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Landscapes in transition: planning for uncertain futures and alternative scenarios in resource-dependent regions

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dc.contributor.advisorMulvihill, Peter
dc.contributor.advisorSandberg, Anders
dc.contributor.advisorMartell, Dave
dc.creatorKramkowski, Victoria
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-13T13:13:27Z
dc.date.available2016-09-13T13:13:27Z
dc.date.copyright2013-01
dc.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Studies
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractResource-based regions face a unique set of challenges and vulnerabilities regarding environmental, social, and economic sustainability and stability. Such regions are characterized by complex relationships with the landscape and resource industry, a distinctive Northern identity, multiple spatial and temporal scales of planning, complex power relations, shifting environmental values, and high uncertainty. These challenges and dynamics can preclude the utility of long-range environmental planning and the agency to undertake it. This dissertation examines three key research questions: ( 1) How can regional environmental planning processes address the cumulative, multi-scale challenges inherent to resource-dependent regions experiencing social, economic, and environmental transitions?; (2) How can uncertainty and long-term futures be planned for by utilizing scenarios, and how can scenario planning be integrated into existing environmental planning and assessment frameworks to manage uncertainty?; and (3) How do the diverse values and power relations inherent to a post-productivist landscape shape environmental planning and resultant outcomes? These research questions were addressed through a case study analysis of the Northeast Superior region utilizing semi-structured interviews, focus groups, site visits, and document analysis. Key findings include the need for: (1) Better recognition of planning participants' complex, multi-dimensional relationships with the landscape and each other; (2) Planning that is both place-based and transferable to other contexts; (3) Transparent planning processes that co-exist with their inherently political nature; ( 4) Governmental commitment to planning outcomes; and ( 5) The incorporation of scenarios into existing approaches to long-range environmental planning to both strengthen these approaches and facilitate acceptance of scenario planning in managing uncertainty.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/31918
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subject.keywordslandscapes
dc.subject.keywordsresource-based regions
dc.subject.keywordsenvironmental planning
dc.subject.keywordsNortheast Superior region
dc.subject.keywordsOntario
dc.titleLandscapes in transition: planning for uncertain futures and alternative scenarios in resource-dependent regions
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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