NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Mitrovic, Inya
Licensed Year(s): 2012
Summary: The objective of this research project is to determine how effective the public consultation processes utilized by Mackenzie Gas Project’s proponents (Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited, the Mackenzie Valley Aboriginal Pipeline Limited Partnership, ConocoPhillips Canada [North] Limited, Shell Canada Limited and ExxonMobil Canada Properties) were in addressing and meeting stakeholder interests...

Principal Investigator: Fraser, Gail S
Licensed Year(s): 2012
Summary: The research will provide 1) a systematic pan-Canadian analysis and critique of problematic environmental assessment trends (for example, the lack of publicly available environmental data, inconsistent environmental effects monitoring programs, difficulties addressing cumulative effects, and ineffective public consultation), and 2) practical policy solutions to these trends in the form of "best pr...

Principal Investigator: Noble, Bram F
Licensed Year(s): 2011 2010
Summary: This research explores the different roles and expectations of regional and strategic environmental assessment (SEA) for energy development in the Beaufort Sea-Mackenzie Delta region. The objectives are to: (1) understand how Arctic oil and gas development is regulated, and the challenges to the current environmental assessment system, (2) identify the different understandings and expectations abo...

Principal Investigator: Freeland Ballantyne, Erin A
Licensed Year(s): 2008 2007
Summary: The project facilitates the training of a youth researcher team in Fort Simpson and Tuktoyaktuk through a process of participatory video to learn with community members about the concerns and impacts of climate change and oil and gas development on well-being in the community. The community will form a research team to guide the project, directed through youth-lead focus groups. Participants wi...

Principal Investigator: Land-Murphy, Brook
Licensed Year(s): 2008
Summary: The objectives of this research project are to gain a greater understanding of the nature and scope of aboriginal participation in the JRP for the Mackenzie Gas Project, and of the factors that hindered or enabled individual aboriginal peoples of the northern Mackenzie Valley to participate in the environmental assessment for this project. An archival search of government documents, industry st...

Principal Investigator: Povey, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 2003 2002
Summary: Noise monitoring will be conducted in the Taglu lease and in the Swimming Point, Parsons Lake and Jimmy Lake regions. These data will provide estimates of background ambient noise which will be needed before construction of the Mackenzie Gas Project. Pr...

Principal Investigator: Clark, Karin
Licensed Year(s): 1996
Summary: The researchers will conduct and record (with permission) personal interviews with local residents in three communities who experienced or were possibly involved in the technical, environmental and socio-economic aspects of the Arctic oil industry....

Principal Investigator: Heiermann, Miss Uta
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: To study the geosocial and geoeconomical impacts arising from Beaufort Sea Oil Development....