Stakeholder's risk perceptions pertaining to tidal power: a case study in the Cobscook Bay, Maine, United States
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wiber, Melanie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Andrews, Emma | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-01T16:44:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-01T16:44:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-03-01T15:03:12Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis investigates the Cobscook Bay, Maine experience with evaluating, approving, and installing a tidal power device. This was done to understand stakeholder risk perceptions surrounding the Ocean Renewable Power Company's tidal power project, with respect to potential impact on local commercial fisheries. Twenty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted representing various stakeholder groups with data analyzed using a grounded theory approach. The results reveal the region's long and complex history with tidal power and industry in general, which influenced pre-deployment risk perceptions. Risk perceptions post-deployment focused on impacts to livelihood. The analysis showed that the proponent gained a social license for the project due primarily to acceptance of local/traditional knowledge and experience-based expertise. Contrasting the Maine experience with a recent Canadian tidal power project illustrated several important lessons learned for future sustainable development project consultations. | |
| dc.description.copyright | © Emma Ada Andrews, 2020 | |
| dc.format | text/xml | |
| dc.format.extent | xiii, 201 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/14402 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_CA | |
| dc.publisher | University of New Brunswick | |
| dc.rights | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 | |
| dc.subject.discipline | Anthropology | |
| dc.title | Stakeholder's risk perceptions pertaining to tidal power: a case study in the Cobscook Bay, Maine, United States | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Anthropology | |
| thesis.degree.fullname | Master of Arts | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of New Brunswick | |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | M.A. |
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