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Ten principles of quality in environmental impact assessment

Author
Raff M.
Journal/Series
Environmental and Planning Law Journal | Vol. 14(3); 207 - 221; 15 p.
Date
1997
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-060953)
Publisher | Place of publication
The Law Book Company Ltd. | North Ryde, Australia
Language
English
Field of application
International
Country/Territory
United States of America, Australia
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Traditional rights/customary rights Environmental audit
Abstract

When environmental impact assessment has been triggered the quality of the study becomes all-important. Over almost three decades courts in the many jurisdictions which have adopted the North American NEPA model have developed a 'common law of EIA' around what constitutes a sufficiently rigorous and objective inquiry to answer the requirement that EIA be conducted. This article identifies and sustantiates ten basic principles of quality in EIA which can be distilled from the hundreds of cases involving this issue.