AbstractEnvironmental Sensitivity Analysis: A Regional Examination in Alberta, Canada. Track: Ecology, Archaeology, and Conservation Author(s): Kim Hodge, Neil Gilson This study examined the utility of using limited datasets to delineate environmentally sensitive areas in a rural municipality (MD) in Alberta, Canada. The subject MD spans an extremely diverse ecological community along the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, is located adjacent to a major urban community and is subject to intense development pressures. Limited, existing, ecological data were overlaid to delineate environmentally sensitive "hotspots." Hotspots were compared to existing ecological, biodiversity and wildlife habitat data and to current patterns of development. Project outputs provide useful planning information appropriate for identifying areas of concern, scoping environmental issues, and guiding further analysis and study. Kim Hodge Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada PFRA ##600, 138 4 Ave SE Calgary , Alberta T2G 4Z6 CANADA Phone: 1+403-292-4562 Fax: 1+403-292-5659 E-mail: hodgek@em.agr.ca Neil Gilson Parks Canada Agency Western Canada Service Centre 550, 220 - 4th Ave S.E. Calgary , Alberta T2G 4X3 CANADA Phone: 1+403-292-5088 Fax: 1+403-292-5659 E-mail: Neil_Gilson@pch.gc.ca |