Municipal wetland conservation and restoration: an evaluation of context-based policy in Calgary, Alberta

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dc.contributor.authorRamirez, Lucy
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteevan Vliet, David (City Planning)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeMilgrom, Richard (City Planning)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeTyler, Mary-Ellen (University of Calgary, Environmental Design)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorvan Vliet, David (City Planning)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-15T17:54:35Z
dc.date.available2019-01-15T17:54:35Z
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.date.submitted2019-01-03T18:44:43Zen
dc.date.submitted2019-01-11T22:59:35Zen
dc.date.submitted2019-01-14T17:55:03Zen
dc.degree.disciplineCity Planningen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of City Planning (M.C.P.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Calgary Wetland Conservation Plan (WCP) (2004) is analysed to determine if the plan conserved and restored wetlands in the landscape, by considering the plan context and outcomes and developments in provincial policy, as informed by grey literature; key informants and a focused review of relevant plans. The findings conclude The City of Calgary did not and will not meet its goal of no net loss of wetlands, because it adopted a no net loss approach to wetland management and a mitigation sequence, which prioritizes development. Reasons for constrained wetland conservation and restoration include requiring the need for water supply at a natural rate and a water licence to release treated stormwater to a conserved or restored wetland, unavailable since 2006. Also limiting were the spatial context of municipal boundaries and the lack of mechanisms to facilitate a larger regional wetland management plan. Most wetlands were removed from the landscape, with a select few preserved and integrated into Calgary’s neighbourhoods. The research considers the gap between the intentions and outcomes of the WCP and recommends three areas for future research.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2019en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/33721
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectContext-based approachen_US
dc.subjectMunicipal wetland policyen_US
dc.subjectWetland lossen_US
dc.subjectUrban wetlanden_US
dc.subjectNo net lossen_US
dc.subjectMitigation sequenceen_US
dc.subjectImplementation gapen_US
dc.titleMunicipal wetland conservation and restoration: an evaluation of context-based policy in Calgary, Albertaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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