ENVS 3430 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-2: Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, Hamilton Highway, Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

• School: York University
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENVS 3430
• Professor: Peter Mulvihill

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To ensure development proceeds with full knowledge of environmental consequences. Identification of alternatives: goal-setting, evaluation of means. Friedmann rcp model in terms of expanded decision-making (evaluation of policy alternatives) Rcp= require objectivity and broad consultation with those likely to be effected. The (cid:862)(cid:374)eed(cid:863) a(cid:374)d outli(cid:374)i(cid:374)g optio(cid:374)s for (cid:373)eeti(cid:374)g the (cid:374)eed. Alternatives for reaching goal considered= preferred project. Eia should begin early in project come proponents consult with eia agency while project is developed. To determine if proposal is subject to eia, and if so, at what level of detail. Whether review will entail: larger public hearings, internal agency- based panel review, small- scale administrative assessment. This stage will ensure that relevant proposals are subject to assessment, without subjecting small-scale projects to needless delay. Screening criteria includes: legal requirements, scale (size/cost threshold), the nature of the proponent (public or private permits etc. Occurs once it is determined that eia will be conducted.