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View article: Forum: cumulative effects assessment state-of-the-art
Forum: cumulative effects assessment state-of-the-art Open
View article: Community‐appropriate bioenergy resource potential assessment in Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan
Community‐appropriate bioenergy resource potential assessment in Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan Open
Bioenergy is a promising renewable energy option for energy insecure communities across the boreal region. Whilst community energy planning tools are advancing, many are driven by external technical resource assessments and fail to capture…
View article: The effects of institutional layering on electricity sector reform: Lessons from Norway's electricity sector
The effects of institutional layering on electricity sector reform: Lessons from Norway's electricity sector Open
This work was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Partnership Grant Program [grant number 895-2019-1007].
View article: Social value of renewable energy in remote northern Indigenous communities
Social value of renewable energy in remote northern Indigenous communities Open
Renewable energy (RE) is at the forefront of Canada’s strategy to achieve a net-zero electricity grid by 2035. The development of RE projects is also promoted as a means to deliver energy services in rural and remote Indigenous communities…
View article: Safe Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Real-Time Multi-Energy Management in Combined Heat and Power Microgrids
Safe Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Real-Time Multi-Energy Management in Combined Heat and Power Microgrids Open
Combined heat and power microgrids (CHPMGs) have become increasingly popular recently due to their ability to offer cost-effective and resilient solutions to support critical infrastructures. As the centerpiece of a CHPMG, an autonomous re…
View article: Youth as energy citizens or passive actors? A critical review of energy transition scholarship
Youth as energy citizens or passive actors? A critical review of energy transition scholarship Open
Youth are increasingly recognized in global arenas as critical actors for achieving sustainable development goals, including just energy transitions. Many scholars similarly argue the importance of engaging youth in energy transitions; yet…
View article: Assessing local capacity for community appropriate sustainable energy transitions in northern and remote Indigenous communities
Assessing local capacity for community appropriate sustainable energy transitions in northern and remote Indigenous communities Open
View article: Pathways for improving the consideration of ecological connectivity in environmental assessment: lessons from five case studies
Pathways for improving the consideration of ecological connectivity in environmental assessment: lessons from five case studies Open
Case studies can highlight opportunities for mainstreaming connectivity into environmental assessment (EA) and reveal relevant conditions for success or failure. We examined five cases from Canada, Spain, Sweden, and the UK to address thre…
View article: Examination of recent hydroelectric dam projects in Canada for alignment of baseline studies, predictive modeling, and postdevelopment monitoring phases of aquatic environmental impact assessments
Examination of recent hydroelectric dam projects in Canada for alignment of baseline studies, predictive modeling, and postdevelopment monitoring phases of aquatic environmental impact assessments Open
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has been widely criticized by the aquatic science community for poorly aligned approaches when selecting endpoints and collecting data during the baseline, predictive modeling, and postdevelopment moni…
View article: Government instruments for community renewable energy in northern and Indigenous communities
Government instruments for community renewable energy in northern and Indigenous communities Open
Energy insecurity is part of everyday life for many remote and Indigenous communities across the North. Community energy is emerging as a solution to address enduring energy challenges in remote regions, but the success of community energy…
View article: Local Capacity for Energy Transition in Northern and Indigenous Communities: Analysis of Gwich’in Communities in Northwest Territories, Canada
Local Capacity for Energy Transition in Northern and Indigenous Communities: Analysis of Gwich’in Communities in Northwest Territories, Canada Open
Introducing local renewable energy solutions into the fossil fuel dominated energy mix of many northern and off-grid Indigenous communities has the potential to create new socio-economic opportunity and address historical energy injustices…
View article: Bioenergy for Community Energy Security in Canada: Challenges in the Business Ecosystem
Bioenergy for Community Energy Security in Canada: Challenges in the Business Ecosystem Open
Bioenergy represents a viable renewable alternative for the many off-grid remote communities in Northern Canada that rely on diesel-based energy infrastructure. Despite the abundance of forest-based biomass, bioenergy for heat and power in…
View article: “It would be a lot easier to hunt whales if they didn’t move.” Addressing marine baseline information challenges in Nunavut’s impact assessment process
“It would be a lot easier to hunt whales if they didn’t move.” Addressing marine baseline information challenges in Nunavut’s impact assessment process Open
Despite advances in impact assessment (IA) practice in Arctic regions, persistent challenges remain. This article examines how baseline information needs and associated uncertainties are presented and understood in the regulatory context o…
View article: Social Value of Energy in Remote, Northern, Indigenous Communities: A Thematic Review
Social Value of Energy in Remote, Northern, Indigenous Communities: A Thematic Review Open
View article: Treatment of ecological connectivity in environmental assessment: A global survey of current practices and common issues
Treatment of ecological connectivity in environmental assessment: A global survey of current practices and common issues Open
