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Decision-Making Processes For Projects Requiring Environmental Impact Assessment: Case Studies In Six European Countries

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  • SIMON DRESNER

    (Sociology Department, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH, United Kingdom)

  • NIGEL GILBERT

    (Sociology Department, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH, United Kingdom)

Abstract

Interviews with participants in the decision-making processes for major installations in six western European countries reveal criticism of the procedures from all sides. In particular, environmental impact assessments were criticised for their lack of independence from the proposer, failure to assess alternatives to the proposal adequately, incomprehensibility to lay-people and failure to consider social factors. There was also criticism of general lack of public involvement in the decision-making process. Consideration of these criticisms lends support to calls for revision of the European directives on environmental impact assessment and their implementation in national laws.

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  • Simon Dresner & Nigel Gilbert, 1999. "Decision-Making Processes For Projects Requiring Environmental Impact Assessment: Case Studies In Six European Countries," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 1(01), pages 105-130.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:01:y:1999:i:01:n:s1464333299000077
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333299000077
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    1. Engin ÇAKIR, 2017. "Application of Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods on Six Sigma Projects Selection," Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences, KSP Journals, vol. 4(1), pages 132-138, March.

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