Risk-Based Approach for Community Planning in Northern Regions

This standard specifies the minimum requirements applicable to the planning, preparation and the approval of potential construction maps, which will support community planning decision in Northern Regions. These potential construction maps will provide an additional tool to support, in a risk management framework, the siting, and design of expansions to communities, in particular in cases where new subdivisions are required to accommodate community growth.

The purpose of this standard is to define a consistent methodology for developing potential construction maps with due consideration to the special requirements that should be considered for building in permafrost zones and the impact of climate change in Northern Regions.

This standard is primarily aimed at specialists in land-use planning and northern communities, which will use it when updating community plans, and when designing land development projects. It is also intended to be used by geotechnical consultants, designers of buildings and contractors.