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- 49Adamowicz, Wiktor
- 34Unterschultz, Jim
- 29Veeman, Michele M.
- 24Boxall, Peter C.
- 23University of Alberta. Dept. of Rural Economy
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2011
Haluza-DeLay, Randolph, Parkins, John R.
A new urgency is emerging around nuclear power development and this urgency is accentuated by the post-tsunami events at the Fukushima Daiiche nuclear power plant in Japan. This urgency extends beyond the dramatic events in Japan, however, to many other regions of the world and situations where...
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Social Impact Assessment Methods for Predicting Cumulative Effects involving Extractive Industries and Indigenous People
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da Silva, Gardenio Diogo Pimentel, Parkins, John R., Solange Nadeau
Many resource projects are located in regions inhabited by Indigenous people, whose livelihoods, culture, and spirituality are deeply affected by these projects. Researchers and consultants have developed numerous qualitative and quantitative Social Impact Assessment (SIA) methods to predict or...
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2012
Sprague, Cathryn, Parkins, John R.
Energy production is a large part of Alberta's economy, with direct impacts on rural landscapes and host communities across the province. This report provides an analysis of social impacts from alternative energy production, with a focus on biofuels, solar, geothermal and wind power technologies....
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2009
This project report was completed by 14 graduate and undergraduate students in a social impact assessment course (AREC 450-550) during the Winter Term, January to April, 2009. The overall goal of this project was to learn specific concepts and methods for social impact assessment by undertaking...
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1994
Murray, Eloise C., Kisko, Adrienne, Gill, Dhara S.
Interest in the subject of social integration or urban migrants into rural communities developed as a result of the so called 'population turn around' phenomenon observed by rural sociologists in the 1970's. The focus of much of this research related to the direction of migration and factors...
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1992
Moerth, Carol A., Lacuna-Richman, Celeste, Bauer, Leonard, Gill, Dhara S.
A central role of the farm operator, and one that determines the ability of the operator to cope with uncertainty, is the making of decisions. The situations which necessitate decisions on the farm are complicated by the dual nature of the farm household which encompasses two separate, yet...
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1995
Korber, Dianne, Beckley, Thomas M.
The social context within which forest managers operate today differs dramatically from that which existed fifty, thirty, or even ten years ago. Both government (public) and corporate (private) forest management decisions are coming under increased public scrutiny. A single, dominant forest...
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2021-01-01
This study uses the Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System model to estimate pork import demand in South Korea with the focus on implications to Canadian exports. Pork is highly prized in Asian cuisines, especially in South Korea due to its delicate fat content and texture. South Korea has a...
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Stated Preference Approaches for Measuring Passive Use Values: Choice Experiments versus Contingent Valuation
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Boxall, Peter C., Williams, Michael, Adamowicz, Wiktor, Louviere, Jordan J.
The measurement of passive use values has become an important element of environmental economics over the past decade. Damage assessment cases in the U.S. and Canada have prompted considerable research activity in this area, yet the topic is quite controversial and debate over the theory and...
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1994
Williams, Michael, Adamowicz, Wiktor, Swait, Joffre, Boxall, Peter C., Louviere, Jordan J.
Contingent valuation (CV) has been employed by economists for approximately 30 years to value changes in natural resources and environments. Estimating the value of resource improvements or damages is analogous to the problem in marketing research of estimating the demand for new products or...