Department of Geography                                                   
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL
A1B 3X9
Office: SN 2023
Tel: (709) 864-8999
Fax: (709) 864-3119
E-mail: kstorey[at]mun[dot]ca

I received my BA from the University of Leicester (1966), my MA from Simon Fraser (1969) and PhD from the University of Western Ontario (1977). I taught Geography at Memorial University from 1971 to 2009. I now hold positions at Memorial University as an Honorary Research Professor in Geography and as an Associate of the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development.

My research interests are in the impacts of digitalization and fly-in/fly-out work arrangements in the mining sector, growth and closure in resource-dependent communities, and the process and practice of social and economic impact assessment and management of large-scale resource projects. Much of my work has been in the mining, oil and gas, hydro and construction sectors in Newfoundland and Labrador, northern and western Canada, Western Australia and the Gulf of Mexico.

Selected Publications

Storey, K., Halseth, G., Murphy, L., Markey, S. (2024). “Digitalization and Changing Value Propositions for Mining Regions: Options for Action.” Resources Policy, Vol. 91, April 2024, 104861.

Storey, K. (2023). "Managing the fiscal linkage: Reinvesting fishery profits for development." Regional Science Policy and Practice, 1-16.

Storey, K. (2023). “From FIFO to LILO: The place effects of digitalization in the mining sector.” The Extractive Industries and Society, Vol 13, March 2023, 101206.

Storey, K. (2018). " From 'New Town' to 'No Town' to "Source', 'Host' and 'Hub' Communities: The Evolution of the Resource Community in an Era of Increased Labour Mobility." Journal of Rural and Community Development, 13(3): 92-114.

Storey, K. and H. Hall (2017). “Dependence at a distance: Labour mobility and the evolution of the single industry town.” The Canadian Geographer. 62 (2): 225-237.

Storey, K. (2016). “The Evolution of Commute Work in the Resource Sector in Canada and Australia.” The Extractive Industries and Society, Vol.3, Issue 3: 584-593.

Storey, K. (2014). “Fly-in/Fly-out: Implications for community Sustainability.” In F. Vanclay (ed.) Developments in Social Impact Assessment, Part VII, Chapter 28: 372-392. Edward Elgar Publishing, Northampton, MA, USA. Originally published in Sustainability (2010) 2(5): 1161-1181. Special Issue: Sustainable Human Populations in Remote Places.