EIA THEORIES — ALL CHINESE WHISPERS AND NO CRITICAL THEORY
There have been a large number of attempts to develop a theory or theories of Environmental Impact Assessment in order to justify its use in environmental decision-making. A review of academic articles demonstrates that these theories are largely drawn from planning theories. Planning theories are themselves a development of sociological theories of decision-making and from one particular strand of sociological theory. In this review of the theories of EIA it is argued that an understanding of wider sociological theory is necessary to fully understand both planning and EIA.
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2010
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Authors: | WESTON, JOE |
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Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM). - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., ISSN 1757-5605. - Vol. 12.2010, 04, p. 357-374
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Publisher: |
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. |
Subject: | Environmental Impact Assessment | planning | theory | critical theory |
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