Ecological connectivity should be an important consideration in environmental assessment (EA). How often and how thoroughly the analysis of ecological connectivity is integrated in the EA process is, however, unknown. We surveyed EA actors…
View article: Community as Governor: Exploring the role of Community between Industry and Government in SLO
Community as Governor: Exploring the role of Community between Industry and Government in SLO Open
For many natural resource projects, the impact on Indigenous communities is a primary concern. Therefore, governance arrangements that account for the interests of companies, communities, and government are critical for the project’s succe…
View article: Mining and Sustainability in the Circumpolar North: The Role of Government in Advancing Corporate Social Responsibility
Mining and Sustainability in the Circumpolar North: The Role of Government in Advancing Corporate Social Responsibility Open
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is recognized as important to fostering sustainable natural resource development in the Circumpolar North. Governments are playing an increasingly active role in promoting and shaping CSR initiatives, …
View article: Harvesting Local Energy: A Case Study of Community-Led Bioenergy Development in Galena, Alaska
Harvesting Local Energy: A Case Study of Community-Led Bioenergy Development in Galena, Alaska Open
Community-led bioenergy projects show great promise to address a range of issues for remote and Indigenous Arctic communities that typically rely on diesel for meeting their energy demands. However, there is very little research devoted to…
View article: Assessing the Cumulative Social Effects of Projects: Lessons from Canadian Hydroelectric Development
Assessing the Cumulative Social Effects of Projects: Lessons from Canadian Hydroelectric Development Open
View article: Advancing local energy transitions: A global review of government instruments supporting community energy
Advancing local energy transitions: A global review of government instruments supporting community energy Open
The adoption and encouragement of community energy, that is, the incentive to develop renewable energy projects with community participation and ownership, is a key ingredient of energy transition. Government policies and other instruments…
View article: Impacts of Climate Variability and Change, Pacific Northwest
Impacts of Climate Variability and Change, Pacific Northwest Open
View article: Analysis of Impact Assessment Practice and Mitigation for Shipping Activity in the Eastern Canadian Arctic
Analysis of Impact Assessment Practice and Mitigation for Shipping Activity in the Eastern Canadian Arctic Open
Marine traffic is increasing in the Canadian Arctic, largely because of changing ice conditions, a growing tourism industry, and natural resource extraction. Impact assessment (IA) is a primary instrument for managing the impacts of projec…
View article: The discontinuity of environmental effects monitoring in the Lower Athabasca region of Alberta, Canada: institutional challenges to long-term monitoring and cumulative effects management
The discontinuity of environmental effects monitoring in the Lower Athabasca region of Alberta, Canada: institutional challenges to long-term monitoring and cumulative effects management Open
Long-term regional environmental monitoring, coupled with shorter-term and more localized monitoring carried out under regulatory permitting processes, is foundational to identifying, understanding, and effectively managing cumulative envi…
View article: Analysis of uncertainty consideration in environmental assessment: an empirical study of Canadian EA practice
Analysis of uncertainty consideration in environmental assessment: an empirical study of Canadian EA practice Open
Identifying and communicating uncertainty is core to effective environmental assessment (EA). This study evaluates the extent to which uncertainties are considered and addressed in Canadian EA practice. We reviewed the environmental protec…
View article: Connecting the strategic to the tactical in SEA design: an approach to wetland conservation policy development and implementation in an urban context
Connecting the strategic to the tactical in SEA design: an approach to wetland conservation policy development and implementation in an urban context Open
The paper presents an analytical approach to strategic environmental assessment (SEA), focused on bridging the strategic level assessment of policy objectives with tactical planning and implementation. This is done within the context of an…
View article: Environmental Assessment in the Arctic: A Gap Analysis and Research Agenda
Environmental Assessment in the Arctic: A Gap Analysis and Research Agenda Open
Environmental assessment (EA) is employed across the Arctic to assess, mitigate, and monitor the impacts of resource development. Despite the increasing pressures of resource development on Arctic communities and ecosystems and the growing…
View article: Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments Open
This book was inspired by the hundreds of Aboriginal students who Greg taught in postsecondary programs in northern Alberta and northern BC in the 1990s and in Saskatchewan in the 2000s and 2010s.These students spoke frankly about the real…
View article: Capacity for watershed cumulative effects assessment and management in the South Saskatchewan Watershed, Canada
Capacity for watershed cumulative effects assessment and management in the South Saskatchewan Watershed, Canada Open
Canada's watersheds are under increasing pressure from the cumulative effects of human development. There is a recognized need to assess and manage cumulative effects to Canada's watersheds, but there has been limited assessment of the cur…
View article: Futures Analysis of Urban Land Use and Wetland Change in Saskatoon, Canada: An Application in Strategic Environmental Assessment
Futures Analysis of Urban Land Use and Wetland Change in Saskatoon, Canada: An Application in Strategic Environmental Assessment Open
This paper presents a scenario-based approach to strategic environmental assessment (SEA) for wetland trend analysis and land use and land cover (LUC) modeling in an urban environment. The application is focused on the Saskatoon urban envi…