Sustainable Planning of Megaprojects in the Circumpolar North - broadening the horizon, gaining insight empowering local stakeholders

Jóhannesson, Hjalti and de Roo, Colette and Robaey, Zoë (2011) Sustainable Planning of Megaprojects in the Circumpolar North - broadening the horizon, gaining insight empowering local stakeholders. Project Report. University of Akureyri Research Centre.

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Abstract

This report is prepared for the partial fulfilment of the project “Mega-project planning in the Circumpolar North - broadening the horizon, gaining insight, empowering local stakeholders” which commenced in the spring of 2010. The aim of the project was to assess the planning processes of Arctic mega-projects in the light of sustainable development. It assessed the potential social, economic and environmental impacts of mega-projects in the Circumpolar North and provides insight and lessons learnt as regards sustainable planning of mega-projects for the benefit of decision-makers and the general public. To this end, the project compared two case studies: the construction of Kárahnjúkar hydro project and an Alcoa aluminium smelter in East Iceland and the development of the Kearl Oil Sands near Wood Buffalo, in Alberta, Canada.

Item Type:	Monograph (Project Report)
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Uncontrolled Keywords:	megaproject, megaprojects, oil sands, hydro, Kárahnjúkar, Kearl, aluminium, local, communities
Subjects:	Natural Resources and Industry > Energy Peoples, Cultures and Societies > Local Communities Research and Education > Projects Peoples, Cultures and Societies > Sustainable Development
Organizations:	Unspecified
Date Deposited:	27 Oct 2011 13:35
URI:	http://library.arcticportal.org/id/eprint/1507

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