Browsing by Subject "Rural"
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The association between the rural-urban continuum, social capital, and nutritional risk in community-dwelling older adults in Canada: an analysis of baseline data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
(2020-08-10)Background: High nutritional risk poses a significant threat to the health of older adults. Currently, most research in Canada focuses on nutritional risk in hospital or institutional settings, with little emphasis placed ... -
Experiences of Food Insecurity Among Older Women in Rural Nova Scotia
(2018-12-17)Older, rural-dwelling women in Canada are at risk of food insecurity, given their longer life spans and vulnerability to poverty; however, there is little research exploring their experiences. Nova Scotia is of interest ... -
An Exploration of Transgender and Genderqueer Youths’ Perceptions And Experiences of Sexual Health Education in Kings County, Nova Scotia
(2021-07-28)Abstract Background: Although sexual health education [SHE] is required in school curricula across Nova Scotia [NS], much of the content does not specifically address the unique information needs and lived experiences of ... -
In My Place: Fostering Connection and Continuity in Canada's Aging Rural Communities
(2024-04-11)Facing Canada's demographic shift toward an aging population, this thesis addresses the challenges of aging in rural communities, where services for older adults are often lacking. This thesis proposes intergenerational ... -
The Lived Experience of Youth Mental Health Care on Cape Breton Island
(2021-08-13)In Nova Scotia, youth often face challenges when seeking care for mental health problems due to a lack of specialty mental health services. Youth in rural and underserves areas of the province face greater challenges than ... -
Monsoon: A Study of Human Resiliency to Annual Flooding in Rural Bangladesh
(2017-04-10)Bangladesh is one of the most flood-prone nations in the world, because a majority of the land is very flat. During the rainy season, which lasts from June to October, the combination of heavy rainfall and melt water from ... -
A New Water Infrastructure Paradigm for the Arid City of Kerman, Iran
(2015)This thesis investigates ancient methods of water storage, delivery, access and treatment that have formed the basis of traditional Persian settlements and culture. These methods are contrasted with modern techniques and ... -
Seeds for Thought: Fostering Rural Resiliency through Agro-tecture
(2024-04-14)Post-anthropogenic food industries have disconnected people from the land and, inherently, their food. Such issues have contributed to increasing levels of food insecurity across Canada, disrupting food memory and culture. ... -
A Total Environment: Re-Activating the Rural Town and Landscape
(2024-04-12)The purpose of this work is to help rural Canada retain its relevance in an increasingly urban world by developing an analysis and design strategy for growing established (static) settlements into the kinds of places that ... -
Towards All Age-Friendliness in Mahone Bay: A Collaborative Study
(2017-04-17)In the Now or Never: Urgent Call for Nova Scotians report, Nova Scotia communities are urged to develop local solutions to address current social and economic trends threatening their future viability. Through the Mahone ... -
Trailblazing: Empowering Rural Youth Through Mobile Architecture
(2013-08-09)This thesis proposes a network of small-scale architectural interventions to address a growing issue of youth substance abuse in rural Nova Scotia, Canada. Thorburn, a hub of a larger region of dispersed communities, acts ...