The effectiveness of environmental assessment in Flanders: An analysis of practitioner perspectives |
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| Institution: | 1. Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80,115, 3508TC, Princetonlaan 8a, Utrecht, The Netherlands;2. Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, Wageningen, The Netherlands;3. KENTER, Muizenheuvelstraat 87, Ranst, Belgium;4. Flemish Department of Environmental & Spatial Development (Departement Omgeving), Koning Albert II-laan 20, 1000 Brussels, Belgium;5. Tractebel Sustainable Urban Development, Van Immerseelstraat 66, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium;1. Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of L''Aquila, L''Aquila, Italy;2. Department of Architecture, University ‘G. D''Annunzio’ Chieti-Pescara, Pescara, Italy;1. Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia;2. Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia, Research Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa;1. Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment, P.O. Box 2345, 3500 GH Utrecht, The Netherlands;2. Environmental Studies and Policy, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands;3. Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands;4. Innovation and Environmental Sciences, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands;1. Technische Universität Berlin, Environmental Assessment and Planning Research Group, EB 5, Straße des 17. Juni 145, 10623 Berlin, Germany;2. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Environmental Planning, Herrenhäuser Straße 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany;3. Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Fachbereich 9, An der Wilhelmshöhe 44, 37671 Höxter, Germany;4. Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development, Weberplatz 1, 01217 Dresden, Germany;1. Integral Sustainability, PO Box 79, South Fremantle, WA 6162, Australia;2. School of Science, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia;3. Research Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa;4. School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom;5. Cameron Strategies, 29 Eddy Crescent, Florey, ACT 2615, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The extent to which Environmental Assessment (EA) contributes to incorporating environmental values and objectives into decision-making (i.e. the effectiveness of EA) has been subject to much research. Still relatively little is known about how the effectiveness of EA is influenced by the specific features of EA systems and their context. International comparative research can shed more light on these relationships. In this paper we report on a survey of EA in Flanders, taking a similar approach as previous surveys in the Netherlands, UK and Denmark. We observe that the effectiveness of the Flemish project-based EA (EIA) is comparable to that in the other countries, whereas the Flemish plan-based EA (SEA) is more influential than the Dutch one (no data on Denmark and UK). As in the other countries, EA in Flanders has an influence on decision-making both before and after the EIA has been completed. According to respondents to the surveys, in all four countries the legal requirement is the main explanatory factor for EA effectiveness. The mechanisms by which EA characteristics and other factors contribute to EA effectiveness seem rather country-specific, however. Rather than trying to isolate the individual influence of factors we encourage more in-depth, qualitative and case-study based follow-up research in order to better understand the complex interplay between factors related to the EA system itself, how it is applied in practice and influenceds from its specific context. |
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