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Sustainable Regions |
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Suggested research question/title |
Description |
Prospective team members |
Methodology and proposed timeline |
Number of Grad Students |
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What are the negative impacts of past resource development that have presented a barrier to sustainable development in Canada’s North? |
The purpose of this project is to provide a general historical overview of resource developments and the impacts they have had |
Coates, Morrison, Beaulieu |
Primarily archival and secondary data analysis. |
2 |
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What have been the negative impacts of past mining activities that have served as barriers to sustainable development in the Canadian North? |
This project will focus on the social and environmental changes that have occurred in northern regions as a result of large-scale mining activities. |
Keeling, Sandlos, Simmons |
Archival research, oral history interviews, community workshops, and community-based mapping. |
2 |
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What policy changes are helping resource development in the region contribute to a greater degree of sustainability? |
This project will examine the different impacts that federal policies related to northern development and natural resources management have across the north, as well as how these policies are considered in relation to northern citizens and their needs. |
Abele, Irlbacher-Fox, Rodon, Schott |
A “ground-up” analysis of policy changes, with close collaboration with northern decision-makers |
3 |
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What types of IBAs are most effective at promoting the sustainable development of resources in Northern Canada? |
This project is an assessment of the impacts of mine development, with a particular focus on the influence of IBAs, within northern Aboriginal communities in a way that is both community-relevant and long-term. |
Bradshaw, Noble, Krogman, Mills |
Synthesis of existing knowledge of the community implications of mining; consultations (including interviews, focus groups, and photo voice); community survey |
3 |
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What is the impact of these new security concerns on attempts by the region to promote the sustainable development of its resources? |
This project would examine the security impacts related to new resource developments. |
Lackenbauer, Heininen,
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Key interviews, community workshops |
TBD |
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What are the appropriate models for developing commercial fisheries in the region in a sustainable manner? |
This project would investigate the possibilities for sustainable development in Arctic commercial fisheries. |
Shott, Felt |
Key interviews, community workshops, literature reviews
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TBD |
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Quels sont les rapports entre la structure économique régionale et les conditions économiques des ménages, tentant de répondre à des questions du genre: la stratification, la pauvreté et l'exclusion |
Ce projet sera une évaluation de l’impact des inégalités associées avec l’exploitation des ressources naturelles dans l’Arctique. |
Duhaime |
Analyse des données, entrevues |
TBD |
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Sustainable Communities
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What are the impacts of resource development-related migration on Northern communities? |
As an extension of recent research by the European Science Foundation’s Boreas Program, the project will examine how migration related to resource development impacts communities in the North and how these impacts can be managed |
Southcott, Huskey, Berman, Martin, Westerlund, Poppel |
Examination of census data and data from “Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic” and the “Aboriginal Peoples Survey”, community interviews, Community Research Workshops |
2 |
What are the impacts of commuting on communities in the North?
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This project is also built on previous Boreas research. It will aim to provide a better understanding of how trends in commuting impact northern communities in Northern Canada, as well as how negative impacts can be mitigated |
Storey, Stammler, Schweitzer, Heleniak, Eilmsteiner-Saxinger |
Participatory observation, structured and unstructured interview |
2 |
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What are the impacts of resource development on the health and well-being of Northern communities? |
This project seeks to both measure and further understand the health and well-being implications related to resource development in northern communities. It also attempts to answer the questions of how these impacts can be better measured, why they occur, and what can be done about them.
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Young, Chatwood, Southcott |
Longitudinal analysis of data from Canadian Community Health Surveys (and other relevant surveys from Statistics Canada), including a northern cohort sample and regression analysis; Community Research Workshops |
2 |
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How can we establish baseline data to measure the impact of resource development on a community? |
Under this project, the researchers will participate in the existing international Social Indicators Project team in order to find different ways to measure the impacts of resource development in northern communities. This will include developing and testing new indicators, as well as evaluating existing ones. |
IRC, Fondahl, Southcott, Nymand-Larsen, Petrov, Poppel, Schweitzer,
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Starts with workshop in Yellowknife in Sept. 2011, data analysis
2011-2014
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1 |
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What form of community partnerships function best? |
This project will first create an inventory of (non-IBA) partnership agreements in Northern Canada and the Circumpolar North. From this inventory, a number of “best cases” will be selected and analyzed. In doing so, the researchers hope to identify the key factors to success. |
Adamowicz, TBD |
Key informant interviews, community workshops, literature review |
TBD |
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How can changes of quality of life brought on by resource development be measured by looking at differing resource bases. |
This project will continue the work of the Circumpolar Coping Processes Project by looking at the relationship between types of resource development and quality of life in northern communities .
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Aarsaether, Riabova, Petrov, Martin |
Analysis of existing data sources and new survey projects, Community Research Workshops |
3 |
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Sustainable Cultures |
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How can we mitigate the negative impacts of resource development on food security?
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This project will examine the impacts of resource development on food security and investigate ways to mitigate negative impacts. |
Ford, Furgal |
Community workshops, Interviews, Participant observations |
2 |
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How can establish reliable baseline data to measure the impact of resource development on land-based harvesting? |
The purpose of this project is to establish baseline data on the importance of the subsistence economy in northern Indigenous communities |
Natcher, Makivik, Nunatsiavut Govt
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Social network analysis, involving a survey through face-to-face interviews |
2 |
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What are the extent of the impacts that resource development has on the subsistence economy?
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Under this project, case studies will be developed in order to examine the impact that oil and gas and mining developments have on local subsistence economies |
Natcher, Ford, Dowsley, |
Analysis of data from Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic, as well as survey through face-to-face interviews |
2 |
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Which aspects of the modern treaties have had the most positive impacts on promoting Aboriginal involvement in the development of the region’s resources? (Martin…) |
This project will examine how land claims organizations are able to contribute most effectively to the sustainable development of resources in the region.
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Rodon, Martin |
Key informant interviews, Community workshops
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2 |
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What type of employment programs best enhance local Aboriginal employment in the resource sector? |
This project will examine the effectiveness of the various employment programs in place to increase Aboriginal employment. |
Gibson, Hesseln |
Literature review, Key informant interviews, employment data analysis |
TBD |
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What are the most effective education and training techniques that encourage local Aboriginal employment in resource development? |
This project will examine the effectiveness of the current educational and training programs at preparing Aboriginal youth for resource employment. |
Berger, Hirshberg |
Literature review, Key informant interviews, employment data analysis, community workshops |
2
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Sustainable Environments
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What effect is climate change having on resource development? |
This project will summarize the ability of researchers to measure impacts of climate change on resource development and the ability of communities to deal with these changes. |
Ford, Furgal, Parlee, ArcticNet… |
Literature review, key informant interviews, community workshops |
1 |
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What are the impacts of differing social impact assessment processes in the Arctic (Note – new project added in April 2011
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This project will compare the difference social impact assessment regimes that exist across the Arctic |
Mathieson, Southcott, Ealat Institute, Association of World Reindeer Herders |
Literature review, key informant interviews, community workshops |
5 |
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How are the shifts in resource management structures impacting local communities’ ability to deal with environmental issues? |
This project will examine the way that industry and gov’t management structures affect the ability of communities to influence environmental issues, |
Parlee, Caine, Goddard |
Literature review, key informant interviews, community workshops |
3 |
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How can we better manage conflicts between the interests of the tourism industry and resource development?
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This project will examine cases where there have been conflicts between tourism and resource development. |
Johnston, Lemelin
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Literature review, key informant interviews, community workshops, case studies |
2 |
