The Western Newfoundland and Labrador offshore area strategic environmental assessment: public participation and learning

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dc.contributor.authorVespa, Morgan
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeHenley, Thomas (Natural Resources Institute) Gibson, Bob (Natural Resources Institute) Cicek, Nazim (Biosystems Engineering)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorSinclair, John (Natural Resources Institute)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-15T21:36:33Z
dc.date.available2014-01-15T21:36:33Z
dc.date.issued2014-01-15
dc.degree.disciplineNatural Resources Managementen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Natural Resources Management (M.N.R.M.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe pursuit of efficiency and effectiveness in environmental assessment (EA) processes has prompted the introduction of a promising, second-generation process: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). In order to learn about SEA practice and identify opportunities for improvement of SEA, this research examined the ongoing Western Newfoundland Offshore Area SEA. Analysis was conducted on data obtained from documents, observations, and interviews with participants in the case study SEA to determine if meaningful participation had occurred, participants’ learning outcomes, and recommendations for future practice. The results show that the principles of meaningful public consultation were not in place, resulting in dissatisfaction with the participatory process and limited learning amongst participants. The meetings also veered from some of the important elements of a SEA (e.g., examining broad alternatives). Variance from the basic principles of SEA and meaningful public consultation demonstrated a lack of commitment to conducting an effective and influential strategic assessment.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2014en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/23255
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectstrategic environmental assessmenten_US
dc.subjectpublic participationen_US
dc.subjectNewfoundlanden_US
dc.subjectenvironmental assessmenten_US
dc.titleThe Western Newfoundland and Labrador offshore area strategic environmental assessment: public participation and learningen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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