NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Lyon, Christopher
Licensed Year(s): 2007
Summary: The purpose of this research is to advance the understanding of how institutions manage the social impacts of development. This research examines the role of institutions in addressing the social impacts of the Mackenzie Gas Project. This research occurs within the boundaries communities of Inuvik and Yellowknife. The method involves voluntary, semi-structured and pre-arranged interviews, estim...

Principal Investigator: Salokangas, Raila M
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: This study will examine how sustainable development is taken into account in the Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP), with a specific focus on Inuvialuit opinions concerning the Project's environmental and socio-economic impacts. The research will evaluate the p...

Principal Investigator: Povey, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 2005 2004 2003 2002
Summary: This project is a continuation of socio-economic and traditional knowledge studies in the Gwich'in Settlement Area, which were initiated in 2002 as part of the baseline studies and assessment for the Mackenzie Gas Project. The primary focus of the socio...

Principal Investigator: Povey, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 2005 2004 2003 2002
Summary: This project is a continuation of socio-economic and traditional knowledge studies in the Inuvialuit Settlement Area, which were initiated in 2002 as part of the baseline studies and assessment for the Mackenzie Gas Project. The primary focus of the soc...

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: Kruse, Jack
Licensed Year(s): 1999
Summary: Part A: "Possible Futures Model". Researchers have constructed models which project how force of change will affect communities in the future, based on local knowledge and research findings of previous studies. In 1998-99, the "Possible Futures Model" will be presented to people of Fort McPherson and Aklavik. The model allows users to consider the effects of changes that may occur in the next 40 ...

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: Bone, Robert M.
Licensed Year(s): 1994
Summary: Should global warming occur, the environment and human landscape may be altered. The researchers will be using public information (Statistics Canada censuses and public documents) to collect data for this study: they will use this data to examine the possible impacts that global warming might have on the Mackenzie Basin ecosystem and the human population residing in this region. The results of ...

Principal Investigator: Worbets, Barry W.
Licensed Year(s): 1977
Summary: To conduct a study to identify the effects of industry on Tuktoyaktuk as perceived by the community and as identified by literature on previous studies, and to provide alternatives to the community in order to deal with these effects. A final report will be submitted to the community of Tuktoyaktuk in December of this year....