scholarly journals Public Participation in Environmental Assessment of Development Projects - The Sri Lankan Situation

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
N. T. S. Wijesekera ◽  
N. C. Weerakkody
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Sri Lankan

scholarly journals A Decade of Legally Practicing the Environmental Assessment Tool

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 13-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Batu Krishna Uprety
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Energy And Environment ◽  
The Government ◽  
Delay Decision

Two and half-decades of experience in implementing environmental assessment (EA) tools through policies and legislations have contributed to integrating environmental aspects into development projects in Nepal. The Enforcement of Environment Protection Act (EPA) of 1996 and the Environment Protection Rules (EPR) of 1997 have expanded the application of EA tools for the prescribed proposals. After the enforcement of EPA and EPR, the government has approved the EIA reports of 72 projects. In 2006 alone, EIA reports of 22 projects were approved. In general, however, approval of EIA reports has no meaning unless they are effectively implemented. The benefits of EA could be realised after environmental monitoring and auditing that helps to know the level of compliance and effectiveness of mitigation measures. This article outlines the causes of delay decision and major initiatives taken to make the EA more effective, realistic and practical. Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment Vol. 1, No. 2(2008) pp. 13-16

scholarly journals Development and assessment of development strategy alternatives in strategic environmental assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-100
Author(s):  
Marina Stenek ◽  
Bojana Nardi ◽  
Nenad Mikulić
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Informed Decision Making ◽  
Legal Requirements ◽  
The Development Strategy ◽  
The City

Development and evaluation of alternatives is a key process in the strategic environmental assessment (SEA), which enables improvement of the environment, informed decision-making, greater transparency and better opportunities for public participation. It is also the most challenging part of the assessment, because the alternatives are often avoided or considered to the extent to meet the legal requirements. The absence of alternatives in the assessment process significantly diminishes the contribution of SEA to the environmental protection system. The paper will outline the generally applicable methodology for the development and assessment of alternatives in the SEA process, on the example of the Development Strategy of the City of Solin, which is based on the development of the environmental alternative, which significantly contributes to the development of sustainable strategic solutions.

STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IN FINLAND: AN EVALUATION OF THE SEA ACT APPLICATION

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
TARJA SÖDERMAN ◽  
TUOMAS KALLIO
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Planning Tool ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Definition Of

Experiences from the Finnish Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Act were studied by surveying 35 SEA processes. Integration of plan or programme preparation and assessment, organisation of assessment, public participation and consultation, treatment of alternatives, scoping, impact assessment methods, effectiveness, environmental reporting, follow-up, effects on plan or programme preparation, assessment costs and consistency of the assessment were examined and evaluated. The results suggest that SEA is not yet used properly in decision-making. Several shortcomings characterised assessment practices in public participation, establishment and comparison of alternatives, definition of environmental problems, recognition of significant impacts and readiness to use SEA as a planning tool to integrate environmental considerations into the planning. In consequence, the assessments had only minor effects on the adopted plans and programmes. The most critical challenges in Finnish SEA practise are focusing on the most significant environmental issues and strengthening the links between planning, participation and decision-making.

scholarly journals Are Agencies Turning a Blind Eye to Public Access to Environmental Assessment Information?

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (03) ◽  
pp. 1550028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Friederike Odparlik
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Planning Theory ◽  
Environmental Assessments ◽  
Electricity Grid ◽  
Wide Range

For environmental assessments (strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and environmental impact assessment (EIA)) a wide range of data and documents is gathered, processed, and produced. In planning theory, this information is viewed to have a transformative function: It can affect perceptions in advance of a decision, thereby impacting the planning process at all levels and stages. The role of this information in supporting transparent public participation is often neglected. This paper analyses the current implementation of legal requirements providing access to information on environmental assessments (EAs) in Germany's electricity grid expansion and federal road planning sectors, using a criteria based case study analysis of agency websites. The 92 analysed websites primarily provide general planning information, technical information, and final decisions. One third of the websites provided EA documents, and show a clear need for improvement in information provision about and in support of public participation.

New Process, Same Doubts: Participants’ Perceptions of Strategic Environmental Assessment in Western Newfoundland

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (01) ◽  
pp. 1750004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morgan Vespa ◽  
A. John Sinclair ◽  
Morrissa Boerchers ◽  
Robert Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Offshore Area ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
New Process ◽  
Alternative Approaches

In order to learn about public participation in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and identify opportunities for improvement of SEA, this research examined the Western Newfoundland Offshore Area SEA case in Canada. Through analysis of observation and interview data, findings reveal that participants involved recognized the shortcomings of the SEA process implemented despite being SEA neophytes. Data also showed that participants were aware that the basics of meaningful public consultation were not met. Participants recognized the need for alternative approaches and possibly an alternative name for the process in which they participated. They also indicated their dissatisfaction with the SEA, and related participation activities, noting they were left with feelings of distrust in the process and the sense that decisions were foregone. These findings undermine the credibility of SEA and erode its potential as a promising tool for enhancing policy, plans, and programs and eventually project decisions.

scholarly journals New tools in local energy planning: experimenting with scenarios, public participation and environmental assessment

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Ivner ◽  
Anna Elisabeth Björklund ◽  
Karl-Henrik Dreborg ◽  
Jessica Johansson ◽  
Per Viklund ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Energy Planning ◽  
Local Energy
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