Legal tools of public participation in the Environmental Impact Assessment process and their application in the countries of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region
The article focuses on research of existing legal tools of public participation in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process and on practical issues of their application in the countries of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region (BEAR). The EIA is mandatory for projects which can have negative impac...
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ftunivlapland:oai:lauda.ulapland.fi:10024/62100 2023-05-15T14:52:34+02:00 Legal tools of public participation in the Environmental Impact Assessment process and their application in the countries of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region Nenasheva, Marina Bickford, Sonja H. Lesser, Pamela Koivurova, Timo Kankaanpää, Paula fi=Arktinen keskus|en=Arctic Centre| 2015 23 p. http://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/62100 http://nbn-resolving.org/URN:NBN:fi:ula-201508031264 en eng fi=Lapin yliopisto, Arktinen keskus|en=University of Lapland, Arctic Centre| Barents Studies Barents Studies 1 (3), p. 13-35. 2324-0652 http://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/62100 http://nbn-resolving.org/URN:NBN:fi:ula-201508031264 openAccess Arctic environmental impact assessment public participation law regulations legal tools best practices article 2015 ftunivlapland 2021-11-11T19:10:34Z The article focuses on research of existing legal tools of public participation in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process and on practical issues of their application in the countries of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region (BEAR). The EIA is mandatory for projects which can have negative impacts on the environment and/or human health. Public participation in the EIA is one of the instruments used both on the international and national level that helps prevent or minimise the negative consequences of the project for the environment and human health. This article is based on research of national EIA legislation and on the analysis of the findings from interviews conducted with private and public organisations during benchmarking visits and fact-finding trips to the northern regions of Finland, Norway, Sweden and Northwest Russia. In addition, feedback was collected from participants during four seminars. Participatory methods, focused on public‒private communication and participation during the environmental impact assessment process, provides the theoretical basis for the article. This research results from work in a two-year strategic project funded by the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation Tekes. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Human health Northwest Russia University of Lapland: Lauda Arctic Eia ENVELOPE(7.755,7.755,63.024,63.024) Norway |
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The article focuses on research of existing legal tools of public participation in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process and on practical issues of their application in the countries of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region (BEAR). The EIA is mandatory for projects which can have negative impacts on the environment and/or human health. Public participation in the EIA is one of the instruments used both on the international and national level that helps prevent or minimise the negative consequences of the project for the environment and human health. This article is based on research of national EIA legislation and on the analysis of the findings from interviews conducted with private and public organisations during benchmarking visits and fact-finding trips to the northern regions of Finland, Norway, Sweden and Northwest Russia. In addition, feedback was collected from participants during four seminars. Participatory methods, focused on public‒private communication and participation during the environmental impact assessment process, provides the theoretical basis for the article. This research results from work in a two-year strategic project funded by the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation Tekes. publishedVersion |
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Legal tools of public participation in the Environmental Impact Assessment process and their application in the countries of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region |
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Legal tools of public participation in the Environmental Impact Assessment process and their application in the countries of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region |
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Legal tools of public participation in the Environmental Impact Assessment process and their application in the countries of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region |
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Legal tools of public participation in the Environmental Impact Assessment process and their application in the countries of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region |
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Legal tools of public participation in the Environmental Impact Assessment process and their application in the countries of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region |
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legal tools of public participation in the environmental impact assessment process and their application in the countries of the barents euro-arctic region |
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