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Testing an ex-ante framework for the evaluation of impact assessment laws: Lessons from Canada and Brazil
Environmental Impact Assessment Review ( IF 9.8 ) Pub Date : 2020-03-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2019.106355
Alberto Fonseca , Robert B. Gibson

Abstract Scholars have been increasingly investigating legislative changes in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). However, most of the existing evaluation frameworks have been applied to ex-post scenarios, after EIA laws and respective policies and regulations had been implemented for some time. This article has a twofold objective: first, to propose an ex-ante framework for the evaluation of proposed EIA laws and, second, to test the application of the framework to bills C-69 and PL-3729, which target federal-level EIA reform in Canada and Brazil, respectively. The proposed framework is meant to indicate the extent to which proposed legislative changes meet 50 good practice criteria, thus providing a more balanced and transparent account of the issues that should be addressed effectively in the legislative process and in future regulations and guidelines. Results indicate very contrasting scope and potential effects of proposed legislative changes in the two countries. Brazil's bill is essentially intended to integrate existing regulations into a law that would make EIA faster, simpler and less frequent. Canada's bill, recently approved by Parliament, includes a new Impact Assessment Act that is expected to deliver more comprehensive and credible assessments. The ex-ante framework, by exposing how close or distant proposed EIA regimes are from good practices, can be particularly helpful in lawmaking and regulatory design. The article finally discusses limitations and highlights future avenues of research.

中文翻译:

测试用于评估影响评估法的事前框架:加拿大和巴西的经验教训

摘要 学者们越来越多地研究环境影响评估 (EIA) 的立法变化。然而,在环评法律和相关政策法规实施一段时间后,现有的大多数评估框架已被应用于事后情景。本文有双重目标:首先,提出一个评估拟议 EIA 法律的事前框架,其次,测试该框架在针对联邦级 EIA 的 C-69 和 PL-3729 法案中的应用分别在加拿大和巴西进行改革。拟议的框架旨在表明拟议的立法变更在多大程度上符合 50 项良好做法标准,从而更平衡和透明地说明应在立法过程和未来的法规和准则中有效解决的问题。结果表明,两国拟议的立法改革的范围和潜在影响截然不同。巴西的法案本质上是为了将现有法规整合到一项法律中,使 EIA 更快、更简单、频率更低。加拿大最近获得议会批准的法案包括一项新的影响评估法,预计将提供更全面和可信的评估。事前框架通过揭示提议的环境影响评估制度与良好实践的接近程度或距离,对立法和监管设计特别有帮助。文章最后讨论了局限性并强调了未来的研究途径。结果表明,两国拟议的立法改革的范围和潜在影响截然不同。巴西的法案本质上是为了将现有法规整合到一项法律中,使 EIA 更快、更简单、频率更低。加拿大最近获得议会批准的法案包括一项新的影响评估法,预计将提供更全面和可信的评估。事前框架通过揭示提议的环境影响评估制度与良好实践的接近程度或距离,对立法和监管设计特别有帮助。文章最后讨论了局限性并强调了未来的研究途径。结果表明,两国拟议的立法改革的范围和潜在影响截然不同。巴西的法案本质上是为了将现有法规整合到一项法律中,使 EIA 更快、更简单、频率更低。加拿大最近获得议会批准的法案包括一项新的影响评估法,预计将提供更全面和可信的评估。事前框架通过揭示提议的环境影响评估制度与良好实践的接近程度或距离,对立法和监管设计特别有帮助。文章最后讨论了局限性并强调了未来的研究途径。该法案的主要目的是将现有法规整合到一项法律中,使 EIA 更快、更简单、频率更低。加拿大最近获得议会批准的法案包括一项新的影响评估法,预计将提供更全面和可信的评估。事前框架通过揭示提议的环境影响评估制度与良好实践的接近程度或距离,对立法和监管设计特别有帮助。文章最后讨论了局限性并强调了未来的研究途径。该法案的主要目的是将现有法规整合到一项法律中,使 EIA 更快、更简单、频率更低。加拿大最近获得议会批准的法案包括一项新的影响评估法,预计将提供更全面和可信的评估。事前框架通过揭示提议的环境影响评估制度与良好实践的接近程度或距离,对立法和监管设计特别有帮助。文章最后讨论了局限性并强调了未来的研究途径。通过揭示提议的环境影响评估制度与良好实践的接近程度或距离,可以特别有助于立法和监管设计。文章最后讨论了局限性并强调了未来的研究途径。通过揭示提议的环境影响评估制度与良好实践的接近程度或距离,可以特别有助于立法和监管设计。文章最后讨论了局限性并强调了未来的研究途径。
更新日期:2020-03-01
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