Browsing MES Major Papers by Issue Date
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Women, Ecology, Disaster Management, and Recovery
(2014)Disasters are happening at an alarming rate, and in disaster risk reduction and recovery women and ecological systems are neglected. I contend that the value- hierarchical androcentric thinking entrenched in the value-belief-norm ... -
Gathering Abundance: An Exploration of Urban Foraging Practices in Toronto
(2014)This paper explores different urban foraging practices within Toronto aiming to understand the motivations for foraging within an urban centre, how this is enacted, and how the context of Toronto affects this practice. As ... -
The Political Economy of Oil Transportation and the Implications for Canada
(2014)In Canada, there are currently multiple oil pipeline projects being proposed, engaged in the regulatory process, or recently approved with conditions. While debates have focused on the environmental effects or environmental ... -
Major Research Project Reflection Report MES Planning Program
(2014)Characteristics of the built environment have been found to influence the health of the population. Over the last two years of my Planning Program, I have taken several courses and independent studies during which I developed ... -
Beyond the Politics of Recognition: Settler Colonial Development & Urban Aboriginal Self-Determination in Toronto
(2014)This major paper explores the role that settler colonization has had in the ongoing struggles of local Aboriginal communities in Toronto. In order to explore arguments for Aboriginal rights in the city, the main research ... -
Road Ecology Protocols: Procedures for Incorporating Road Mitigation Measures into Toronto's Infrastructure Operations
(2014)The document, City of Toronto Wildlife Crossing Protocol: An Integrated Planning Approach to Amphibian and Reptile Ecopassages (hereinafter referred to as the Protocol) presents a strategic planning framework for the City ... -
Examining the food landscapes of young women of colour and the impact of community food resources on their health and communities survival
(2014)Research aim: The aim of the project is to look at how food consumption and/or food landscapes function as determinants of health. The term 'foodscapes' refers to the food environment within urban communities and describes ... -
Moral Panic and Embodied Threat: The Discourse on Criminal Deportation and Youth Experiences of Violence in Canada
(2014)Bill C-43: Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act enacts changes to deportation policy that can be expected to intensify the threat of deportation for racialized youth, their families and communities members, and to ... -
Think Outside the Cage: Moving Towards New Understandings of Companion Rabbits
(2014)Rabbits are the third most common companion mammal in Western homes, and their popularity continues to rise. However, they are also one of the most broadly used animal resources around the world, commonly being bred for ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability in the Niger Delta: A case study of Chevron Nigeria Limited.
(2014)The objective of this study is to explore Chevron Nigeria Limited's (CNL) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in relation to environmental sustainability in the Niger Delta (ND), as both in theory, work ... -
Community Land Trusts for Affordable Housing in Ontario
(2014)For many, owning a home has become an impossible dream, particularly for lowincome families who cannot afford buying a home out of their savings. Community Land Trusts (CLTs), which are an innovative form of tenure, provides ... -
Community Planning with the Village Bloggurls- Incorporating planning concepts and inquiry into community programs with girls and youth
(2014)This report documents four months of study with the Village Bloggurls, a community group foryoung girls in Lotherton Pathway, North York. The purpose of this project was to investigate the potential for community programs ... -
Youth Homelessness in Ontario - Knowledge Mobilization, Systems Integration & Social Media to #EndHomelessness
(2014)This abstract is divided into three pieces to represent the different parts of the portfolio. The first chapter is a reflection on Knowledge Mobilization, the second is a draft of a chapter that prepared for a report on ... -
Indigenous Women and Cultural Resurgence In Tkaronto: Community Development and Identity Sustainability in the Case of "Being Urban"
(2014)This study focuses on the participation of Indigenous women in the development, and sustainability of cultural and identity resurgence in the Indigenous community in Tkaronto. I interviewed 5 Indigenous women about their ... -
The Women's Movement and the Rise of Industrial Food Production in America: A Symbiotic relationship?
(2014)This paper hypothesizes a symbiotic relationship between the women's movement and the rise of industrial food production in America. I will explore the possibility that the women's movement and the adoption of industrial ... -
Naturalization Project – Environment Canada
(2014)Fall 2013, Environment Canada and representatives of the "Green team" an organization of environmentally conscious employees, approached the Faculty of Environmental Studies to recruit a student to ... -
Planning for ecological health and human well-‐being in the Credit River Watershed: Social well-being benefits of urban natural features and areas
(2014)The relationship between ecological systems and well-‐being is nearly intuitive, and it has long been assumed that the outcome of good watershed management is human health and well-‐being. This study seeks to make this ... -
Gentrification Reconsidered: The Case of The Junction
(2014)This paper examines the factors responsible for the gentrification of The Junction, a west-end neighbourhood located on the edge of downtown Toronto. After years of neglect, degradation and deindustrialization, The Junction ... -
Migrant Dreams: Documentary as Cultural Resistance for Social Change
(2014)I made a documentary fifteen years ago that I still haven't finished making. I didn't realize this until I starting writing this paper – but its become clearer to me that the process of creating doesn't obey spatial or ...