Adjusting to Policy Change: The Case of Wetland Management in Ontario
2003
Schulte-Hostedde, Bridget | Shrubsole, Dan
Changes in provincial planning and environmental policies, and the way in which the City of London and two referral agencies, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR) and the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA), adapted to these changes for the period 1978–1998 are described and assessed. Data sources include planning and development files, interviews with relevant agency officials and aerial photography from 1978 and 1998. Results indicate that the City of London and its key referral agencies have responded to the evolution of wetland policy in both the preparation of planning strategy documents and within the decision-making process. While there is a perception that OMNR and UTRCA roles may be overlapping and somewhat redundant, analysis suggests that they have clear and distinct responsibilities. Indeed, the public could be well served by having a modest degree of overlap among public agencies to ensure that environmental issues are considered effectively in the land-use planning process.
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