Consumers, Climate Change and Christmas Trees

An undergraduate honours thesis for the School of Environment, Resources, and Sustainability led by student investigator Melanie Hutchison-Rodgers under the supervision of Principal Investigator Dr. Kelsey Leonard. This study aims to identify the ways in which people may interact with and perceive cultural ecosystem services connected to Christmas Trees being altered by climate change and to observe how gender might influence those interactions and perceptions. Also, analyzing the potential impacts climate change has on women photographers’ careers or businesses, indirectly or directly, via a collection of photos and a written reflection from photographers who use Christmas tree farms as part of their photography sets and features.

This study has been reviewed and received ethics clearance through a University of Waterloo Research Ethics Board (REB #45599). If you have questions for the Board, contact the Office of Research Ethics, toll-free at 1-833-643-2379 (Canada and USA), 1-519-888-4440, or reb@uwaterloo.ca.