Innovation through the EIA tender
A case of Copenhagen metro and the SDGs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21153492 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emilia Ravn Boess (0000-0001-9732-2185, Aalborg University, corresponding author), Lone Kørnøv (0000-0002-2989-9553, Aalborg University), Jens Ulrik Jensen (Department of Organisation, Safety and Environment, Copenhagen Metro, Copenhagen, Denmark) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 211-228 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-5517 • E-ISSN: 1471-5465 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14615517.2024.2359805 |
| OpenAlex | W4399291748 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
This paper introduces a case where the SDGs have been integrated into the tender of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the construction of a new metro in Copenhagen, Denmark. The case gives insight into the impact that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can have on three phases of the EIA, namely i. pre-tender, ii. tender, and iii. post-tender process. By using the theoretical framework, ‘spaces for practice’ and action research, the study uses instances of collaboration between actors to understand how an EIA process responds to the introduction of new demands through the EIA tender. The study shows that incorporating SDGs as a part of the EIA tender can be a way of introducing innovations and new methodological approaches to EIA practice and reorienting conventional practices to provide greater opportunity for actor engagement, coordination, and negotiation, with the potential to drive EIA in more goal-orientated directions. In addition, the new spaces for stakeholder interactions have provided opportunities for collaborating on a commonly agreed approach towards SDG-integration, determining the appropriate scope of SDG relevance, and negotiating the role that SDGs should have in the forthcoming EIA process for the Copenhagen Metro project
Business · Call for bids · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Negotiation · Political science · Process management · Procurement · Public relations · Stakeholder · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Computer Science · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Science · Mining and Resource Management · Public Procurement and Policy · Marketing
Green Public Procurement, missing concepts and future trends – A critical review
Gearing up impact assessment as a vehicle for achieving the UN sustainable development goals
Evolution or revolution
Linking environmental impact assessment, environmental management systems and green procurement in construction projects
Using Sustainable Development Goals to develop EIA scoping practices
Transforming the capacity of impact assessment to address persistent global problems
Contributing to sustainability as an environmental impact assessment practitioner
SEA and planning
The SDGs and the sustainability assessment of private-sector projects
SDGs in action
Moving from high-level words to local action — governance for urban sustainability in municipalities
Appraising the role of relationships between regulators and consultants for effective EIA
EIA and green procurement
Between ‘best’ and ‘good enough’
Relationship between green public procurement criteria and sustainability assessment tools applied to office buildings
Practitioners' pursuit of change
Exploring researcher’ roles in collaborative spaces supporting learning in environmental assessment in Sweden
The discretionary power of the environmental assessment practitioner
From consultation to deliberation? Tracing deliberative norms in EIA frameworks in Swedish roads planning
The mutualism of strategic environmental assessment and sustainable development goals
Motivating a change in environmental assessment practice
Integrating SDGs in environmental assessment
Linking the UN SDGs and environmental assessment
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |