Development of environmental management program in environmental impact assessment reports and evaluation of its robustness
An Indian case study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21153690 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A K A Rathi (0000-0002-7805-2842, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 421-436 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-03 |
| 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 | 10.1080/14615517.2018.1558745 |
| OpenAlex | W2905828681 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
The degree of robustness of environmental management program in the EIA reports of 56 green-field and 28 brown-field environmentally approved projects was found to be low, revealing that it is not considered seriously by the EIA consultants and the decision-makers. EMPg, akin to EIA follow-up, specific to a project at a given location, is the most important output of the EIA process especially for the developing countries where priority is on the economic development by way of development projects and the EIA process has inherent weaknesses. A meticulously prepared, implemented, operationalized, monitored, periodically audited and continually improved EMPg in different life-cycle phases of a project could possibly offset limitations of the EIA process. Considering lack of guidelines available on the development of EMPg, elaborate guidelines are proposed. EMPg could be prepared as a separate document to facilitate development of project manual. TOR for brown-field projects need a totally different approach. Amending the currently followed EIA process and introducing an additional stage of mandatory approval of EMPg, and third party audit would improve its robustness
Audit · Business · Environmental impact assessment · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Operationalization · Political science · Process management · Computer Science · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Science · International Environmental Law and Policies · Mining and Resource Management · Accounting
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