Road Developments in the UK: An Analysis of Ecological Assessment in Environmental Impact Statements Produced between 1993 and 1997
| Autor: | Helen Byron, William R. Sheate, Stewart Thompson, Joanna R. Treweek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
business.industry Process (engineering) Transport policy Geography Planning and Development Environmental resource management Ecological assessment Context (language use) Management Monitoring Policy and Law Directive Politics Environmental impact statement Political science Environmental impact assessment business General Environmental Science Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 43:71-97 |
| ISSN: | 1360-0559 0964-0568 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09640560010775 |
| Popis: | Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has been required for certain proposed road developmentsin the UK since EC Directive (85/337) was implemented in 1988. The extent to which the requirements of the EIA Directive are met with respect to ecological issues has been explored in earlier reviews of road statements (Treweek et al., 1993) and of UK environmental impact statements (EISs) in general (Thompson et al., 1997). This paper describes the results of a further review of 40 EISs produced between 1993 and 1997 and also examines recent changes in the political context for EIA of proposed road developments,including developments in UK transport policy and the UK biodiversity process. The results of the review suggest that the ecological assessment of proposed road developments has improved in some respects, but also highlights the persistence of many shortcomings identified in earlier reviews. The reasons for ongoing failure to address these issues are explored. Key findings include a marked improvement in ... |
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