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An ecological framework for environmental impact assessment in Canada / Gordon E. Beanlands and Peter N. Duinker.

By: Beanland, Gordon E. (Gordon Edward), 1940-.
Contributor(s): Duinker, Peter N | Dalhousie University. Institute for Resource and Environmental Studies | Canada. Federal Environment Assessment Review Office.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Halifax, N.S. : Institute for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University and Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office, 1983Description: 132, 142 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0770304605; 9780770304607.Other title: Cadre écologique pour l'évaluation environnementale au Canada.Subject(s): ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT | ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES | ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION | POLLUTION | PREVENTION | CONTROL | ECOLOGY | ECOSYSTEMS | CANADAHoldings: GRETA POINT: 502.15:574(71) BEA
Contents:
SUMMARY -- PART I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND -- 1. Introduction -- Organization of the Report -- 2. Background to the Project -- Objectives -- Study Organization -- Target Audiences -- Definition of Terms -- 3. Development of the Problems -- An Historical Synopsis -- Diverse Perspectives -- Roots of the Frustrations -- 4. A Review of Selected Assessments -- Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- 5. Early Messages -- On Scientific and Practical Aspects -- On Administrative and Institutional Aspects -- PART II. A BASIS IN THE SCIENCE OF ECOLOGY -- 6. Science and Impact Assessment -- Science, Values and Decisions -- Scientific Requirements Recognized -- Peer Review -- 7. The Question of Significance -- Statistical Significance -- Ecological Concerns -- Social Importance -- Project Implications -- Tangible Directions-- Summary -- 8. Some Fundamental Considerations -- Limits and Constraints -- Quantification -- Modelling -- Prediction -- Study Design -- 9. Developing an Ecological Perspective -- Lessons from Experience -- Conceptualizing the Project and the Environment -- Social vs Ecological Scoping -- Developing a Study Strategy -- 10. Bounding the Problem -- Physical Characteristics -- Ecological Boundaries -- 11. Elements of Effective Study Strategies -- For Initial Understanding -- In Support of Prediction -- For Hypothesis Testing -- PART III. OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANGE -- 12. Requirements for Organizing and Conducting Ecological Impact Studies -- 13. Recommendations -- APPENDICES -- Appendix A. Workshop Participants -- B. Workshop Participation by Affiliation -- C. Results of Two Case Studies -- D. Considering the Arctic Environment -- REFERENCES.
Summary: Determines the extent to which the science of ecology can contribute to design and conduct of environmental impact assessment studies and recommends ways this can be achieved. Aimed at Canadian federal and provincial agencies.
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BOOK BOOK WELLINGTON BOOKS 502.15:574(71) BEA 1 Issued 25/06/2024 B04750

Text in English and French with French text on inverted pages.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-132).

SUMMARY -- PART I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND -- 1. Introduction -- Organization of the Report -- 2. Background to the Project -- Objectives -- Study Organization -- Target Audiences -- Definition of Terms -- 3. Development of the Problems -- An Historical Synopsis -- Diverse Perspectives -- Roots of the Frustrations -- 4. A Review of Selected Assessments -- Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- 5. Early Messages -- On Scientific and Practical Aspects -- On Administrative and Institutional Aspects -- PART II. A BASIS IN THE SCIENCE OF ECOLOGY -- 6. Science and Impact Assessment -- Science, Values and Decisions -- Scientific Requirements Recognized -- Peer Review -- 7. The Question of Significance -- Statistical Significance -- Ecological Concerns -- Social Importance -- Project Implications -- Tangible Directions-- Summary -- 8. Some Fundamental Considerations -- Limits and Constraints -- Quantification -- Modelling -- Prediction -- Study Design -- 9. Developing an Ecological Perspective -- Lessons from Experience -- Conceptualizing the Project and the Environment -- Social vs Ecological Scoping -- Developing a Study Strategy -- 10. Bounding the Problem -- Physical Characteristics -- Ecological Boundaries -- 11. Elements of Effective Study Strategies -- For Initial Understanding -- In Support of Prediction -- For Hypothesis Testing -- PART III. OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANGE -- 12. Requirements for Organizing and Conducting Ecological Impact Studies -- 13. Recommendations -- APPENDICES -- Appendix A. Workshop Participants -- B. Workshop Participation by Affiliation -- C. Results of Two Case Studies -- D. Considering the Arctic Environment -- REFERENCES.

Determines the extent to which the science of ecology can contribute to design and conduct of environmental impact assessment studies and recommends ways this can be achieved. Aimed at Canadian federal and provincial agencies.

English and French text.

GRETA POINT: 502.15:574(71) BEA

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