On the individual and organizational capacities supporting impact assessment: the case of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board
Impact assessment (IA) processes rely on the ability of assessment boards and their assessors to gather, synthesize, and interpret knowledge from a variety of sources, making IA a knowledge-based activity. IA boards in northern Canada operate in a context that prioritizes pluralism, where Indigenous...
Published in: | FACETS |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Canadian Science Publishing
2022
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0118 https://doaj.org/article/edb6b14998ab4f168e3de0406ad3fd40 |
id |
fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:edb6b14998ab4f168e3de0406ad3fd40 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:edb6b14998ab4f168e3de0406ad3fd40 2023-05-15T15:09:06+02:00 On the individual and organizational capacities supporting impact assessment: the case of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board Samantha Darling Blane Harvey Gordon M. Hickey 2022-01-01 https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0118 https://doaj.org/article/edb6b14998ab4f168e3de0406ad3fd40 en eng Canadian Science Publishing doi:10.1139/facets-2021-0118 2371-1671 https://doaj.org/article/edb6b14998ab4f168e3de0406ad3fd40 undefined FACETS, Vol 7, Iss , Pp 674-700 (2022) natural resources participation boundary spanning actors knowledge management environmental impact assessment (EIA) Arctic hisphilso socio Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2022 fttriple https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0118 2023-01-22T19:12:17Z Impact assessment (IA) processes rely on the ability of assessment boards and their assessors to gather, synthesize, and interpret knowledge from a variety of sources, making IA a knowledge-based activity. IA boards in northern Canada operate in a context that prioritizes pluralism, where Indigenous knowledge is a key element of decision-making and the ability of practitioners to interact with knowledge—research capacity—affects process effectiveness, credibility, and legitimacy. Drawing on common principles from existing research capacity frameworks, we identify the dimensions of capacity most relevant to more fully realizing inclusive impact assessment processes. We then examine the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board (YESAB) as a specialized environmental governance organization with assessors whose research capacity directly impacts process outcomes. Results show that while common dimensions across knowledge-based disciplines, such as sufficient resources (e.g., financial support), are often addressed in the YESAB context, others unique to IA, like contextual understanding, require further examination. The interaction between individual and organizational research capacity is a complex balance between investing in individuals and investing in organizational supports. The proposed framework facilitates multi-scalar supports for individual assessors and assessment bodies alike to navigate balancing technical and value-driven knowledge in assessments. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Yukon Unknown Arctic Canada Eia ENVELOPE(7.755,7.755,63.024,63.024) Yukon FACETS 7 674 700 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Unknown |
op_collection_id |
fttriple |
language |
English |
topic |
natural resources participation boundary spanning actors knowledge management environmental impact assessment (EIA) Arctic hisphilso socio |
spellingShingle |
natural resources participation boundary spanning actors knowledge management environmental impact assessment (EIA) Arctic hisphilso socio Samantha Darling Blane Harvey Gordon M. Hickey On the individual and organizational capacities supporting impact assessment: the case of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board |
topic_facet |
natural resources participation boundary spanning actors knowledge management environmental impact assessment (EIA) Arctic hisphilso socio |
description |
Impact assessment (IA) processes rely on the ability of assessment boards and their assessors to gather, synthesize, and interpret knowledge from a variety of sources, making IA a knowledge-based activity. IA boards in northern Canada operate in a context that prioritizes pluralism, where Indigenous knowledge is a key element of decision-making and the ability of practitioners to interact with knowledge—research capacity—affects process effectiveness, credibility, and legitimacy. Drawing on common principles from existing research capacity frameworks, we identify the dimensions of capacity most relevant to more fully realizing inclusive impact assessment processes. We then examine the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board (YESAB) as a specialized environmental governance organization with assessors whose research capacity directly impacts process outcomes. Results show that while common dimensions across knowledge-based disciplines, such as sufficient resources (e.g., financial support), are often addressed in the YESAB context, others unique to IA, like contextual understanding, require further examination. The interaction between individual and organizational research capacity is a complex balance between investing in individuals and investing in organizational supports. The proposed framework facilitates multi-scalar supports for individual assessors and assessment bodies alike to navigate balancing technical and value-driven knowledge in assessments. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Samantha Darling Blane Harvey Gordon M. Hickey |
author_facet |
Samantha Darling Blane Harvey Gordon M. Hickey |
author_sort |
Samantha Darling |
title |
On the individual and organizational capacities supporting impact assessment: the case of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board |
title_short |
On the individual and organizational capacities supporting impact assessment: the case of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board |
title_full |
On the individual and organizational capacities supporting impact assessment: the case of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board |
title_fullStr |
On the individual and organizational capacities supporting impact assessment: the case of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board |
title_full_unstemmed |
On the individual and organizational capacities supporting impact assessment: the case of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board |
title_sort |
on the individual and organizational capacities supporting impact assessment: the case of the yukon environmental and socio-economic assessment board |
publisher |
Canadian Science Publishing |
publishDate |
2022 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0118 https://doaj.org/article/edb6b14998ab4f168e3de0406ad3fd40 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(7.755,7.755,63.024,63.024) |
geographic |
Arctic Canada Eia Yukon |
geographic_facet |
Arctic Canada Eia Yukon |
genre |
Arctic Yukon |
genre_facet |
Arctic Yukon |
op_source |
FACETS, Vol 7, Iss , Pp 674-700 (2022) |
op_relation |
doi:10.1139/facets-2021-0118 2371-1671 https://doaj.org/article/edb6b14998ab4f168e3de0406ad3fd40 |
op_rights |
undefined |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0118 |
container_title |
FACETS |
container_volume |
7 |
container_start_page |
674 |
op_container_end_page |
700 |
_version_ |
1766340332554813440 |