Limits of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Malaysia: Dam Politics, Rent-Seeking, and Conflict

• Main Authors: Peter Ho, Bin Md Saman Nor-Hisham, Heng Zhao
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Eia; First Nations
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/24/10467/pdf; https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/24/10467/

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is often portrayed as a policy measure that can mitigate the environmental influence of corporate and government projects through objective, systematic, and value-free assessment. Simultaneously, however, research has also shown that the larger political context...