LU|ZONE|UL Community:https://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca/handle/10219/1122024-03-28T13:35:13Z2024-03-28T13:35:13ZCanadian wildfires: a spatial-temporal assessment of fire activity and cause (1988 to 2018)Wheeler, Amyhttps://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca/handle/10219/34732020-04-25T07:07:57Z2020-04-22T00:00:00ZTitle: Canadian wildfires: a spatial-temporal assessment of fire activity and cause (1988 to 2018)
Authors: Wheeler, Amy
Abstract: Vegetation zones such as the boreal forest in Canada have been shaped and maintained by
naturally occurring wildfires for centuries. However, as global climates have warmed due to an
increase in greenhouse gases within the atmosphere, there has been a profound impact on
Canada’s forests. As fire activity continues to be very influential in altering forest biomes in
Canada, it is important to analyze and evaluate these changes. The focus of this study is on
assessing change in fire frequency, severity, and cause of fire disturbances in relation to where
people reside in Canada. The timeframe for this study is a 30-year span, 1988 to 2018. The
datasets utilized allowed for both temporal and spatial analysis of forest fires for each province
and territory in Canada. Datasets were analyzed, and maps were developed using ESRI’s
ArcMap GIS software. There has been an increase in both frequency and severity (in terms of
area size) of forest fires over these 30 years. The main cause of this upsurge in fire activity is
associated with lightning, but human accident fires have also steadily increased particular in
proximity to Canada’s ecumene (where most people live). Human prescribed fires have also
surged, especially in western Canada, as these deliberately set fires have become more necessary
in efforts to safeguard Canada’s forest resource and vulnerable populations. As the geography of
forest fire activity continues to evolve in Canada, this type of spatial-temporal research is useful
to those who develop new policies, mitigation plans, and adaptation strategies to protect the
vitality of forest ecosystems and the safety of Canadian populations2020-04-22T00:00:00ZAn analysis of primary and secondary sector employment in Canada in relation to the distribution of median incomeSt-George, Erichttps://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca/handle/10219/31232019-07-31T18:34:25Z2018-04-17T00:00:00ZTitle: An analysis of primary and secondary sector employment in Canada in relation to the distribution of median income
Authors: St-George, Eric
Abstract: The Canadian economy continues to become more ‘advanced’ and is shifting towards
more service jobs; tertiary, quaternary, and quinary. As a result, the Canadian job market now
focusses less on direct resource and manufacturing employment. These changes are occurring in
the context of globalization where productivity is continually being improved upon and higher
education is greatly valued. This study addresses employment activity in the primary and
secondary sector in Canada. This analysis is done to get a better understanding of the continued
importance of these employment activities in a country that is focussing on more professional
and service jobs. In order to analyze the primary and secondary sector in Canada, three variables
have been used. The three variables are: 1) mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; 2)
agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting; and 3) manufacturing. ArcMap has been used in this
study to provide a visual representation of the spatial distribution of each of these three variables
by according to a low, middle, and high range of industry activity. Locations in Canada that are
categorized as low, middle and high in terms of industrial activity are also compared by median
income. This research indicates that primary and secondary sector activity in Canada is still very
important to the national economy as well as numerous local economies in Canada.2018-04-17T00:00:00ZResource-extraction employment proportions and socioeconomic indicators in canadian municipalitiesSmith, Jessehttps://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca/handle/10219/27642019-07-31T15:23:17Z2017-04-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Resource-extraction employment proportions and socioeconomic indicators in canadian municipalities
Authors: Smith, Jesse
Abstract: The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to describe the distribution of mining employment in Canada by proportion within census subdivision boundaries (CSD), and 2) to describe mining employment in relation to various socioeconomic indicators at the CSD level. This was accomplished by stratifying mining employment proportions into individual categories (none, low, medium, high, and extreme) and calculating the median values of each of these indicators according to mining employment proportion. In effect, communities were profiled according to their level of reliance on resource-extraction dependency. In order to adequately contextualize these findings, a large body of socioeconomic and resource community-based research literature was drawn from. These examples provided a foundational basis for the interpretation and conclusions reached in this study2017-04-01T00:00:00ZPromoting community health by expanding the City of Greater Sudbury’s Active Transportation Network to target youth.Lavigne, Kevinhttps://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca/handle/10219/25552019-07-31T12:37:08Z2016-05-02T00:00:00ZTitle: Promoting community health by expanding the City of Greater Sudbury’s Active Transportation Network to target youth.
Authors: Lavigne, Kevin
Abstract: As the second most obese city in Canada, the City of Greater Sudbury needs to take measures to combat this health epidemic. This paper begins by exploring the links between active transportation and community health. The current state of active transportation in the City of Greater Sudbury is then assessed and the factors that influence the adoption of active transportation are discussed. The possibility of creating infrastructure with the aim of encouraging youth to actively commute is explored, as well as are the benefits of pursuing such an aim. Cycling-specific infrastructure in the neighbourhoods surrounding schools would be beneficial and a geographic information system is used to model the roads in Greater Sudbury that could be developed to encourage youth to cycle.2016-05-02T00:00:00Z