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Managing Regional Cumulative Effects Of Oil Sands Development In Alberta, Canada

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  • HARRY SPALING

    (Environmental Studies, The King's University College, 9125–50 St., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6B 2H3, Canada)

  • JANELLE ZWIER

    (Environmental Studies, The King's University College, 9125–50 St., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6B 2H3, Canada)

  • WILLIAM ROSS

    (Faculty of Environmental Design, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4, Canada)

  • ROGER CREASEY

    (Alberta Energy & Utilities Board, 640–5 Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3G4, Canada)

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.

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  • Harry Spaling & Janelle Zwier & William Ross & Roger Creasey, 2000. "Managing Regional Cumulative Effects Of Oil Sands Development In Alberta, Canada," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 2(04), pages 501-528.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:02:y:2000:i:04:n:s1464333200000461
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333200000461
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    1. Boutilier, Robert G. & Black, Leeora, 2013. "Legitimizing industry and multi-sectoral regulation of cumulative impacts: A comparison of mining and energy development in Athabasca, Canada and the Hunter Valley, Australia," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 38(4), pages 696-703.

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