When a pipe breaks: Monitoring an emergency spill in the oil sands and documenting its erasure of indigenous interests in land

Gerbrandt, Jennifer; Westman, Clinton N.

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2020.07.012

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“…Through ICBMs, Indigenous peoples in Canada and particularly in Alberta assert their rights, leverage greater control over resource management, and take part in environmental protection (McKay and Johnson 2017, Wilson et al 2018, Caverley et al 2020, Gerbrandt and Westman 2020). However, monitoring programs are often limited by inadequate access to funding, fragmentation of information and datasets, and capacity limits that impede data management and reporting (Bradshaw 2003, Whitelaw et al 2003, Conrad and Hilchey 2011, Johnson et al 2015.…”

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“…During the initial phases of program design, the author group sought guidance on ways to incorporate ILK in CBM from an emerging body of literature, much of it based on recent work in Alberta's oil sands (McKay and Johnson 2017, Wilson et al 2018, Caverley et al 2020, Gerbrandt and Westman 2020, Tengö et al 2021). An MEB approach recognizes that scientific knowledge and ILK are distinct knowledge systems that "may have aspects of overlap as well as incommensurability, but present relevant and complementary knowledge for biodiversity and ecosystem governance" (Tengö et al 2021:504).…”

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A multiple evidence-based approach to Métis community-based monitoring: a case study from the South Athabasca Oil Sands Area, Alberta, Canada

O'Connor¹,

Scoville²,

Donald³

et al. 2022

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This original research article provides a case study that describes how Métis indigenous knowledge was incorporated into the design of a community-based monitoring (CBM) program in the South Athabasca Oil Sands Area of Alberta, Canada. Athabasca Landing Métis Community (ALMC) members have traditional knowledge of local wildlife and climatic conditions in a region that has seen intense oil and gas-related industrial activity over the last 50 years. Informed by a multiple evidence-based approach to CBM, ALMC's program design combined traditional hunting, fishing, trapping, and plant gathering activities with photomapping methods. By taking geo-referenced photos of their environmental observations, which they shared with other project participants during regular monitoring meetings, Métis knowledge holders connected changes in local conditions such as resource scarcity or species abundance to broader ecological processes including climate change. Further, the monitoring program had an innovative cultural camp component that brought elders, heads of family, and youth together to deliberately interact and pass on Indigenous and local knowledge. The information drawn from photomapping, cultural camps, and traditional knowledge shared during meetings was gathered into a database. The database serves as a repository of traditional knowledge and land use data that will support ALMC's ongoing efforts to identify territory to promote self-governance and assert rights to lands and resources. We discuss how the ALMC's adoption of a multiple evidence-based approach to monitoring asserts control over data collection methods, storage, and dissemination, supports local capacity for self-determination, and amplifies the voices of Métis harvesters in the resource management sector.

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A multiple evidence-based approach to Métis community-based monitoring: a case study from the South Athabasca Oil Sands Area, Alberta, Canada

O'Connor¹,

Scoville²,

Donald³

et al. 2022

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“…It is worth emphasising that the costs of preventing actions (e.g., costs of the monitoring, early warning system and resulting strengthening) are usually considerably lower than the costs of the failure consequences. In case of safety-critical structures, such consequences include not only structural costs, but mainly environmental and social costs [ 19 ]. What is more, there is also a risk of human fatalities, which absolutely makes the cost of prevention economically justifiable—human life is obviously priceless.…”

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“…In case of safety-critical structures, such consequences include not only structural costs, but mainly environmental and social costs [19]. What is more, there is also a risk of human fatalities, which absolutely makes the cost of prevention economically justifiable-human life is obviously priceless.…”

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Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing (DFOS) for Deformation Assessment of Composite Collectors and Pipelines

Bednarz

Popielski

Sieńko

et al. 2021

Sensors

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Due to the low costs of distributed optical fibre sensors (DFOS) and the possibility of their direct integration within layered composite members, DFOS technology has considerable potential in structural health monitoring of linear underground infrastructures. Often, it is challenging to truly simulate the actual ground conditions at all construction stages. Thus, reliable measurements are required to adjust the model and verify theoretical calculations. The article presents a new approach to monitor displacements and strains in Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) collectors and pipelines using DFOS. The research verifies the effectiveness of the proposed monitoring solution for health monitoring of composite pipelines. Optical fibres were installed over the circumference of a composite tubular pipe, both on the internal and external surfaces, while loaded externally. Analysis of strain profiles allowed for calculating the actual displacements (shape) of the pipe within its cross-section plane using the Trapezoidal method. The accuracy of proposed approach was positively verified both with reference spot displacement transducer as well as numerical simulations using finite element method (FEM). DFOS could obtain a comprehensive view of structural deformations, including both strains and displacements under externally applied load. The knowledge gained during research will be ultimately used for renovating existing collectors.

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“…All these aspects have a negative impact on the condition of water and sewage infrastructure, especially those components of these systems that were built in the previous century, sometimes using low-quality materials. Leaks and failures may result in contamination of the ground around sewage collectors, as well as contamination of underground and inland waters [ 1 ]. It is necessary to maintain the infrastructure at a technical level sufficient to guarantee its proper performance and safety.…”

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Monitoring of Large Diameter Sewage Collector Strengthened with Glass-Fiber Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Panels by Means of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors (DFOS)

Popielski

Bednarz

Sieńko

et al. 2021

Sensors

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Diagnostics and assessment of the structural performance of collectors and tunnels require multi-criteria as well as comprehensive analyses for improving the safety based on acquired measurement data. This paper presents the basic goals for a structural health monitoring system designed based on distributed fiber optic sensors (DFOS). The issue of selecting appropriate sensors enabling correct strain transfer is discussed hereafter, indicating both limitations of layered cables and advantages of sensors with monolithic cross-section design in terms of reliable measurements. The sensor’s design determines the operation of the entire monitoring system and the usefulness of the acquired data for the engineering interpretation. The measurements and results obtained due to monolithic DFOS sensors are described hereafter on the example of real engineering structure—the Burakowski concrete collector in Warsaw during its strengthening with glass-fiber reinforced plastic (GRP) panels.

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When a pipe breaks: Monitoring an emergency spill in the oil sands and documenting its erasure of indigenous interests in land

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

A multiple evidence-based approach to Métis community-based monitoring: a case study from the South Athabasca Oil Sands Area, Alberta, Canada

A multiple evidence-based approach to Métis community-based monitoring: a case study from the South Athabasca Oil Sands Area, Alberta, Canada

Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing (DFOS) for Deformation Assessment of Composite Collectors and Pipelines

Monitoring of Large Diameter Sewage Collector Strengthened with Glass-Fiber Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Panels by Means of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors (DFOS)

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