Alberta oil sands development conflict

  • Authors:

  • Michele Heng;Keith W. Hipel;Liping Fang

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada;Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada;Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Venue:
  • SMC'09 Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE international conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

A systems approach to integrative adaptive management of brownfields on Alberta's oil sands development sites is presented. In particular, the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution (GMCR) is utilized to understand underlying development conflicts among stakeholders, which arise due to competing economic, environmental and societal objectives. The conflict model provides a formalized hypothesis-testing platform for determining responsible policies, which are those that enhance integrative adaptive management in order to utilize this resource responsibly.