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Socio-economics: Isaacman, L. and J. Colton (2013)

Prepared for Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia. Acadia Tidal Energy Institute, Wolfville, NS.

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Successfully implementing tidal-based marine renewable energy projects in Nova Scotia will largely depend on the level of community engagement. However, in most instances community and stakeholder engagement is poorly planned and underfunded. The Tidal Energy Community Engagement Handbook was developed to support community and stakeholder engagement for the Community Feed-in Tariff program and to specifically support those projects related to tidal energy development.

This handbook provides a step-by-step guide to community engagement for usage by all stakeholders

involved in tidal power development including municipal, provincial, industry and academic interests.

Keywords: community engagement