Quality of Environmental Impact Assessment
Finnish EISs and the opinions of EIA professionals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21154091 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kimmo Jalava (University of Jyväskylä), Sanna Pasanen (0000-0002-7827-2538, University of Jyväskylä), Mikko Saalasti (University of Jyväskylä), Markku Kuitunen (University of Jyväskylä) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-27 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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 | 10.3152/146155110x488826 |
| OpenAlex | W2001015069 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article presents and compares findings of two EIA quality studies conducted in Finland. First a survey was targeted at competent authorities and environmental consultants to investigate their perceptions of the quality of Finnish EIAs. Second, 15 EISs were considered using the European Commission's guidance on review criteria. The results show that the EIA professionals generally consider the quality as good, though they also recognized that the quality varies and suggested certain areas for improvement. In the professionals' opinion the performance of Finnish EIAs could be enhanced, especially with more profound alternative considerations. Based on the results it is also suggested that more efforts should be aimed at increasing the communicativeness of EISs
Business · Commission · Environmental consulting · Environmental impact assessment · Environmental management system · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · European commission · European union · Geography · Perception · Political science · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Science · Mining and Resource Management · Psychology · Risk Perception and Management
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,6 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |