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Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

Research Reports

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Below are completed research reports funded through the R&D Program. The Agency has or will be contributing towards the advancement of knowledge in the following areas:

Given that the publication of research reports takes approximately six months not all reports may be available at this time. Selected Proposals contains a brief description of all research projects the Agency has funded.

The views, conclusions and recommendations expressed in the reports of the R&D Program are those of the authors and do not represent the views of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, the Minister of the Environment, or the Government of Canada.

Determining Significance of Environmental Effects

A Decision Support Tool to Aid in Evaluating Significance of Adverse Effects on Birds for Environmental Assessment, David Kirk, Series 2000
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Determining Significance of Environmental Effects: An Aboriginal Perspective, Winds and Voices Environmental, Series 2000
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Evaluating Biodiversity in Marine Environmental Assessments, Huntsman Marine Science Centre, Series 2001
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Sharing Good Practice: An Investigation of Requirements and Options for EA Information Management in Canada, Lynch-Stewart and Associates, Series 2002
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Significance in Environmental Assessment, Lawrence Environmental, Series 2000
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Specification of Sustainability-Based Environmental Assessment Decision Criteria and Implications for Determining "Significance" in Environmental Assessments, Robert Gibson, Series 2000
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The Application of Fuzzy Logic Analysis to Assessing the Significance of Environmental Impacts: Case Studies from Mexico and Canada, Lourdes Juárez Marusich, Paul F. Wilkinson & Associates Inc., Series 2001
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The Significance of Social and Economic Impacts in Environmental Assessment, David P. Lawrence, Lawrence Environmental, Series 2003
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Using Ecological Standards, Guidelines and Objectives for Determining Significance: An Examination of Existing Information to Support Significance Decisions Involving Wetlands, Pauline Lynch-Stewart, Series 2000
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Using Ecological Standards, Guidelines and Objectives for Determining Significance: Results of a Practitioners Workshop, Pauline Lynch-Stewart, Series 2001
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Follow-up

Analysis and Evaluation of the Operations of Ten Environmental Follow-Up Committees in Quebec: Exploratory Research, Christiane Gagnon, Laurent Lepage, Mario Gauthier, Gilles Côté, Patrick Champagne, François Miller and Louis Simard, Series 2000
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Development and Assessment of the Effectiveness of Fish Habitat Compensation Plans for Infilling Projects on Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe, Ontario, S.M. Murphy, Azimuth Environmental Consulting Inc., Series 2001
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Development of a Dissemination Strategy for Environmental Follow-up Results, Association québécoise pour l'évaluation d'impacts, Series 2000
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Evaluation of Intra-Culvert Fish Passage Structures as Fish Habitat Compensation, J.D. Broadfoot and S.M. Murphy, Series 2002
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Human Use Impact Assessment and Rehabilitation of a Campground at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada, Ian Morrison, Sally O'Grady, Liette Vasseur and Norm Green, Series 2001
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Increasing Citizen Participation In Sustainability-Centred Environmental Assessment Follow-Up, Carol Hunsberger, Robert Gibson and Susan Wismer, Series 2003
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Increasing the Utility of Follow-up in Canadian Environmental Assessment: A Review of Requirements, Concepts and Experience, Keith Storey, Ph.D.and Bram Noble, Ph.D., Series 2002
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Human Impact Assessment

Development of a Conceptual and Methodological Framework for the Integrated Assessment of the Impacts of Linear Infrastructure Projects on Quality of Life, Pierre André and Dieudonné Bitondo, Series 2001
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Community Participation in Environmental Information Management: Exploring Tools for Developing an Impact Assessment Preparedness Program, Thomas C. Meredith, Series 2000
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Towards an Inclusive Framework for Environmental Impact Assessment, Nonita T. Yap, Series 2003
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Integrating Climate Change Considerations into Environmental Assessment

Addressing Climate Change Uncertainties In Project Environmental Assessments, Dr. Philip H. Byer, Dr. Julian Scott Yeomans, and Melanie Lalani, Series 2001
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Environmental Assessment of Road Infrastructure: Toward the Development of a Regional Framework for Iintegrating Climate Change Factors, Mario Gauthier, Laurent Lepage, Louis Simard, and Valérie Saint-Amant, with Ugo Lachappelle, Series 2002
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Evaluation of the ClimAdapt Guide to Incorporating Climate Change into the Environmental Impact Assessment Process, Alan Bell, Norval Collins, Cameron Ells, George de Romily, Alison Rossiter, Robert Young, Series 2002
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Incorporating Climate Change Considerations in the Environmental Assessment of Hydroelectric Projects in Eastern and Northern Canada, Professor Bhawan Singh, Sébastien Gagnon, and Nicklaus Davey, Series 2002
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Part 1: Review of Climate Change Considerations in Selected Past Environmental Assessments, Rick J. Lee, The Canadian Institute for Climate Studies, Series 2000
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Part 2: Climate Change Guidance for Environmental Assessments, Elaine M. Barrow, Rick J. Lee, The Canadian Institute for Climate Studies, Series 2000
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Meaningful Involvement

Meaningful Involvement of Aboriginal Peoples in Environmental Assessment, Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources, Series 2006
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Regional Environmental Effects Frameworks

Bridging the Gap Between Project-level Assessments and Regional Development Dynamics: A Methodology for Estimating Cumulative Effects, Hadi Dowlatabadi, Michelle Boyle, Susan Rowley, Milind Kandlikar, Series 2003
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A Collaborative Approach to Assessing Regional Cumulative Effects in the Transboundary Crown of the Continent, Michael S. Quinn, Guy Greenaway, Danah Duke, Tracy Lee, Series 2002
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A Quantitative Approach for Regional Environmental Assessment: Application of a Habitat-Based Population Viability Analysis to Wildlife of the Canadian Central Arctic, Chris Johnson and Mark Boyce, Series 2001
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Alternative Scenarios of Future Development: An Aid to Cumulative Effects Assessment, Lorne Greig, Kim Pawley, and Peter Duinker, Series 2002
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Regional Cumulative Effects Assessment: Toward a Strategic Framework, Bram F. Noble, Ph.D., Series 2003
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Regional Cumulative Effects Management Framework for Cold Lake, Alberta, Theresa Braat, Series 2001
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Regional Environmental Effects Assessment and Strategic Land Use Planning in British Columbia, Alex Grzybowski & Associates, Series 2001
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Regional Environmental Effects Frameworks, Pollution Probe, Series 2000
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Strategic Environmental Assessment

Extending Models and Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada, Save the Oak Ridges Moraine Coalition, Series 2006
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