Browsing Queen's Graduate Projects by Type "Thesis"
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Business Improvement Areas in Metro Vancouver: The Convergence of Economic Development and Social Responsibility
(2011-04-28)In Experiential Planning: A Practitioner’s Account of Vancouver’s Success, Jill Grant draws attention to the intervolution of social issues and urban planning and specifically the role of Vancouver’s “ambitious social ... -
A Comparison of Neighbourhood Designs for Detachment Jericho
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Creating a Cycling Culture Among University Students
(2011-06-07)Focusing on Queen’s University in the core of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, this research develops an understanding of Queen’s University students’ travel behaviour, their experiences while cycling to Main Campus, and of the ... -
Educare Everywhere: Exploring Character Education
(2011-04-28)At times, today‘s society seems dominated by negativity, disasters and a perceived decrease in humanity. The problems have slowly spread into schools, with education in danger of becoming a process of churning out workers ... -
An Evaluation of Ontario’s Green Energy and Green Economy Act of 2009: Exploring the Role of Indicators in Community Energy Planning
(2011-04-11)With increasing public concern over environmental degradation and Climate Change, community energy planning is now emerging as a new task for planners. Community energy planning are practices that foster energy sustainability, ... -
Greening the Greenfield: Planning Natural Heritage Systems in New Subdivisions
(2011-05-31)A masters report for the School of Urban and Regional Planning comparing Natural Heritage System plans in two new subdivisions in Oakville and Milton, Ontario. -
The “Hippocratic” Stance on Abortion: The Translation, Interpretation, and Use of the Hippocratic Oath in the Abortion Debate from the Ancient World to Present-Day
(2018)The Hippocratic Oath was written in the fourth or fifth century BCE and was an esoteric document until hundreds of years after its creation. Physicians were not required to be familiar with this document in the ancient ... -
Once Upon a Fairy Tale: An Overview of Traditional & Alternative Fairy Tales
(2011-04-29)“Fairy tales and fantasy do help to shape great minds. Einstein was an avid reader of fairy tales” (Polette, 2005, p.1). Children’s literature contains many genres, one of the most popular being fairy tale stories. After ... -
A REVIEW OF THE POTENTIAL CONCERNS REGARDING IN UTERO EXPOSURE TO VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (BTEX) IN HOUSEHOLD PAINTS
(2014-05-22)Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are found ubiquitously throughout the environment. Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene, a combination also known as BTEX, are common VOCs found indoors. In particular, these compounds ... -
Where Does the Small Rural School Stand? Exploring Different Perspectives
(2011-04-28)The closure of small rural schools is the single most implemented educational change reform in rural areas of Canada (Wallin, 2007). Similarly, throughout the 20th century, rural school consolidation was the single, most ...