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Institutional requirements for adaptive EIA: The kativik environmental quality commission

1989; Elsevier BV; Volume: 9; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0195-9255(89)90031-0

1873-6432

Peter R. Mulvihill, Robert F. Keith,

Evaluation and Performance Assessment

The need for adaptive approaches to environmental impact assessment (EIA) has been well-argued in recent years (Holling 1978; Jacobs and Kemp 1987; Fenge 1985; Fenge and Rees 1987). Holling (1978) has advocated EIA systems which are designed and implemented in such ways that they may adapt to continual uncertainty and take advantage of surprise, thus converting problems into opportunities. Canadian EIA researchers have criticized current EIA processes for their lack of effectiveness, efficiency and fairness, the infrequency and inconsistency of their application and their lack of integration with other processes such as planning, regulation and monitoring (Gibson and Patterson 1985; Gibson et al. 1987, Gibson 1988; Fenge 1985; Fenge and Rees 1987; Lang and Armour 1981; Rees 1981). This paper is devoted mainly to exploring the potential for these, and other common shortcomings of EIA, to be addressed through more adaptive approaches.