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Public participation in environmental decision making: The European dimension

Autor
Sheate W., Atkinson N.
Título de serie
Environmental Policy and Practice | Vol. 5(3); 119 - 129; 11 p.
Fecha
1995
Fuente
IUCN (ID: ANA-056587)
Editor | Lugar de publicación
EPP Publications | Richmond, UK
Idioma
Inglés
País/Territorio
Unión Europea
Materia
Medio ambiente gen.
Palabra clave
EIA Participación pública
Resumen

Recent international commitments provide an added impetus and context for the development of improved public participation in environmental decision-making: In Europe environmental impact assessment (EIA) is now - ten years since first agreed - well established. Lessons from the experience of EIA provide some useful insights as to how to ensure effective public participation in the newer EC instruments of access to information, environmental management and auditing, and eco-labelling. The key to successful public participation lies in achieving an appropriate balance between early opportunities for involvement in decision-making and access to justice when things go awry: A question of providing both prevention and cure.