Simulations of EIA screening across jurisdictions : exposing the case for harmonic criteria?

dc.contributor.authorRocha, Caroline Priscila Fan
dc.contributor.authorFonseca, Alberto de Freitas Castro
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-06T11:35:12Z
dc.date.available2018-04-06T11:35:12Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractScreening is one of the most critical stages in environmental impact assessment (EIA). However, there is no consensus about best approaches to screen development proposals, particularly in large territories with multiple jurisdictions. This study explored the challenges of harmonizing EIA screening criteria across jurisdictions, using Brazilian states as the empirical context. It set out to answer the following question: what would be the screening decisions of approved development projects if they had been licensed in different states? This study selected four cases of projects that had obtained environmental licenses in the state of Minas Gerais, and, based on their data, simulated license applications in other three states in south-eastern Brazil. Interviews helped to determine likely screening decisions. Screening approaches, while similar, varied significantly in terms of choices of threshold criteria across the four states. With the exception of one project type, the projects would face very different EIA requirements in the other jurisdictions. Such differences seem to stem more from political choices than from geographical idiosyncrasies. Implications for policy-making regarding harmonization are discussed.pt_BR
dc.identifier.citationROCHA, C. P. F.; FONSECA, A. de F. C. Simulations of EIA screening across jurisdictions : exposing the case for harmonic criteria? Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, v. 35, p. 1-13, 2017. Disponível em: <http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14615517.2016.1271537?journalCode=tiap20>. Acesso em: 25 ago. 2017.pt_BR
dc.identifier.issn14715465
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/9826
dc.identifier.uri2http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14615517.2016.1271537?journalCode=tiap20pt_BR
dc.language.isoen_USpt_BR
dc.rightsrestritopt_BR
dc.subjectScreeningpt_BR
dc.subjectDevelopingpt_BR
dc.subjectLicensingpt_BR
dc.subjectEnvironmental impact assessmentpt_BR
dc.titleSimulations of EIA screening across jurisdictions : exposing the case for harmonic criteria?pt_BR
dc.typeArtigo publicado em periodicopt_BR
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