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Browse the list of topics below, see what the appropriate research level is, and then contact the professor associated with it for more details.
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| Possibilities and limitations of Oblique Mapper software for creating 3D models using terrestrial photos |
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Dr. Julia Siemer | ||
| Economic, social and environmental impacts of oil and gas in Saskatchewan |
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Dr. Emily Eaton | ||
| New trends in prairie agriculture: biofuel production, family farming in a post-wheat board era, resisting genetically modified crops |
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Dr. Emily Eaton | ||
| Resource-boom based growth in Saskatchewan and its social, environmental and political consequences |
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Dr. Emily Eaton | |
| One Earth Farm - using indigenous land and labour for corporate farming on the prairies |
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Dr. Emily Eaton |
| Holocene landscape evolution of the Avonlea Badlands |
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Dr. Ulrike Hardenbicker |
| Influence of microclimate on badland processes |
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Dr. Ulrike Hardenbicker Mr. Mark Cote |
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| Landslide hazard mapping. |
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Dr. Ulrike Hardenbicker | |
| Geomorphological dynamics of badland areas - weathering, hydrological and suspended sediment transport processes. |
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Dr. Ulrike Hardenbicker |
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| The role of the arts and culture in processes of urban change in Canada. |
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Dr. Vanessa Mathews |
| The production/consumption of heritage in post-industrial spaces. |
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Dr. Vanessa Mathews |
| Contemporary urban issues in Regina including: affordable housing, proposed stadium, warehouse district, film industry, gentrification. |
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Dr. Vanessa Mathews | |
| Look for long-term trends in the dates of native prairie green-up and senescence and their relationships with climate change. |
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Dr. Joe Piwowar | ||
| What are the physical parameters of agricultural shelterbelts that can be extracted from hyperspectral and RADARSAT imagery? |
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Dr. Joe Piwowar | ||
| What is the relative contribution of weather variables (e.g. temperature, snowfall, rainfall, wind, cloud) on native prairie vegetation growth vigour? What is the time lag of maximum influence? |
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| How well do in situ leaf area index measurements taken in the northern mixed-grass prairie relate to satellite observations at various scales? |
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Dr. Joe Piwowar | ||
| How was agricultural production in Southern Saskatchewan affected by the record cold summer of 2004 and the record wet summer of 2011? |
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Dr. Joe Piwowar | |
| What has been the impact of the installation of street lighting in alleys in North Central Regina on the frequency and nature of emergency telephone calls from that area? |
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Dr. Joe Piwowar | ||
| Assess the geographic patterns of alcohol-related automobile accidents in the City of Regina to determine which areas have the most prevalent crash risks. |
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Dr. Joe Piwowar |