Radio-communication Antenna Supporting Structure Siting Procedures Review (2003 - 2004)
December 31st, 2003
Project Description: The project objective was to conduct a national policy review of antenna siting and approval in Canada. As project administration, David Townsend lead a team to conduct a thorough study and public consultation on the current environment related to this nation’s regulatory authorization process(es) for radio-communication antennae and their support structures.
The policy review deployed a team of experts in their respective fields to conduct the data-collection, research, analysis and writing necessary to respond to the study requirements. The policy review team consisted of six principal members who represent faculties and departments at the University of New Brunswick (law, political science and sociology), the Centre for Social Innovation Research (CeSIR), the Centre for Property Studies (CPS) and xwave Solutions Inc., an Aliant company.
Of particular note within this project is the nation-wide, public consultation through an innovative experiment in e-Democracy. While adopting the appearance and format for an E-Town Hall Meeting, a fully bilingual web-site will be used to capture the sentiment, the experiences, the informational needs and the suggestions-for-improvement submitted by concerned citizens, local and provincial land use planners, and municipal councillors who have experienced Canada=s antenna siting and clearance process.
Our research team believes that this was a first for Canada.
Funding: Industry Canada
Partners: xwave, UNB - Faculty of Arts, Law, Political Science and Administration |
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