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Barriers To Implementation Of Cumulative Effects Assessment

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  • JAKE M. PIPER

    (School of Planning, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK)

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Evidence is sought to identify barriers which may exist in the implementation of cumulative effects assessment (CEA). Cumulative effects may result from plans for the construction of clusters of large projects, or from gradual, piecemeal environmental change caused by numbers of individually small projects. Six CEA case studies are examined; the cases include windfarms, industrial developments, flood defence works and forestry projects. The study is based on documentary evidence plus interviews and survey involving all groups of interested stakeholders.The study shows that barriers to CEA include lack of information and guidance, resource and skill shortages and uncertainty about where the responsibilities for such work may lie. There is a gap between the developer's legislated responsibility for information provision and the breadth of information on cumulative effects that may be useful to the competent authority. Measures to overcome these barriers are suggested, including guidance studies (by sector or type of environment) and a re-consideration of funding and responsibility. Factors motivating CEA work are also noted.

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  • Jake M. Piper, 2001. "Barriers To Implementation Of Cumulative Effects Assessment," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 3(04), pages 465-481.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:03:y:2001:i:04:n:s1464333201000819
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333201000819
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    1. Mercer, Nicholas & Sabau, Gabriela & Klinke, Andreas, 2017. "“Wind energy is not an issue for government”: Barriers to wind energy development in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 108(C), pages 673-683.
    2. Koemle, Dieter & Zinngrebe, Yves & Yu, Xiaohua, 2018. "Highway construction and wildlife populations: Evidence from Austria," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 447-457.
    3. Richards, Garrett & Noble, Bram & Belcher, Ken, 2012. "Barriers to renewable energy development: A case study of large-scale wind energy in Saskatchewan, Canada," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 691-698.

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