Vincent Onyango
Biographic Data
| ID | 5964096 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vincent Onyango |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vincent |
| FAMILY NAME | Onyango |
| SIGNATURE | ONYANGO V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Dundee |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2657-0656 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Change-making in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Piecemeal changes to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process have to date not fully delivered EIA's normative goals and met today's environmental challenges.By regarding the to date approaches to change-making as a problem requiring a solution, this paper applies critical analysis to reflect upon current change-making based on England's EIA system as a case study.The analysis identifies a lack of innovative ideas and sound evidence-base…
The evolution of environmental assessment through storytelling – Stories from five decades of experience
This paper aims to explore the evolution of EA as a concept and as a tool through the thoughts, perspectives and reflections of those who have lived-through 50 years of EA practice. It presents findings from research informed by interviews through storytelling with 12 longstanding practitioners and scholars who have engaged with EA over five decades. The narratives collected and the emerging discourses provide useful insight into the “story” of t…
Conceptualising the characteristics of the indicators of a neighbourhood sustainability assessment framework in a developing country context
Sustainability Indicators (SIs) emerged to monitor progress towards sustainable development which has led to the development of large quantity of indicators locally at the various scales of spatial development. This paper utilizes 23 SIs that were distilled in engagement with both residents and institutional stakeholders responsible for neighbourhood delivery in metropolitan Lagos. The aim is to conceptualise how these indicators can be character…
Institutional stakeholders’ perceptions of a sustainable neighbourhood in metropolitan Lagos
Understanding the term urban sustainability continues to dominate discourse in the built environment as societies explore how cities can be considered sustainable. Due to the increasing rate of urbanization, scholars argue that the battle for sustainability will be won or lost in cities; recognizing the crucial role that neighbourhoods can play as building blocks of urban areas. However, while the context-specificity of the several approaches to …
The mutualism of strategic environmental assessment and sustainable development goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set a universal agenda intended to stimulate social, economic and environmental action. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) has the potential to assist in the implementation of actions supporting the SDGs by providing a systematic framework to incorporate them into policies, plans and programmes; and the SDGs in turn, could substantiate SEA's contribution to sustainable development. Therefore, the par…
Exploring the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process behaviour using sensitivity analysis
This paper reflects on the results from a study that set out to model the behaviour of the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process as it delivers environmental integration. It applied sensitivity analysis to the English SEA system, whilst viewing the SEA process as composed of a complex interaction of individual elements; through ‘inputs and outputs’ underpinned by negative and positive feedback loops that self-regulate the achievement o…
The Effectiveness of Eia as an Instrument for Environmental Governance
The European Union (EU) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive which was introduced some 25 years ago has had a major impact on decision-making practices in EU member states. In the professional literature, this impact has mostly been discussed under the heading of "effectiveness", with an emphasis being given in particular to procedural elements. The extent to which EIA has contributed to objectives, such as raising environmental awaren…
Strategic environmental assessment-related research projects and journal articles
This paper provides an overview of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) related research projects as well as publications in international refereed English language journals of the past 20 years. This is based on a survey with international SEA researchers and the results of a content analysis of 263 SEA papers, published in the three most preeminent international refereed English language journals for SEA: Environmental Impact Assessment Rev…
Regional spatial planning as a tool for addressing land injustices and mitigating land clashes
Following the contested presidential elections of December 2007, Kenya faced post-election violence which resulted in land clashes and ethnic exclusion and took a regional dimension. One of the main issues underlying this and past episodes of violence is the unresolved historical land injustices and the failure of planning to address them. This article explores the potential that regional spatial planning has in reducing land clashes between the …
The mutualism of strategic environmental assessment and sustainable development goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set a universal agenda intended to stimulate social, economic and environmental action. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) has the potential to assist in the implementation of actions supporting the SDGs by providing a systematic framework to incorporate them into policies, plans and programmes; and the SDGs in turn, could substantiate SEA's contribution to sustainable development. Therefore, the par…
The evolution of environmental assessment through storytelling – Stories from five decades of experience
