克服加拿大新斯科舍省海上油气战略环境评估的分歧

Q1 Social Sciences

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management Pub Date : 2022-04-29 DOI:10.1142/s1464333222500120

Anuja Kapoor, G. Fraser, Angela V. Carter, Darin W. Brooks

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引用次数: 7

摘要

在新斯科舍省，战略环境评估(SEAs)用于在监管决策的早期阶段确定海上油气活动的潜在影响。本研究考察了利益相关者对海上油气决策的看法和参与程度，这些决策是由省政府开放用于开发的区域。对12个SEAs(2003-2019)的利益相关者意见进行了评估，并对参与评估的战略行为者进行了25次访谈并进行了编码。结果显示，新斯科舍省的行为者对特定行业环境评估的有效性存在分歧:虽然联邦省政府和监管机构对环境评估的功能感到满意，但非政府利益相关者质疑监管机构的可信度以及环境评估的意图和效用。概述了政策建议，以弥补SEA进程中的差距，特别是通过该区域的海洋空间规划实施综合管理。

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Overcoming Divisive Strategic Environmental Assessments for Offshore Oil and Gas in Nova Scotia, Canada

In Nova Scotia, strategic environmental assessments (SEAs) are used to scope the potential impacts of offshore oil and gas activities in the early stages of regulatory decision-making. This study examined stakeholder perceptions and involvement in SEAs for offshore oil and gas decisions on areas being opened by the provincial government for development. Stakeholder comments from 12 SEAs (2003–2019) were evaluated, and 25 interviews with strategic actors involved in the assessments were undertaken and coded. The results reveal actors in Nova Scotia are divided over the effectiveness of a sector-specific SEA: while federal–provincial governments and the regulator were satisfied with SEA function, non-governmental stakeholders questioned the credibility of the regulator as well as the intent and utility of SEAs. Policy recommendations are outlined to remedy gaps in SEA processes, notably implementing integrated management via marine spatial planning in the region.

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Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management is an interdisciplinary, peer reviewed, international journal covering policy and decision-making relating to environmental assessment (EA) in the broadest sense. Uniquely, its specific aim is to explore the horizontal interactions between assessment and aspects of environmental management (not just the vertical interactions within the broad field of impact assessment) and thereby to identify comprehensive approaches to environmental improvement involving both qualitative and quantitative information. As the concepts associated with sustainable development mature, links between environmental assessment and management systems become all the more essential.