Community studies: Fort McMurray, Anzac, Fort MacKay ...
The present study is descriptive in nature; the focal point is to develop insights into social and human problems in the Athabasca Oil Sands region. Of three communities studied, Fort McMurray received the most comprehensive treatment, partly because it is more accessible to data collection than Anz...
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description | The present study is descriptive in nature; the focal point is to develop insights into social and human problems in the Athabasca Oil Sands region. Of three communities studied, Fort McMurray received the most comprehensive treatment, partly because it is more accessible to data collection than Anzac and Fort MacKay, and partly because, as the centre of the resource development in the area, it exemplifies the complexity and range of issues involved. The research techniques included participant observation and both directed and non-directed in-depth interviews. members of the study team lived in the area for over six months; during this time they interviewed 43 persons to gain general knowledge of various aspects of the lives of these persons from the time they first heard of Fort McMurray to the present. The respondents were diversified as much as possible to length of residence in the area, age, sex, occupation, residential location, etc. To synthesize results of this research, the information gathered has ... |
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spelling | ftdatacite:10.7939/r3k649v14 2025-06-15T14:27:25+00:00 Community studies: Fort McMurray, Anzac, Fort MacKay ... Loberg, C. Van Dyke, E. W. 1978 https://dx.doi.org/10.7939/r3k649v14 https://ualberta.scholaris.ca/handle/123456789/44130 en eng University of Alberta Library This material is provided under educational reproduction permissions included in Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development's Copyright and Disclosure Statement, see terms at http://www.environment.alberta.ca/copyright.html. This Statement requires the following identification: \"The source of the materials is Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development http://www.environment.gov.ab.ca/. The use of these materials by the end user is done without any affiliation with or endorsement by the Government of Alberta. Reliance upon the end user's use of these materials is at the risk of the end user. Oil Sands AOSERP Oil sands Tar Sands Tar sands AOSERP HE 2.2.2 Social Impacts Alberta report Text Report 1978 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.7939/r3k649v14 2025-06-02T13:10:32Z The present study is descriptive in nature; the focal point is to develop insights into social and human problems in the Athabasca Oil Sands region. Of three communities studied, Fort McMurray received the most comprehensive treatment, partly because it is more accessible to data collection than Anzac and Fort MacKay, and partly because, as the centre of the resource development in the area, it exemplifies the complexity and range of issues involved. The research techniques included participant observation and both directed and non-directed in-depth interviews. members of the study team lived in the area for over six months; during this time they interviewed 43 persons to gain general knowledge of various aspects of the lives of these persons from the time they first heard of Fort McMurray to the present. The respondents were diversified as much as possible to length of residence in the area, age, sex, occupation, residential location, etc. To synthesize results of this research, the information gathered has ... Report Fort McMurray Unknown Anzac ENVELOPE(-111.035,-111.035,56.450,56.450) Fort MacKay ENVELOPE(-111.619,-111.619,57.184,57.184) Fort McMurray Mackay ENVELOPE(168.517,168.517,-77.700,-77.700) |
spellingShingle | Oil Sands AOSERP Oil sands Tar Sands Tar sands AOSERP HE 2.2.2 Social Impacts Alberta Loberg, C. Van Dyke, E. W. Community studies: Fort McMurray, Anzac, Fort MacKay ... |
title | Community studies: Fort McMurray, Anzac, Fort MacKay ... |
title_full | Community studies: Fort McMurray, Anzac, Fort MacKay ... |
title_fullStr | Community studies: Fort McMurray, Anzac, Fort MacKay ... |
title_full_unstemmed | Community studies: Fort McMurray, Anzac, Fort MacKay ... |
title_short | Community studies: Fort McMurray, Anzac, Fort MacKay ... |
title_sort | community studies: fort mcmurray, anzac, fort mackay ... |
topic | Oil Sands AOSERP Oil sands Tar Sands Tar sands AOSERP HE 2.2.2 Social Impacts Alberta |
topic_facet | Oil Sands AOSERP Oil sands Tar Sands Tar sands AOSERP HE 2.2.2 Social Impacts Alberta |
url | https://dx.doi.org/10.7939/r3k649v14 https://ualberta.scholaris.ca/handle/123456789/44130 |