Environmental and Ecological Planning

Areas of Expertise

Water

• Water resources planning and management
• Hydrologic, hydraulic and water quality modelling
• Integrated water management
• Waterfronts
• Coastal resource management

Environmental Planning/Assessment

• Resource assessment
• Environmental impact assessment and documentation
• Environmental permitting
• Air quality and acoustics
• Social and economic impact assessments
• Cultural resource management
• Visual impact analysis, photo simulation and video presentation

Natural Resources Management and Ecological Restoration

• Terrestrial and aquatic ecological assessments
• Botanical, wildlife and fisheries surveys
• Natural resources management plans
• Threatened and endangered species conservation plans
• Restoration ecology planning, design and construction management
• Nature reserve and eco-tourism planning and design
• Constructed wetlands design and management

Geographic Information Systems

• Suitability modelling and analysis
• Opportunities and constraints mapping and analysis
• Carrying capacity analysis
• Resource data management and system development

Climate Change Mitigation

• Energy efficiency, green building assessment and sustainability accreditation
• Climate action plans for governments
• Environmental performance modelling
• Sustainable development planning and design
• Climate vulnerability and adaptation assessments

Energy

• Energy facility siting/routing
• Critical issue analyses
• Public involvement
• Permitting for generation
• Transmission and distribution forecast planning

Cultural Resources

• Cultural resource assessments
• Historic property treatment plans
• Cultural resource management plans
• Historic and archaeological resources protection (harp) plans
• Archaeological surveys
• Archival and historical research
• Area of potential effects delineation
• Construction monitoring and mitigation
• Regulatory compliance and monitoring
• Ethnographic interviews
• Artifact repatriation coordination
• Native American consultation
• Historic properties treatment plans
• Test excavations
• Public involvement
• Land use/policy consistency

Compliance Construction Monitoring

• Pre-construction environmental planning and assessment
• Training of contractors and subcontractors
• Construction monitoring at environmentally sensitive areas
• Reporting and permit documentation
• Post-construction restoration monitoring