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1 online resource (488 p.) |
| Series |
International Environmental Law Ser |
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International Environmental Law Ser
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| Contents |
Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Abstract -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations -- Acronyms -- Table of Cases -- Table of Treaties and Other International Instruments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1 Environmental Degradation and EIA Rationale -- 2 Definition of EIA -- 3 Origins and History of EIA -- 3.1 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) -- 3.2 On the International Plane -- 4 EIA Reception and Appraisal -- 4.1 Assessment of EIA Efficiency -- 4.2 EIAs are Procedural in Nature, with Public Participation at Their Core |
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5 Overview of the Book -- Chapter 2 Sources and Structure of International Environmental Impact Assessment Prescriptions -- 1 Sources of International EIA Prescriptions -- 1.1 Domestic Origins of EIA Prescriptions -- 1.2 Soft Law Instruments -- 1.3 Treaties and Other Binding Instruments -- 1.3.1 General EIA Prescriptions -- 1.3.2 Regional Instruments -- 1.3.3 The Espoo Convention and the Antarctic Environmental Protocol -- 1.4 EIA Prescriptions in Developing Countries -- 1.5 International Organizations |
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2 Generalized Structure Common to Domestic EIA Systems, Adopted by International EIA Prescriptions -- 2.1 Screening -- 2.1.1 Initial Range of Activities Captured by EIA Prescriptions -- 2.1.2 Projects That May Potentially Cause a Significant Environmental Effect -- 2.2 Scoping -- Impact Analysis -- Report Preparation -- 2.2.1 Scoping -- 2.2.2 Impact Analysis -- 2.2.3 Report Preparation -- 2.3 Notification -- Consultations -- 2.3.1 Notification -- 2.3.2 Consultations -- 2.4 Public Participation -- 2.5 Final Decision -- 2.6 Follow-up Programs -- 3 Conclusion |
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Chapter 3 The Role of EIAS in Public International Law -- 1 EIA and the Dynamics of International Law -- 2 The Procedural Nature of EIA, in View of a Rational and Political Decision, Not Only a Scientific Report -- 2.1 EIA or the Reintroduction of Dialectics and Discourse -- 2.1.1 Reasons and Incentives to Act -- 2.1.2 Conceptual Tools for Mapping the Relevant Processes -- 2.1.3 The Legal Process -- 2.2 NEPA as Process-monger -- 2.2.1 Origins of EIS -- 2.2.2 How to Enforce a Procedural Rule Such as EIS? -- 3 Public Participation is at the Heart of EIA's Efficiency and of Law-making |
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3.1 Civil Society is the Repository of Exceptional Knowledge -- 3.2 The EIA Process Must be Salient, Legitimate and Credible -- 3.3 The Circulation and Influence of Information -- 3.3.1 How to Ensure Information is Provided? -- 3.3.2 The Circulation and Influence of Information -- 4 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 The Vuotos Case: Finland -- Sweden (1960's -- 2019) -- 1 General Presentation and Historical Context of the Vuotos Case -- 2 The Vuotos Dam/Reservoir Project -- 2.1 Ecological and Economic Aspects of the Vuotos Project -- 2.2 Development of the Opposition Movement to the Vuotos Project |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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2.3 The Legal Proceedings |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004467583 |
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9004467580 |
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