinforce it, shape how people navigate and benefit from the built environment, such as access… more Full Text: AN OFFICIAL PLAN FOR PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO: PROMOTING DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN THE CITY OF PETERBOROUGH’S PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY ThesisSubmitted Submittedtotothe theCommittee Committeeon onGraduate GraduateStudies StudiesininPartial …
Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis explores the perceptions of human-bear interactions in Ontario, suggesting that they have been shaped by narratives that have roots in colonial perceptions of nonhuman animals. Further, I seek to consider how these interactions could unfold differently if we rethought our relationships and responsibilities to these beings, in particular through an embrace of Indigenous-led… more Full Text: (Re)encountering black bears: Exploring the conceptualizations of human-bear interactions within Ontario A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of …
Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This research evaluates the role of GreenUP, a non-profit in Peterborough, Ontario, as the intermediary organization for NeighbourPLAN. The project examines GreenUP's role in facilitating and managing NeighbourPLAN, a participatory planning project with multiple local partners and actors. Six critical success factors are used to understand and conceptualize intermediary success (… more Full Text: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS IN PARTICIPATORY PLANNING A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …
