Thomas Gunton
Simon Fraser University
29 Papers
191 Citations
Thomas Gunton is an academic researcher from Simon Fraser University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Environmental impact assessment & Sustainable development. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 28 publications.
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Papers
Natural Resources and Regional Development: An Assessment of Dependency and Comparative Advantage Paradigms
TL;DR: The role of natural resources in regional development is the subject of a debate between dependency theorists and comparative advantage theorists, who argue that resources can expedite development as mentioned in this paper, which is assessed by a ease study analysis of the impact of resource development on a regional economy.
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Evaluation of the assessment process for major projects: a case study of oil and gas pipelines in Canada
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a methodology for evaluating the current regime for assessing and managing project impacts based on best practices criteria, and identify improvements required in environmental assessment and planning processes.
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Collaborative Planning in Complex Stakeholder Environments: An Evaluation of a Two-Tiered Collaborative Planning Model
TL;DR: An innovative model of collaborative planning that delegates responsibility for plan preparation to a two-tier stakeholder process to accommodate the special position of aboriginal groups is evaluated based on a participant survey using 25 evaluative criteria as mentioned in this paper.
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Megaprojects and Regional Development: Pathologies in Project Planning
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared pre-project forecasts to post-project outcomes for one of the largest and most comprehensively planned megaprojects ever undertaken in Canada: the Northeast Coal Project (NECP).
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Engaging aboriginal populations in collaborative planning: an evaluation of a two-tiered collaborative planning model for land and resource management
TL;DR: In this paper, an innovative two-tiered model of collaborative planning designed to increase participation of First Nations in resource and environmental planning in British Columbia, Canada is presented, where First Nations and the provincial government engage stakeholders in face-to-face negotiations to develop a consensus plan.
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