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In It Together: Organizational Learning Through Participation In Environmental Assessment

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  • PATRICIA FITZPATRICK

    (Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Sinnott Building, 70 Dysart Rd, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada)

Abstract

This research explores opportunities for organizational learning through participation in environmental assessment (EA). The study examines information sharing, information interpretation, organizational memory and learning outcomes of organizations involved in two concurrent but geographically separate EAs: the Wuskwatim generation station and transmission lines projects (Manitoba) and the Snap Lake project (Northwest Territories). Primary data collection included semi-structured interviews with EA participants, and a review of documentation generated through each EA. Data were analyzed based on criteria derived from organizational learning literature. Findings indicate that organizations have a variety of structures that facilitate learning. Learning outcomes by state actors emphasized "single-loop learning", activities designed to improve performance within the existing EA process. Public actors, however, identified a wider range of outcomes centred on changing the EA process, termed "double-loop learning". These learning outcomes provide invaluable information about strengthening project specific EA, and provide insight into improving resource management.

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  • Patricia Fitzpatrick, 2006. "In It Together: Organizational Learning Through Participation In Environmental Assessment," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 8(02), pages 157-182.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:08:y:2006:i:02:n:s1464333206002463
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333206002463
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    1. Tu, Zhengge & Hu, Tianyang & Shen, Renjun, 2019. "Evaluating public participation impact on environmental protection and ecological efficiency in China: Evidence from PITI disclosure," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 55(C), pages 111-123.
    2. Mohamed Turki & Emna Medhioub & Moneem Kallel, 2017. "Effectiveness of EMS in Tunisian companies: framework and implementation process based on ISO 14001 standard," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 479-495, April.

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