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Developed for the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to manage a baleen whale fishery, the Revised Management Procedure (RMP) uses catch and abundance estimates to fit a simple population model…

This project investigates the factors behind transit technology choices in Canada. Specifically, I examine the case of the Expo Line in the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD)- the region’s…

Many communities in British Columbia are grappling with the presence of bears in their communities. The Ministry of Environment (MOE) created the Bear Smart Program in 2002 to assist these…

We investigated the utility of measures of landscape and matrix composition and configuration in determining local breeding abundance of marbled murrelets, as indexed by radar counts of breeding…

This study demonstrates the importance of valuing ecosystem goods and services provided by wetlands and riparian areas in municipal land-use planning. When society ignores the economic values…

Research indicates that sex workers have a high disease burden, especially in terms of HIV and AIDS, which necessitates preventative care and timely treatment. In Lilongwe, Malawi sex workers…

Following the Second World War, a mass exodus of wealthier inhabitants leaving downtowns for the suburbs took place in North American cities. However, beginning in the 1960’s, small pockets of the…

Archives of electronic “administrative” exchanges that precede, occur during and are subsequent to the thesis project The Conference On The Conference. The 'event' The Conference On The…

This report analyzes the position The Walrus assumes as a charitable organization in a climate that presents many financial challenges to general-interest magazines in Canada. Through a case study of…

Essay 1) What role do natural resources play in development? In the past, societies were dependent on their immediate natural environments for survival. As industrialization and globalization took…

The few climate change studies that have been done in the Valles Cruceños region of Bolivia have mainly focused on investigations of climate change impacts on the natural system. Adaptation and…

This study addresses the problem of high pregnancy rates among children and youth in BC government care compared to those in the general population. Key research questions addressed are: a) What is…

Key economic variables for pension plan projections are identified. These variables are modeled based on data since 1955. Several time series models are considered including regime switching models…

According to the United Nations there are currently 1.4 billion people globally who lack access to electricity. In most circumstances connecting these individuals to the existing electricity grid is…

To investigate the hypothesis that oxidative stress (OS) can regulate P-glycoprotein (P-gp) function in isolated rainbow trout hepatocytes (Oncorhynchus mykiss), cell suspensions were exposed in…

This report explores how UBC Press, a scholarly publisher, develops and executes a marketing plan for their publications. Consideration is given to the specific ways that the Press markets their…

This project analyzes the spread arising from trading in two portfolios based on the European debt and interbank lending markets. The analysis uses data on sovereign credit default swap spreads, zero…

This paper explores the relationship between China and Africa within the context of China’s resource security endeavours. It focuses on Chinese investment and soft power in Africa, and how they…

Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQG) that do not account for biomagnification of chemicals in marine food chains, may be insufficiently protective of upper trophic level organisms. Biota-Sediment…

Regulation and enforcement of land and water use in Canada’s north is an important policy issue and an integral component of environmental protection in Canada’s northern territories. This study…