Theses

This section provides a list of past and ongoing student theses related to island sustainability. We invite students and supervisors to add their own research using the "Contribute" function in the yellow box at the bottom of the list.

Title Dates
The Weight of Islands: A GIS-based material stock analysis of Grenada in the context of extreme weather and climate change Finished: Oct 2018
Leveraging Grenada’s waste management system: sustainable development and resource circularity Started Sep 2015
Dynamics of socioeconomic metabolism on islands: Material and energy flow analysis of the Bahamas Started Jan 2018
The Role of Science in Sustainability Transitions. Lessons from Transdisciplinary Socioecological Research on a Greek Island Finished: Oct 2017
Panorama Paquetá Feb 2018-Jan 2019
Energy Security in the Context of Climate Change: Opportunities in the Caribbean Started Sep 2019
Achieving Resource Circularity in the Caribbean: Opportunities from the Perspective of Social Innovation Started Sep 2019
How can Human Resources and Industrial Relations support the transition to a Circular Economy? The Case of the Caribbean Started Sep 2019
Modelling Disasters and Spatial Planning in the Caribbean Started Sep 2019
Newfoundland and Labrador Transition toward Green Economy: Agent Based Modeling (ABM) Started Jan 2019
Can the Caribbean be Food Secure? Industrial Ecology Perspective on Food Security in Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada, and Dominica Started Sep 2019
Can the Caribbean Live within the Doughnut? Environmental and Social Performance of Five Island Nations Sep 2017-Jan 2019
Linking Services to Material Stocks: A GIS-based material stock-service analysis from island and city perspectives Sep 2018-Jan 2020
E-Waste in the Caribbean: Is there a potential for a circular economy? Feb 2019-Sep 2020
Socioeconomic metabolism of Biomass in Jamaica in the Context of Trade and National Food Security: A time series biophysical analysis (1961-2013) Sep 2014-Nov 2016
A GIS- Based Material Stock-Flow Analysis of Antigua & Barbuda through the lens of the built and socio-economic environment Feb 2018-Oct 2019
A brief history and comparative study of Single-use Plastic Bag (SUPB) Bans in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Jamaica and Antigua & Barbuda Finished: Apr 2020