Regions: North Slave Region
Tags: environmental assessment, social sciences, industrial development, decision making
Principal Investigator: | Mueller, Thea (1) |
Licence Number: | 14021 |
Organization: | Freie Universitaet Berlin |
Licensed Year(s): |
2006
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Issued: | Jul 08, 2006 |
Project Description: The research aims to understand First Nations’ perspectives of large-scale industrial projects, such as the Mackenzie Gas Project. The three objectives of the research project centre on discovering: how people talk about development projects in the public and private spheres; if and how thinking about industrialization in the North varies between different social groups (e.g., by age, employment status, etc.); and how First Nations’ participation in the Environmental Impact Assessment process has affected decision-making at the project management level. Participant observation will form the main method of gathering information. The researcher will attend the public hearings concerning the Mackenzie Gas Project, scheduled in July and August, in Yellowknife, and will take notes and audio record public statements made at the hearing. In addition, the researcher will attempt to arrange informal meetings with members of th... Show more