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dc.contributor.authorWilson, Lee
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-02T18:55:16Z
dc.date.available2017-02-02T18:55:16Z
dc.date.issued2017-02-02T18:55:16Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/72666
dc.description.abstractNatural resource developments, particularly those taking place in highly active, and often hotly contested, coastal areas involve a complex interplay among multiple stakeholders, sometimes with competing interests. In the Bay of Fundy region, a form of renewable energy that harnesses kinetic energy generated by tidal forces, known colloquially as “tidal power,” is being explored. Tidal turbine implementation affects multiple stakeholders, e.g., municipal, provincial, and federal government agencies; non-governmental organizations (NGOs); environmental groups; industry both domestic and foreign; universities; and community groups, including First Nations communities. The literature suggests that the development of strong communication and information-sharing networks is essential to the success of such endeavors. Using a mixed-methods approach involving participant-led mapping of communication channels, semi-structured interviews, and Social Network Analysis (SNA), this research examines with whom and to what extent stakeholder organizations are communicating information about tidal power in the Bay of Fundy region.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSocial Network Analysisen_US
dc.subjectSNAen_US
dc.subjectTidal Poweren_US
dc.subjectInter-organizational communicationen_US
dc.subjectBay of Fundyen_US
dc.subjectSocial networks
dc.titleThe Communication of Information in Multi-Sectoral Networks: A Case Study of Tidal Power Network(s) in the Bay of Fundy Region of Atlantic Canadaen_US
dc.date.defence2015-11-30
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Information Managementen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Library and Information Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerAnatoliy Gruzden_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorJoAnne Watsonen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerPeter Wellsen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerClaudio Aportaen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorBertrum MacDonalden_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalReceiveden_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNoen_US
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
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