Exploring the use of adaptive management in an environmental protection program to improve mitigation performance during manitoba hydro transmission projects
| dc.contributor.author | Watts, Kristopher | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Diduck, Alan (Natural Resources Institute) Kotak, Brian (Environment & Geography) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Baydack,Rick (Environment and Geography) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-14T15:08:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-02-14T15:08:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Environment and Geography | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Environment (M.Env.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Adaptive management (AM) is a systematic process that regards management and policy decisions as experiments or treatments. This iterative process is relatively simple and intuitive, leading to widespread uptake and application of these principles. Popularity of AM results in the process being routinely inserted into strategies or plans without full recognition of the commitment and paradigm shift in management that it represents. This case study involved evaluation of Manitoba Hydro’s Environmental Protection Program during construction of the Bipole III transmission line and its use of AM. Researching the program’s functionality spanned three construction seasons using document review, employee interviews and site visits. The program was evaluated according to what current literature identifies as elements of successful AM. Monitoring and Innovative activities provided strong examples of AM principles while other areas such as communication face challenges. The recommendations pursue a more active approach to AM and continual improvement of environmental protection performance. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | February 2017 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/32130 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Manitoba Hydro, Transmission, Adaptive management, Implementation, Environmental protection | en_US |
| dc.title | Exploring the use of adaptive management in an environmental protection program to improve mitigation performance during manitoba hydro transmission projects | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | yes | en_US |