Evaluation of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of Chinese EIA in Myanmar
Myitsone Dam, the Lappadaung Copper Mine and the Sino-Myanmar oil and gas pipelines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21153970 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thiri Shwesin Aung (0000-0002-9262-531X, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, corresponding author), Luan Shengji (School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School), Sharon Condon (0000-0001-8364-6875, Peking University HSBC Business School, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 71-85 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-02 |
| 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 | 10.1080/14615517.2018.1529948 |
| OpenAlex | W2896213049 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 19 |
The economic relationship between China and Myanmar is regarded as a win–win cooperation. However, Chinese investments, especially in extractive and natural resource sectors, are associated with a number of unwanted environmental consequences. Moreover, the environmental impact assessment (EIA) quality of Chinese enterprises has often been criticized. EIA identifies adverse impacts to the environment through evidence-based decision making. On this basis, this paper provides an evaluation of Chinese EIA performance within the natural resources sector through a structured review of 15 environmental impact statements (EISs). This research also evaluates the EISs of the three largest and most controversial projects, the Myitsone Hydropower Dam, Lappadaung Copper Mine and Sino-Myanmar oil and gas pipelines. The findings reveal several omissions, inadequacies and deficiencies in all the projects with a significant number of EISs falling short of satisfactory quality. Through the analysis, the paper summarizes the factors affecting the EIA performance and proposes feasible recommendations to improve EIA practices in Chinese development projects in Myanmar
Business · China · Environmental impact assessment · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Hydropower · Natural resource · Pipeline transport · Political science · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Science · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Mining and Resource Management · Environmental Engineering
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| Citations per year | 1.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |