Sustainable Development in Canada in Relation to Oil Sands Developments

• Thesis title in Czech: Udržitelný rozvoj v Kanadě ve vztahu k těžbě ropných písků
• Thesis title in English: Sustainable Development in Canada in Relation to Oil Sands Developments
• Key words: Kanada, Alberta, udržitelný rozvoj, ropné písky, vodní zdroje, ekosystémy, přírodní kapitál, silná udržitelnost, slabá udržitelnosti, řeka Athabaska
• English key words: Canada, Alberta, sustainable development, oil sands, water resources, ecosystems, natural capital, stronger sustainability, weaker sustainability, Athabasca River,
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2011/2012
• Thesis type: diploma thesis
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Department of North American Studies (23-KAS)
• Supervisor: Mgr. Ing. Magdalena Fiřtová, Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned by the advisor
• Date of registration: 02.02.2012
• Date of assignment: 02.02.2012
• Date and time of defence: 25.06.2013 09:00
• Venue of defence: Jinonice
• Date of electronic submission: 17.05.2013
• Date of proceeded defence: 25.06.2013
• Opponents: Mgr. Petr Anděl, Ph.D.

References

- Sustainable development

DALE, A. At the Edge: Sustainable Development in the 21st century. (UBC Press, 2001)
ASEFA, S. Economics of Sustainable Development. (Western Michigan University, 2005)
HARRIS, J. Survey of Sustainable Development: Social and Economic Dimensions. (Island Press, 2001)
ELLIOT, J. Introduction to Sustainable Development. (Routledge, 1999)
DASUPTA, P. Measuring Sustainable Development: Theory and Application. Asian Development Review (Vol. 24, No.1, 2007)

- Economical Aspects
KARL, T.L. The paradox of Plenty: Oil Booms and Petro-state (University of Califronia Press, 1997)
BLADEK,O., CHEPNIK,A., LAZAROW,A., MERALI,A., XIA,Y. ÑAlbertaís Energy Clusterì. Harvard Business School, 2010
LEATON, J. ÑUnconventional Oil: Scraping the bottom of the barrelì. WWF, 2010 (http://www.wwf.org.uk/filelibrary/pdf/scraping_barrell.pdf )
- Environmental Aspects
CARTER, A. ÑRegulating the Environmental Impacts of Albertaís Tar Sandsì. The Roberta Buffet Centre for International and Comparative Studies, Northwestern University, 2010
NIKIFORUK, A. ÑTar Sands: Dirty oil and the Future of a Continent“. Greystone Books, 2008

Preliminary scope of work

Předběžná práce se bude skládat z úvodu, tří kapitol a závěru. V první části se pokusím představit základní problematiku konceptu udržitelného rozvoje, zde se budu věnovat obvzláště teoretickým přístupům slabé a silné udržitelnosti. V druhé části bych rád navázal, jak je koncept udržitelného rozvoje zakotven v kanadské a albertské legislativě. Ve třetí části přejdu k problematice těžby ropných písků. Ta je především náročná na životní prostředí. Proto těžiště mé práce budu směřovat na to, jak tato těžba ovlivňuje environmentální politiku v Ottawvě a v Calgary.

Preliminary scope of work in English

My thesis will consist of introduction, three chapters and conclusion. In first chapter I will provide a basic information about the concept of sustainable development, I will assess the main theoretical approaches of stronger and weaker sustainability. In the second chapter I will define sustainability in relation to Canadian realms. I will pay a special look at public law, how sustainability was implemented in Canadian legislation. This also includes how sustainability is anchored in Albertan legislation. In the third chapter I will provide the basic background information about oil sands are, where they are located and why they are so important for Alberta. I will especially focus on the economic importance of Alberta's oil sands. In this thesis I am intersted in research to what extent Canada has anchored sustainability principles, because it has been regarded as a world leader in envioronmental issues. However, I will especially study how oil sands development in Alberta influences environmental policies in Canada, that are a key components of the concept of sustainable development.