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0 October 28th & 29th, 2016 PROGRAM GUIDE AND ABSTRACTS 2016 CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS OF ONTARIO CONFERENCE (CAGONT) HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO WATERLOO, ON Website: https://uwaterloo.ca/canadian-association-of-geographers- ontario-division-annual-meeting/ Twitter: @CAGOnt2016 Facebook: CAGONT – Canadian Association of Geographers – Ontario Division #2016CAGONT 1 Table of Contents General Information ............................................................................................... 2 Registration Desk .................................................................................................. 2 Wireless Internet Access ..................................................................................... 3 Parking ...................................................................................................................... 3 Grad Student Reception ...................................................................................... 5 Field Trips ................................................................................................................. 5 Social Media Contest ............................................................................................ 6 Campus Map ................................................................................................................ 7 Program-at-a-glance .............................................................................................. 13 Plenary Lecture ....................................................................................................... 15 Concurrent Session Program ............................................................................. 16 Posters (alphabetical by first author) ............................................................ 37 Abstracts (alphabetical by first author) ........................................................ 42 2 General Information Welcome to the University of Waterloo Welcome to the 2016 Canadian Association of Geographers of Ontario hosted at the University of Waterloo. We are excited to have almost 200 contributions, from across the country and beyond. Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support: • Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo • Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo Local Organizing Committee The members of the CAGONT 2016 organizing committee are: • Dr. Susan Elliott (Chair) • Dr. Maria Strack • Dr. Steffanie Scott • Michael Imort • George Atiim • Bronwyn Lazowski • Lacey Willmott • Andrea Rishworth We would also like to thank our student assistants and volunteers for their help and contributions to CAGONT 2016. Registration Desk and Information Table The registration desk will be open: • Friday, October 27th from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm in the EV1 Foyer • Saturday, October 28th from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm in the EV3 Atrium 3 Wireless Internet Access Wireless internet access is available to conference participants on the University of Waterloo Campus either by using either Eurodam or Net-ID: 1) Eurodam Using your home institution’s login information. More details on how to connect to eurodam can be found at: https://uwaterloo.ca/information-systems- technology/services/eduroam/connecting-eduroam-wireless-network Connect to Wi-Fi (eduroam) 1. Locate the network icon in the taskbar and go to the list of wireless networks 2. Select eduroam and click connect 3. In the User name field enter your institution username 4. Enter your password 2) Net-ID Net-ID access will be handed out with the registration package. Each conference participant will receive individualized usernames and passwords .To gain access to the UW network follow these steps: 1. Obtain a Guest NetID account 1. Obtain Guest NetID account (handed out with registration package) 2. Complete process. Be sure to record the login name and password provided 3. Proceed to Connect to Wi-Fi (eduroam) steps below 2. Connect to Wi-Fi (eduroam) 1. Locate the network icon in the taskbar and go to the list of wireless networks 2. Select eduroam and click connect 3. In the User name field enter your Net ID followed by @netid.uwaterloo.ca 4. In the Password field enter your Net ID password If you require further assistance, please contact Information Systems and Technology through their live chat on the website: https://uwaterloo.ca/information-systems- technology/ Parking Pay parking is available in lot C for $5 a day or lot HV for $10 a day (see campus map). Parking meters on campus are enforced 24 hours a day seven days a week. Please note that there is no overnight parking from 3:00 am to 6:00 am, unless by permission of Parking Services. Parking details can be found at https://uwaterloo.ca/parking/ 4 