Anthropology 1020E Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Environmental Impact Assessment
17 Mar 2016
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1860"s gold rush gold= main source of employment. Many residents are concerned that the ideniicaion of these sites will impact the eforts to revitalize their community. Fear more people will leave community if the project is not completed. Other community members oppose the development from the start, protesing the increased traic and polluion that it will bring to the area. Some of the fundamental issues in the dilemma include: The plan will create 800 jobs, opportunities for small businesses, and attract thousands of tourists. Under b. c. law, the developer will have to pay for further archaeological investigations to document the sites within the development area and establish their significance. If they are deemed unique and important, development plans will have to be modified to preserve them, or the developer will have to pay for full excavation to document them before development can proceed. Archaeologists want to fully excavate the sites before construction begins to.
