In:
Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd, Vol. 02, No. 04 ( 2000-12), p. 501-528
Abstract:
This paper demonstrates an approach to regional cumulative effects management using the case of oil sands development in Alberta, Canada. The 17 existing, approved, or planned projects, all concentrated in a relatively small region, pose significant challenges for conducting and reviewing cumulative effects assessment (CEA) on a project-by-project basis. In response, stakeholders have initiated a regional cumulative effects management system that is among the first such initiatives anywhere. Advantages of this system include (1) more efficient gathering and sharing of information, including a common regional database, (2) setting acceptable regional environmental thresholds for all projects, (3) collaborative assessment of similar cumulative effects from related projects, (4) co-ordinated regulatory review and approval process for overlapping CEAs, and (5) institutional empowerment from a Regional Sustainable Development Strategy administered by a public authority. This case provides a model for integrating project-based CEA with regional management of cumulative effects.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1464-3332
,
1757-5605
DOI:
10.1142/S1464333200000461
Language:
English
Publisher:
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd
Publication Date:
2000
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2027553-5
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