The role of monitoring and auditing in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process in Australia.

Australia is one of the few countries to have legislative provisions for EIA monitoring and auditing, yet monitoring and auditing remain weak or neglected within the EIA process. This study identifies four major areas for analysis and evaluation of current procedures and practices of EIA monitoring and auditing in three Australian jurisdictions: institutional arrangements; public accountablity, transparency and community involvement; approaches and techniques; and resources and capacity. Case studies involving EIA projects and surveys and interviews with EIA practitioners were conducted in South Australia, Western Australia and New South Wales.Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Social Sciences, 200

Evaluation of environmental impact assessment procedures and practice in Bangladesh

© Beech Tree PublishingBangladesh is a major developing country that is particularly vulnerable to environmental change. Since independence in 1971, Bangladesh has implemented a number of environmental initiatives, and is prominent in the global push for sustainable development. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has a key role in achieving this goal. EIA has recently been introduced through the Environment Conservation Act, 1995 and the Environment Conservation Rules, 1997 but there are a number of inadequacies with the current process. This paper critically examines the evolution of EIA in Bangladesh, the institutional structures supporting it, and case studies of EIA in practice. These data are used together with evaluation criteria to discuss the performance of the EIA process in Bangladesh and make a number of recommendations for improvement.Rafique Ahammed and Nick Harve