Download or read book Evaluation of British Columbia s Environmental Assessment Process Report Summary written by Barry Sadler and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evaluation of British Columbia s Environmental Assessment Process written by Barry Sadler and published by The Office. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report summarizes an evaluation conducted to provide an independent & impartial review of the experience to date in implementing British Columbia's environmental assessment process. The evaluation focused on the procedural purposes of the province's Environmental Assessment Act. The primary basis for the evaluation was consultation with stakeholders and participants via questionnaires, workshops, and discussions. The report begins with an review of the legal and policy framework of the environmental assessment process and its implementation to date. Systemic, strategic, and specific issues regarding implementation are then discussed, such as process inflexibility, adequacy of project reviews, First Nations participation, and pre-application preparedness. Finally, recommendations are outlined regarding enhancing the effectiveness of the process, ensuring identification of the full range of issues and effects, ensuring resolution of technical issues, promoting certainty, and encouraging accountability. Appendices include a copy of the survey questionnaire.
Download or read book Guide to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Process written by British Columbia. Environmental Assessment Office and published by . This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the requirements of the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act, intended to assist project proponents, government agencies, First Nations, and the public in understanding the provincial environmental assessment process. Provides information on the requirements for filing applications for project approval under the Act; the process for reviewing those applications; the project report and its review; concurrent regulatory approvals; the Environmental Assessment Board hearing process; category and other assessments; and project implementation and compliance, including certification, monitoring of effects, evaluation, reporting, and enforcement of the Act. Appendices include: guidelines and references for environmental assessment; advice on achieving effective public participation in the environmental assessment process; government and First Nations perspectives on Aboriginal issues; and texts of the Reviewable Projects Regulation and the Environmental Assessment Act (Bill 29).
Download or read book Summary Guide to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Process written by British Columbia. Environmental Assessment Office and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act requires that certain large-scale project proposals undergo an environmental assessment and obtain an environmental assessment certificate before they can proceed. This publication describes the environmental assessment process that was introduced in 2002 and which identifies & assesses the potential effects that may result from a proposed project and develops measures for managing those effects. Information is included on the types of projects subject to assessment under the Act, features & steps of the assessment process, the length of the process, the consultation & public participation required, and the Project Information Centre that facilitates access to information on the assessment process & specific information on individual project assessments.
Download or read book Evaluating the Environmental Assessment Process in Canada and British Columbia written by Anur Mehdic and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study evaluates the environmental assessment (EA) process based on a case study of proposed Taseko Mines Limited Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine (the Project), approximately 125 km southwest of Williams Lake, British Columbia (BC). The Project triggered BC's provincial and Canada's federal EA process. The two governments subsequently developed a joint review panel process, and agreed to common terms of reference. However, in June 2008, BC's Minister of the Environment, ordered the BC Environmental Assessment Office (BC EAO) to carry out its own separate EA; therefore, two separate EAs were applied to the same proposed Project. Following BC EAO's review, BC approved the Project in January 2010, while in November 2010, Canada rejected the Project based on the recommendations of a federal panel. While using a common terms of reference for their assessment of the same Project, the two governments came to profoundly different conclusions with respect to the environmental and sociocultural effects of the Project. The divergent EA outcomes offer a unique case study, and highlight that values as well as science conflicts may be present throughout EA, and can influence professional judgments and EA decisions. This report analyzes the divergent assessment outcomes for the Project, and assesses the degree to which the current EA process is inherently value-laden versus a rational science based approach. The report completes a best practice evaluation of both EA processes to assess their respective strengths and weaknesses. The principal conclusion is that there needs to be a fundamental restructuring of the EA process from a rational comprehensive planning approach, to a collaborative planning approach that recognizes the inherently value-based and discretionary nature of EA.
Download or read book Summary Guide to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Process written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act requires that certain large-scale project proposals undergo an environmental assessment and obtain an environmental assessment certificate before they can proceed. This publication describes the environmental assessment process that was introduced in 2002 and which identifies & assesses the potential effects that may result from a proposed project and develops measures for managing those effects. Information is included on the types of projects subject to assessment under the Act, features & steps of the assessment process, the length of the process, the consultation & public participation required, and the Project Information Centre that facilitates access to information on the assessment process & specific information on individual project assessments.
Download or read book Reforming Environmental Assessment in British Columbia a Report on the Consultation Process written by L. D. Lovick and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Brief Description of the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Process written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act Summary written by British Columbia. Environmental Assessment Office and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Environmental Assessment and Review Process written by Gary John Holisko and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book CN Rail Twin Tracking Program British Columbia written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Environmental Assessment Panel was appointed in April, 1983 to conduct a public review of the environmental and related socio-economic effects of CN Rail's twin tracking program in British Columbia"--Exec. Summary.
Download or read book Review of Environmental Assessment Processes written by Kate M. Lindsay and published by Canadian Circumpolar Institute. This book was released on 2001 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents a review of published EA literature on current trends and process, with a particular emphasis on required scientific data, to increase awareness of EA issues and problems.
Download or read book Environmental Assessment in British Columbia Comprehensive Review of Major Development Proposals Balancing Economy Environment and Social Well being written by British Columbia. Environmental Assessment Office and published by Environmental Assessment Office, 199. This book was released on 199? with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fraser Thompson Corridor Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Environmental Assessment Panel, formed to review CN Rail's twin tracking program in British Columbia, was also asked to review the long-term environmental implications of transportation development in the Fraser-Thompson River Corridor"--Exec. Summary.
Download or read book Environmental Assessment in Canada written by Derek Doyle and published by Agence canadienne d'évaluation environnementale. This book was released on 1996 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment written by Kevin Hanna and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-04-10 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globally, environmental impact assessment (EIA) is one of the most enduring and influential environmental management tools. This handbook provides readers with a strong foundation for understanding the practice of EIA, by outlining the different types of assessment while also providing a guide to best practice. This collection deploys a research and practice-based approach to the subject, delivering an overview of EIA as an essential and practical tool of environmental protection, planning, and policy. To best understand the most pertinent issues and challenges surrounding EIA today, this volume draws together prominent researchers, practitioners, and young scholars who share their work and knowledge to cover two key parts. The first part introduces EIA processes and best practices through analytical and critical chapters on the stages/elements of the EIA process and different components and forms of assessment. These provide examples that cover a wide range of assessment methods and cross-cutting issues, including cumulative effects assessment, social impact assessment, Indigenous-led assessment, risk assessment, climate change, and gender-based assessment. The second part provides jurisdictional reviews of the European Union, the US National Environmental Policy Act, recent assessment reforms in Canada, EIA in developing economies, and the EIA context in England. By providing a concise outline of the process followed by in-depth illustrations of approaches, methods and tools, and case studies, this book will be essential for students, scholars, and practitioners of environmental impact assessment.
