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From policy to action – renewable energy in Samsø, Denmark
Date
2018
Author
Plourde, Jocelyn
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Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Addressing the challenges of climate change, while also maintaining modern standards of living, requires a transition from energy sources that burn...
Thesis Supervisor
Brown, H. Carolyn Peach; Novaczek, Irene
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Looming health crisis on small islands
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The nexus between ecosystem health and human health – a case study of the island of Dominica
Date
2018
Author
Webster-Stahel, Simone
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
This thesis examines the relationship between human health, ecosystem health, and socioeconomic aspects on the Small Island Developing State of...
Thesis Supervisor
Nagarajan, Palanisamy
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Isle of hunger, isle of pain
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Islandness, memory, and landscape of the great famine in Cahersiveen and Valentia Island, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Date
2018
Author
Rowan, Erin Marie
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Ireland’s Great Famine (1845-1852) was a painful and defining moment in Irish history, with a lasting memory. The devastation of those seven years,...
Thesis Supervisor
Brinklow, Laurie
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Crossing the Strait
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What happens to “the Island way of life” when the ferry becomes a bridge?
Date
2018
Author
Pettit, Janice S.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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This thesis explores whether the Confederation Bridge, linking Prince Edward Island to the mainland of Canada via the province of New Brunswick,...
Thesis Supervisor
Brinklow, Laurie
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Becoming connected
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Remoteness and identity on Saint Helena
Date
2018
Author
Jennings, Owen
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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More than 500 after its discovery, the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena finally has an airport. I visited the island in 2016, between the...
Thesis Supervisor
Baldacchino, Godfrey
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Title
Lost mermaids
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The social and economic impacts of development for Haenyeo culture and Jeju Island
Date
2017
Author
Preston, Nathaniel
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
There is a small set of islands off the coast of South Korea, and they are home to mermaids. They are, however, not the sea women of lore, but...
Thesis Supervisor
Baldacchino, Godfrey
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Claiming green to earn green
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Environmental laws and uninhabited islands – a case study of Fangji Island, China
Date
2016
Author
Liang, Xiaotong
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Although Island Studies has been recognized since the mid-1980s, what are often neglected, or merged into the general “island” concept are...
Thesis Supervisor
Nagarajan, Palanisamy
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Niche and off-island strategies for island business
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Case studies from Prince Edward Island
Date
2016
Author
Nonaka, Izumi
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Dissertation/Thesis
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This thesis explores niche strategies and off-island, targeted locally owned, small scale manufacturing companies, and examines the particular...
Thesis Supervisor
Baldacchino, Godfrey
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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“We'll have to re-write history”
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Postcolonial education on the island state of the Commonwealth of Dominica
Date
2016
Author
Currie, Mark Trevor
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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This ethnographic study examines the relationships between colonialized education, cultural negotiation, and migration within the context of the...
Thesis Supervisor
Krautwurst, Udo; Mitchell, Jean
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Examining climate change & irrigation requirements on James Island, British Columbia
Date
2016
Author
Weatherill, Andrew
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Dissertation/Thesis
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As the Earth’s climate continues to change, so too does the availability of freshwater resources. Small islands are at the forefront of freshwater...
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Fenech, Adam
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Stepping stones to the New World
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Islandness and migration from Southeastern Ireland to Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and the Miramichi of New Brunswick 1700 - 1850
Date
2015
Author
Curtis, Grant A.
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Dissertation/Thesis
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The purpose of this case study is to investigate the role islands play in their own colonization and settlement by human societies. It examines the...
Thesis Supervisor
MacDonald, Edward; Moran, James
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Renewable energy in the food, energy, water Nexus of the Bahamas
Date
2015
Author
Beatty, Ross John
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Dissertation/Thesis
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As the global population increases, so does global demand for energy, water and food expand. Meeting this continual spike of demand presents a...
Thesis Supervisor
Nagarajan, Palanisamy
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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The relationship between humans and urban foxes on Prince Edward Island
Date
2015
Author
Martin, Kristine
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Dissertation/Thesis
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This study examines the relationship between humans and urban foxes living in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. In recent years colloquial...
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Silva-Opps, Marina
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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From Maine to Chiloé: the effects of social enterprises on marginalized experiences
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a comparative study of Penobscot Bay Islands, Maine and Chiloe Islands, Chile
Date
2015
Author
Franco Vazquez, Abigail
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Although the notion of islands contains a strong association or undertone of isolation and closure, islands are never closed environments. None the...
Thesis Supervisor
Novaczek, Irené; Stalker, L. Lynda Harling
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Evaluating renewable energy options for small islands using emergy methodology
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A case study of coconut biodiesel in the Fiji Islands
Date
2014
Author
Raghavan, Krishna
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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The Pacific Island Countries including the Fiji Islands are heavily dependent on imported petroleum fuels for their energy needs. This is a major...
Thesis Supervisor
Nagarajan, Palanisamy
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Sustaining island fishing communities
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Policy and management in practice in Maine and Newfoundland
Date
2014
Author
Thomas, Emily
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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This thesis examines the relationship between fisheries policy, fisheries management, and island community development in Maine and Newfoundland....
Thesis Supervisor
van den Heuvel, Michael; Vodden, Kelly
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Archipelagic matters
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The case of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Republic of the Philippines
Date
2013
Author
Halliday, Andrew Mark MacRae
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) contained a specific section for “Archipelagic States” (Part IV) which are given many...
Thesis Supervisor
Bartmann, Barry
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Title
Bridging ‘Islands Of Medicine’
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Balancing medical pluralism on La Isla De Chiloe
Date
2013
Author
LeVangie, Dolores Marie
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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This thesis brings together the study of islands, anthropology, and postcolonialism; it discusses (1) how global assemblages, such as colonial...
Thesis Supervisor
Krautwurst, Udo; Mitchell, Jean
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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The watermills of Prince Edward Island, Canada and Gotland Island, Sweden
Subtitle
An historical survey
Date
2013
Author
Samuelson, JoDee
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
This thesis reviews the development and use of watermills from antiquity to the present, including the economic, environmental and social...
Thesis Supervisor
MacLaine, Brent
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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"Almost islands"
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A research synthesis of Aboriginal communities in Canada as metaphorical islands
Date
2013
Author
Tennant, Sara K.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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The purpose of this study is to describe the geographic distribution of Aboriginal people who live in remote, isolated Aboriginal communities in...
Thesis Supervisor
Randall, James
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED

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