MANAGING REGIONAL CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF OIL SANDS DEVELOPMENT IN ALBERTA, CANADA

Harry Spaling (), Janelle Zwier, William Ross () and Roger Creasey ()
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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

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2000, vol. 02, issue 04, 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.

Keywords: cumulative effects; environmental assessment; oil sands; Alberta (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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