Environmental assessment simplification in Spain: streamlining or weakening procedures?

IF 1.8 4区社会学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal Pub Date : 2023-01-24 DOI:10.1080/14615517.2023.2170094

Ainhoa González, Iñigo Sobrini

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The Spanish government has made concerted efforts to simplify environmental assessment processes. In the case of the ‘simplified’ Strategic Environmental Assessment approach, this has been done with the objective of streamlining processes and resources, so that plans and programmes, or their modifications, that are considered to potentially have insignificant or negligible environmental effects are not subject to a full assessment. In contrast, the recently introduced ‘environmental effects determination procedure’ for renewable projects has the purpose of speeding up project approval processes in response to energy security challenges with a resulting potential risk of weakening assessment procedures and debilitating environmental protection. Simplification attempts should not only comply with legal mandates but proactively foster environmentally-sound, participatory and transparent decisions.

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西班牙简化环境评估：简化还是削弱程序？

摘要西班牙政府一直致力于简化环境评估程序。在“简化”战略环境评估方法的情况下，这样做的目的是精简流程和资源，这样，被认为可能对环境产生微不足道或可忽略的计划和方案或其修改就不会受到全面评估。相比之下，最近为可再生能源项目引入的“环境影响确定程序”旨在加快项目审批程序，以应对能源安全挑战，从而带来削弱评估程序和削弱环境保护的潜在风险。简化的尝试不仅应符合法律授权，而且应积极促进无害环境、参与性和透明的决定。

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Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-

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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.