On the individual and organizational capacities supporting impact assessment: the case of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board

• Published in: FACETS
• Main Authors: Samantha Darling, Blane Harvey, Gordon M. Hickey
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: natural resources; participation; boundary spanning actors; knowledge management; environmental impact assessment (EIA); Arctic; hisphilso; socio; Canada; Eia; Yukon
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0118; https://doaj.org/article/edb6b14998ab4f168e3de0406ad3fd40

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...