Quality of environmental impact statements (EISs) in Eswatini: 1996 – 2020

IF 1.8 4区社会学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal Pub Date : 2022-07-24 DOI:10.1080/14615517.2022.2102879

E. N. Cele

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Following the adoption of formal EIA procedures in the mid-1990s, there have been no efforts to assess the quality of EISs in Eswatini. This study was necessitated by an attempt to fill this gap. It did so by systematically analysing 125 EISs, submitted from 1996 to 2020, using the Lee and Colley EIS review method. The obtained results are comparable to previous findings in terms of variations in EIS quality within review areas, increase in the average length of EISs over the years, and the association between better results and the most experienced consultants. However, with regard to the quality of EISs over the years, the outcomes of this study are at variance with previous findings. Based on these observations, it is concluded that the quality of EISs in Eswatini is a result of many years of EIA practice without attendant research, coupled with the absence of capacity-building programmes, absence of requirements for EIA consultants, and inadequate EIA guidelines.

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斯瓦蒂尼环境影响报告书的质量:1996 - 2020年

摘要自20世纪90年代中期采用正式的环境影响评价程序以来，斯威士兰一直没有对环境影响评价系统的质量进行评估。为了填补这一空白，这项研究是必要的。它使用Lee和Colley环境影响报告审查方法，系统分析了1996年至2020年提交的125份环境影响报告。就审查区域内环境影响报告书质量的变化、多年来环境影响报告的平均长度的增加以及更好的结果与最有经验的顾问之间的联系而言，所获得的结果与以前的结果是可比较的。然而，就这些年来EIS的质量而言，这项研究的结果与之前的研究结果不一致。根据这些观察结果，得出的结论是，斯威士兰环境影响评估系统的质量是由于多年的环境影响评估实践而没有相应的研究，再加上缺乏能力建设计划，对环境影响评估顾问没有要求，以及环境影响评估指南不充分。

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Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-

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4.60

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22.70%

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期刊介绍： This is the international, peer-reviewed journal of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA). It covers environmental, social, health and other impact assessments, cost-benefit analysis, technology assessment, and other approaches to anticipating and managing impacts. It has readers in universities, government and public agencies, consultancies, NGOs and elsewhere in over 100 countries. It has editorials, main articles, book reviews, and a professional practice section.