Plenary Lecture and Concurrent Sessions All conference talks will be held in the Environment Faculty buildings EV1, EV2 & EV3 (see campus map & building floor plan maps on pages 7 to 12) Posters Posters will be exhibited for informal browsing with opportunities for individual discussion with poster authors in the EV1 Courtyard from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm on Saturday, October 29th, 2016. Poster presenters should do their best to be present during breaks and lunch. Instructions for Presentations 3) Each presenter is allotted 15 minutes for presentation and questions (12 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for questions) 4) Please bring your PowerPoint presentation on a USB stick to your designated presentation room 10 minutes before the scheduled start of your presentation, and identify yourself to your Chair. 5) A digital projector will be provided in each meeting room 6) Each presentation room is equipped with a data projector, screen, and wireless internet access. Session Chair Instructions • Arrive in the session room at least 15 minutes in advance of the beginning of the session. • Introduce presenters by name, affiliation, and title of presentation at the start of each presentation. • Ensure that each participant starts on time and ends on time. Each presenter has 15 minutes for presentation and question period. It is the responsibility of the Session Chair that the Session finishes on time. • Time cards will be provided in each session room. Chairs are responsible for providing presenters with time warnings. Nutrition Breaks Nutrition breaks take place on Saturday morning and afternoon (9:45 am & 3:30 pm) in the EV3 Atrium. Coffee, tea and snacks will be provided. 5 Lunch Lunch on Saturday is provided with your registration. Lunch will take place at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm in the EV3 Atrium. Please try to attend the CAGONT AGM in room 1408 (just off the Atrium). Grad Student Reception The Grad Student Reception will be held from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the EV1 Courtyard on Friday October 28th, 2016. Field Trips Field Trip 1: Urban Field Trip: walking tour of urban Kitchener with Dr. Bob Sharpe, Wilfred Laurier University Two urban walking tours, led by Dr. Bob Sharpe (Laurier), will navigate sidewalks and enter buildings throughout downtown Kitchener. Each walk will take a different thematic approach to the urban geography of change in the downtown. These 2-hour walks will be limited to 15 participants. Registration is required. There is no fee. Both walks will promptly commence and end at the King Street entrance to the Kitchener City Hall. The weather can be be cold and wet, so please dress appropriately for some brisk walking outside. A) Westbound from Kitchener City Hall: 12:00 - 2:00 pm Theme: The Adaptive Reuse of Urban Space: Rebuilding a Sustainable Kitchener. B) Eastbound from Kitchener City Hall: 2:30 – 4:30 pm Theme: Community Enterprise and Social Innovation in Downtown Kitchener. Field Trip 2: Physical Geography Field Trip: Fletcher Creek Ecological Preserve: Calcareous fen and quarry restoration from 12:15-4:30 pm This field trip will visit a unique wetland ecosystem fed by calcareous groundwater and visit an abandoned quarry that has undergone rehabilitation work to create wetland plant communities within the basin. Past and ongoing experiments on wetland restoration, hydrology and biogeochemistry will be discussed. Participants should be prepared to walk ~2.5 km along a graded gravel trail and dress appropriately for the weather conditions (i.e., warm clothing, waterproof jacket if rainy, sturdy shoes or boots). Bus will depart from EV3 at University of Waterloo promptly at 12:15 pm. 6 Social Media Contest Make a post on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram using #2016CAGONT and you will be entered to WIN a $75 Starbucks gift card! Rules & Eligibility: • Posts must include #CAGONT2106 • Posts must be Public • Posts must be original. Shares, retweets, and reposts will not count. • Posts must be made between Friday October 28th at 12:00 pm to Saturday October 29th at 3:00 pm. 7 Campus Map Link: to an interactive map of campus online: https://uwaterloo.ca/map/?basemap=D#map=16/43.4680/-80.5403 CONCURRENT PARKING ($) SESSIONS 8 EV1 – Floor 2 Map • Grad Student Reception • Posters (Saturday) CAGONT Executive Meeting 9 EV1 – Floor 1 Map EV1 132: • Concurrent Sessions 10 EV3 – Floor 1 Map EV3 1408: • Welcome • Plenary Lecture • CAGONT AGM EV3 Atrium: - Registration (Day 2) - LuncH and Nutrition Breaks 11 EV3 – Floor 3 Map EV3 3412, 3408 & 3406: Concurrent Sessions 12 EV3 – Floor 4 Map EV3 4408 & EV3 4412 Concurrent Sessions 13 Program at a Glance Friday October 28th, 2016 5:00 - 6:30 Registration (EV1 Entrance Foyer) 5:00 - 6:00 CAGONT Executive Meeting (EV1 221) 5:30 - 7:30 Grad Student Reception (EV1