BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ASSESSMENT

Jake M. Piper ()
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Jake M. Piper: School of Planning, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2001, vol. 03, issue 04, 465-481

Abstract: Evidence is sought to identify barriers which may exist in the implementation of cumulative effects assessment (CEA). Cumulative effects may result from plans for the construction of clusters of large projects, or from gradual, piecemeal environmental change caused by numbers of individually small projects. Six CEA case studies are examined; the cases include windfarms, industrial developments, flood defence works and forestry projects. The study is based on documentary evidence plus interviews and survey involving all groups of interested stakeholders.The study shows that barriers to CEA include lack of information and guidance, resource and skill shortages and uncertainty about where the responsibilities for such work may lie. There is a gap between the developer's legislated responsibility for information provision and the breadth of information on cumulative effects that may be useful to the competent authority. Measures to overcome these barriers are suggested, including guidance studies (by sector or type of environment) and a re-consideration of funding and responsibility. Factors motivating CEA work are also noted.

Keywords: cumulative effects assessment; cumulative impacts; EIA; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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