Integrating Human Health into Environmental Impact Assessment: Case Studies of Canada’s Northern Mining Resource Sector

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Noble, Bram F., Bronson, Jackie E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2010
• Subjects: health; integration; environmental impact assessment; mining; Canada; North; santé; intégration; évaluation des incidences environnementales; exploitation minière; Nord; Eia; Arctic
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63514

This paper examines the integration of human health considerations into environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the Canadian North. Emphasis is placed on the northern mining sector, where more land has been staked in the past decade than in the previous 50 years combined. Using information from int...