Strengthening impact assessment
What problems do integration and focus fix
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21153781 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lorne A Greig (corresponding author), Lorne Greig, Peter N Duinker (0000-0002-4189-6056, Dalhousie University), Peter Duinker |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-24 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| 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 | 10.1080/14615517.2013.872849 |
| OpenAlex | W1998248204 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
Inadequate integration and lack of focus have been identified as two main issues plaguing contemporary impact assessment.We agree but argue that these are but two of a plethora of ills that thwart environmental assessment and prevent it from becoming the go-to tool for sustainable development in Canada.We witness ongoing ineffective practice in scoping, impact prediction, significance determination, assessment of cumulative effects, and other elements.Fundamental change is needed in the environmental assessment system to turn it from a shallow adversarial process to a technically rigorous and collaborative one
Adversarial system · Business · Engineering ethics · Environmental impact assessment · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Impact assessment · Management science · Political science · Process management · Sustainable development · Witness · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Science · Law · Mining and Resource Management · Occupational Health and Safety Research
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2022 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |