Environmental impact assessment in flanders,belgium: An evaluation of the administrative procedure |
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Authors: | Dimitri Devuyst Eddy Nierynck Luc Hens Dirk Ceuterick Veerle De Baere Guido Wouters |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Human Ecology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel, Belgium;(2) Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek Flemish Institute for Technology Research, Boeretang 200, B-2400 Mol, Belgium |
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Abstract: | Two years of experience with EIA in Flanders (northern Belgium) was evaluated in order to gain perspective on the effectiveness
of the administrative procedure. The four essential characteristics of the EIA procedure that were evaluated are: completeness,
open and public character, objectivity, and verifiability. Representatives of all parties involved in the EIA procedure were
interviewed. The result of the evaluation is a list of major problems with EIA. Recommendations for a more efficient procedure
are suggested at a time when a proposal for a new, comprehensive, and permanent EIA decree is being discussed. The evaluation
of the administrative procedure for EIA in Flanders shows that several vital characteristics of the EIA procedure are lacking.
This reduces the obligatory and open nature of the process, resulting in insufficient guarantees that the environment receives
the altention it deserves during the decision-making process. |
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Keywords: | Environmental impact assessment Evaluation Flanders Belgium |
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