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"Are We There Yet?" Assessing The Contribution Of Inspire To Eia And Sea Studies

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  • MAX CRAGLIA

    (Digital Earth and Reference Data Unit, Joint Reasearch Centre, European Commission, Belgium)

  • LARA PAVANELLO

    (Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission, Belgium)

  • ROBIN S. SMITH

    (Digital Participation Ltd., UK)

Abstract

This paper reports the findings of a survey in 2009 of European practitioners who face problems related to accessing and using spatial data when preparing reports for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs). The survey was designed to be comparable to the one undertaken in 2002–03 and reported by Vanderhaegen and Muro (2005). The 2009 survey showed that problems persist and additional costs to practitioners due to data access problems were at least €150 million p.a. in Europe, providing evidence for the need for ongoing investment in the INSPIRE Directive, which aims to support spatial and environmental data-sharing for EIA/SEA studies as well as other environmental policies. The survey also indicated that although EIA and SEA reports now take less time and are, on average, cheaper to prepare, the variability of their quality is still of concern.

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  • Max Craglia & Lara Pavanello & Robin S. Smith, 2012. ""Are We There Yet?" Assessing The Contribution Of Inspire To Eia And Sea Studies," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 14(01), pages 1-22.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:14:y:2012:i:01:n:s1464333212500056
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333212500056
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    1. Ainhoa Gonzalez & Álvaro Enríquez-de-Salamanca, 2018. "Spatial Multi-Criteria Analysis in Environmental Assessment: A Review and Reflection on Benefits and Limitations," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(03), pages 1-24, September.

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