ABSTRACT

Results from an international online survey on simplification efforts in environmental assessment (EA) and other types of impact assessments (IAs) are presented. The survey, which was conducted between July and October 2022, captured responses from 45 participants who reported on developments in a total of 26 EA/IA systems. Whilst in about three quarters of these systems simplification efforts are either currently underway or planned, in particular with regards to reducing costs and time necessary for EA/IA, opposite developments were also reported on in two-thirds of the systems, including an extension of existing requirements, such as the consideration of further aspects in EA/IA and the coverage of additional actions subject to assessment. The findings are a reflection of the increasing complexities of the contexts within which EAs/IAs are applied and highlight the need for further empirical research on simplification efforts.

摘要

介绍了一项关于环境评估 (EA) 和其他类型的影响评估 (IA) 简化工作的国际在线调查的结果。该调查于 2022 年 7 月至 2022 年 10 月期间进行，收集了 45 名参与者的回复，他们报告了总共 26 个 EA/IA 系统的发展情况。虽然这些系统中约有四分之三的简化工作正在进行或计划中，特别是在降低成本和 EA/IA 所需的时间方面，但三分之二的系统也报告了相反的发展，包括扩展现有要求，例如考虑 EA/IA 中的其他方面以及需要评估的其他行动的覆盖范围。