This paper aims to explore the evolution of EA as a concept and as a tool through the thoughts, perspectives and reflections of those who have lived-through 50 years of EA practice. It presents findings from research informed by interviews through storytelling with 12 longstanding practitioners and scholars who have engaged with EA over five decades. The narratives collected and the emerging discourses provide useful insight into the “story” of t…
Conceptualising the characteristics of the indicators of a neighbourhood sustainability assessment framework in a developing country context
Sustainability Indicators (SIs) emerged to monitor progress towards sustainable development which has led to the development of large quantity of indicators locally at the various scales of spatial development. This paper utilizes 23 SIs that were distilled in engagement with both residents and institutional stakeholders responsible for neighbourhood delivery in metropolitan Lagos. The aim is to conceptualise how these indicators can be character…
Regional spatial planning as a tool for addressing land injustices and mitigating land clashes
Following the contested presidential elections of December 2007, Kenya faced post-election violence which resulted in land clashes and ethnic exclusion and took a regional dimension. One of the main issues underlying this and past episodes of violence is the unresolved historical land injustices and the failure of planning to address them. This article explores the potential that regional spatial planning has in reducing land clashes between the …
The Effectiveness of Eia as an Instrument for Environmental Governance
The European Union (EU) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive which was introduced some 25 years ago has had a major impact on decision-making practices in EU member states. In the professional literature, this impact has mostly been discussed under the heading of "effectiveness", with an emphasis being given in particular to procedural elements. The extent to which EIA has contributed to objectives, such as raising environmental awaren…
Strategic environmental assessment-related research projects and journal articles
This paper provides an overview of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) related research projects as well as publications in international refereed English language journals of the past 20 years. This is based on a survey with international SEA researchers and the results of a content analysis of 263 SEA papers, published in the three most preeminent international refereed English language journals for SEA: Environmental Impact Assessment Rev…
Exploring the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process behaviour using sensitivity analysis
This paper reflects on the results from a study that set out to model the behaviour of the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process as it delivers environmental integration. It applied sensitivity analysis to the English SEA system, whilst viewing the SEA process as composed of a complex interaction of individual elements; through ‘inputs and outputs’ underpinned by negative and positive feedback loops that self-regulate the achievement o…
The mutualism of strategic environmental assessment and sustainable development goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set a universal agenda intended to stimulate social, economic and environmental action. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) has the potential to assist in the implementation of actions supporting the SDGs by providing a systematic framework to incorporate them into policies, plans and programmes; and the SDGs in turn, could substantiate SEA's contribution to sustainable development. Therefore, the par…
Institutional stakeholders’ perceptions of a sustainable neighbourhood in metropolitan Lagos
Understanding the term urban sustainability continues to dominate discourse in the built environment as societies explore how cities can be considered sustainable. Due to the increasing rate of urbanization, scholars argue that the battle for sustainability will be won or lost in cities; recognizing the crucial role that neighbourhoods can play as building blocks of urban areas. However, while the context-specificity of the several approaches to …
Conceptualising the characteristics of the indicators of a neighbourhood sustainability assessment framework in a developing country context
Sustainability Indicators (SIs) emerged to monitor progress towards sustainable development which has led to the development of large quantity of indicators locally at the various scales of spatial development. This paper utilizes 23 SIs that were distilled in engagement with both residents and institutional stakeholders responsible for neighbourhood delivery in metropolitan Lagos. The aim is to conceptualise how these indicators can be character…
Change-making in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Piecemeal changes to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process have to date not fully delivered EIA's normative goals and met today's environmental challenges.By regarding the to date approaches to change-making as a problem requiring a solution, this paper applies critical analysis to reflect upon current change-making based on England's EIA system as a case study.The analysis identifies a lack of innovative ideas and sound evidence-base…
The evolution of environmental assessment through storytelling – Stories from five decades of experience
This paper aims to explore the evolution of EA as a concept and as a tool through the thoughts, perspectives and reflections of those who have lived-through 50 years of EA practice. It presents findings from research informed by interviews through storytelling with 12 longstanding practitioners and scholars who have engaged with EA over five decades. The narratives collected and the emerging discourses provide useful insight into the “story” of t…
Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Environmental resource management (7 works) · Environmental planning (6 works) · Environmental impact assessment (5 works) · Mining and Resource Management (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Environmental Science (4 works)