Quality of the guidelines for preparation and review of environmental impact assessment reports in Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21154099 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rizwan Hameed (0000-0001-7628-6672, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan), Obaidullah Nadeem (0000-0002-6295-6919, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 139-149 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-04 |
| 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 | 10.1080/14615517.2018.1529947 |
| OpenAlex | W2896596502 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 24 |
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is an important tool for making informed decisions about development projects to avoid or mitigate potential adverse impacts on the environment. Guidelines are prepared all over the world to facilitate consultants and stakeholders to meet the objectives of EIA and to prepare quality EIA reports. The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency prepared environmental impact assessment guidelines for this purpose in 1997. However, the major issue is that, even after two decades, the guidelines have not been reviewed. This paper presents the outcome of research conducted on the contents and quality of the guidelines for the preparation of EIA reports. The methodology encompasses an extensive review of the literature as well as available guidelines and interviews with the selected consultants, using semi-structured interview schedules. Although the quality of current guidelines overall is found to be good, the likelihood they are followed is connected with them being updated regularly, taking on board opinion of EIA consultants and other stakeholders
Environmental impact assessment · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Environmental quality · Environmental resource management · External quality assessment · Impact assessment · Operations management · Political science · Quality assessment · Engineering · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Science · Mining and Resource Management · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |