Evaluating procedural justice in regional planning process : lessons from Alberta's regional plans

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dc.contributor.authorEmami, Parastoo
dc.contributor.supervisorBjornlund, Henning
dc.contributor.supervisorXu, Wei
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-28T23:27:00Z
dc.date.available2015-01-28T23:27:00Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description.abstractAlberta regional plans aim to integrate the management of water, land, air and biodiversity resources. Designing a process that balances various interests and reaches consensus is essential for these plans. This research aims to understand the procedural justices in the context of the process of developing the Alberta regional plans by exploring the perception of the stakeholders involved in various levels of the regional planning process, with focus on water issues and challenges. The research is based on an analysis of data from three sources: policy documents, in-depth interviews, and opinions posted on various blogs and web sites expressing public opinion. Grounded theory uses a combination of thematic analysis and content analysis and was used for this research. The analysis revealed that procedural justice should be improved in three main parts of the planning process: the plan’s design, the public consultation process, and the decision making process.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3626
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0630en_US
dc.proquest.subject0398en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectProcedural justiceen_US
dc.subjectSocial justiceen_US
dc.subjectAlberta regional planning processen_US
dc.titleEvaluating procedural justice in regional planning process : lessons from Alberta's regional plansen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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