Cumulative Effects Assessment
With increasing development pressures, there is a growing recognition of the need to understand and assess the potential impacts of not only large-scale development but of incremental small scale development that can accumulate over time. These cumulative effects can be defined as changes to environmental, social, and economic values caused by the combined effect of present, past, and reasonably foreseeable future actions or events on the land base.
This activity area has conducted several general methodology research projects and conducted two case studies; one in the Iskut-Nass area of north western British Columbia in conjunction with the Province and one in the Upper Morice watershed.
Projects
- An Integrated Assessment fo the Cumulative Impacts of Climate Change and Industrial Development on Salmon in the Skeena Watershed
- An Integrated Assessment of the Cumulative Impacts of Climate Change and Industrial Development on Salmon in Western BC
- Northwest Cumulative Effects Pilot Project: Final Report
Reports
General
- Assessing Values in Natural Resource Decision-making
- Using Expert Workshops in Cumulative Effects Assessment
- Broad-Scale Assessment in Support of Cumulative Effects Decision-Making
- Guide to Preparing Information for Cumulative Effects Assessment
- An Integrated, Flexible Toolkit Approach to Cumulative Effects Assessment
- Cumulative Effects Assessment Toolkit Hydrological Model Components Addendum
- Succession Pathways Used in Upper Nass Iskut-Stikine Cumulative Effects Pilot
Upper Morice Case Study (Coming Soon)
- Upper Morice Watershed: Current Social-Ecological Conditions Summary
- Cumulative Effects Asessment of the Upper Morice Water Management Unit
- Salmon Risk Assessment
- Biodiversity Risk Assessment
- Grizzly Bear Risk Assessment
- Moose Risk Assessment
- Salmon: Summary of Objectives and Knowledge for Decision Support
- Terrestrial Forest Biodiversity: Summary of Objectives and Knowledge for Decision Support
- Grizzly Bear: Summary of Objectives and Knowledge for Decision Support
- Moose: Summary of Objectives and Knowledge for Decision Support
- Long-term Assessment of Cumulative Effects Using the CEA Toolkit: Natural Resource Analysis of the Upper Morice
- A Cumulative Effects Toolkit Adapted to the Morice River Area of Northwestern BC
- Morice Cumulative Effects Toolkit Hydrological Model Components Addendum
- Assessing Cumulative Effects Using the CEA Toolkit - Scenario Analysis in the Morice River
Morice Case Study Maps:
- Current and Proposed Development in Morice Watershed
- Current Development in Morice Watershed
- Landscape Planning Units with Analysis Sub-units in Morice Watershed
- Morice Watershed Analysis Units
- Mitigation Areas within Morice Watershed
- BEC Zones in Morice Watershed
Iskut-Stikine/Upper Nass Case Study
- Iskut-Stikine and Upper Nass: Current Social-Ecological Conditions Summary
- Fish: Summary of Objectives and Knowledge for Decision Support
- Grizzly Bear: Summary of Objectives and Knowledge for Decision Support
- Moose: Summary of Objectives and Knowledge for Decision Support
- Water: Summary of Objectives and Knowledge for Decision Support
- Hydrologic Analysis and Decision-Support Tool for Cumulative Effects Assessment in the BC Northwest
- Long-term Assessment of Cumulative Effects Using the CEA Toolkit: Natural Resource Analysis of the Upper Nass/Iskut Stikine
- Northwest Cumulative Effects Demonstration Project: Final Report
Extension
- Adding On: Knowledge Management and Cumulative Effects Forum April 16-17, 2014
- Adding It All Up Conference: Follow-up Lecture June 26, 2013
- Special Presentation - An Integrated, Flexible Approach to Cumulative Effects Assessment: A Pilot in Northwest BC February 25, 2013
- Adding It All Up Conference November 14-16, 2012
Tools
- A Cumulative Effects Toolkit Adapted to the Morice River Area of Northwestern BC
- Morice Cumulative Effects Toolkit Hydrological Model Components Addendum
- Assessing Cumulaitve Effects Using the CEA Toolkit - Scenario Analysis in the Morice River
- An Integrated, Flexible Toolkit Approach to Cumulative Effects Assessment
- Cumulative Effects Assessment Toolkit Hydrological Model Components Addendum
- Succession Pathways Used in Upper Nass Iskut-Stikine Cumulative Effects Pilot
- Ecological Soil Moisture SELES Models
