DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES FOR PROJECTS REQUIRING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: CASE STUDIES IN SIX EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Simon Dresner () and Nigel Gilbert ()
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Simon Dresner: Sociology Department, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH, United Kingdom
Nigel Gilbert: Sociology Department, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH, United Kingdom

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 1999, vol. 01, issue 01, 105-130

Abstract: Interviews with participants in the decision-making processes for major installations in six western European countries reveal criticism of the procedures from all sides. In particular, environmental impact assessments were criticised for their lack of independence from the proposer, failure to assess alternatives to the proposal adequately, incomprehensibility to lay-people and failure to consider social factors. There was also criticism of general lack of public involvement in the decision-making process. Consideration of these criticisms lends support to calls for revision of the European directives on environmental impact assessment and their implementation in national laws.

Keywords: Environmental impact assessment; municipal solid waste; power station; public inquiry; pyrolysis; siting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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