@article {52822,
	title = {Managing regional cumulative effects of oil sands development in Alberta, Canada},
	volume = {2},
	year = {2000},
	month = {12/2000},
	pages = {27 pages },
	publisher = {Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management },
	abstract = {This paper demonstrates an approach to regional cumulative effects management using the case of oil sands development in Alberta, Canada. The 17 existing, approved, or planned projects, all concentrated in a relatively small region, pose significant challenges for conducting and reviewing cumulative effects assessment (CEA) on a project-by-project basis. In response, stakeholders have initiated a regional cumulative effects management system that is among the first such initiatives anywhere. Advantages of this system include (1) more efficient gathering and sharing of information, including a common regional database, (2) setting acceptable regional environmental thresholds for all projects, (3) collaborative assessment of similar cumulative effects from related projects, (4) co-ordinated regulatory review and approval process for overlapping CEAs, and (5) institutional empowerment from a Regional Sustainable Development Strategy administered by a public authority. This case provides a model for integrating project-based CEA with regional management of cumulative effects.




},
	keywords = {assessment, effects, impact, U of C},
	author = {Spaling, Harry and Zwier, Janelle and Ross, William and Creasey, Roger}
}
