Aboriginal Participation in Canadian Environmental Assessment: Gap Analysis and Directions for Scholarly Research

Aniekan Udofia, Bram Noble and Greg Poelzer
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Aniekan Udofia: School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5C8, Canada
Bram Noble: School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5C8, Canada2Department of Geography and Planning, College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5C8, Canada
Greg Poelzer: Department of Political Studies, College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5A5, Canada4Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5B8, Canada

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2016, vol. 18, issue 03, 1-28

Abstract: There has emerged in recent years an increased industry and regulatory demand for the streamlining of environmental assessment (EA), and at the same time, persistent expectations by Aboriginal communities for more effective and meaningful engagement in development decisions. This paper examines the extent to which scholarly research has contributed to solutions for meaningful Aboriginal participation amidst demands for more efficient and shorter timelines for participation and decision-making. Three research priorities are identified from our assessment of peer-reviewed EA scholarly research: the need for empirical-based research assessing the impacts of streamlining on participation and the impacts of meaningful Aboriginal participation on EA efficiencies; the need for better defined scope of issues that should be addressed inside the EA process versus those that are best addressed external to EA; and the need to develop and test alternative mechanisms for Aboriginal participation at the regional and strategic levels, and their contributions to regulatory-based EA decisions.

Keywords: Environmental assessment; Aboriginal participation; effectiveness and efficiency; resource development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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