Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Dehcho Region, North Slave Region
Tags: mining, social sciences, economics, decision making
| Principal Investigator: | Martin, James A (1) |
| Licence Number: | 14074 |
| Organization: | Jim Martin (Masters of Arts Student ) |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2006
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| Issued: | Sep 13, 2006 |
Project Description: This Master’s level research project aims to discover if full cost accounting principles should be considered in decision-making on the costs and benefits associated with mining in the Northwest Territories. The project will consist of an in-depth case study using both primary and secondary data sources, including interviews with the personnel of organizations considered to be regular reviewers of environmental assessments referred to the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board. Data collection will involve interviewing, and review of papers, studies, policies and legislative developments. Approximately twenty participants will be interviewed from a host of federal, territorial and aboriginal governments as well as from the mining industry, resource management boards and NGOs. Interviews are planned to take place in Yellowknife, Inuvik and Fort Simpson. The research data will be used solely for the production of a Master’s thesis. A letter summarizing the key findings of the research will be sent to all participants upon completion of the thesis. The Aurora Research Institute library will be provided with a copy of the thesis. Interviews will be conducted from September 13 to December 31, 2006 within the municipal bounds of Yellowknife, Inuvik and Fort Simpson.
