Practitioners' perceptions of the Brazilian environmental impact assessment system: results from a survey

Autor(es)

Duarte, Carla Grigoletto ^[1] ; Alves Dibo, Ana Paula ^[1] ; Siqueira-Gay, Juliana ^[1] ; Snchez, Luis Enrique ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Politecn, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND PROJECT APPRAISAL; v. 35, n. 4, p. 293-309, 2017.
• Citações Web of Science: 4

Resumo

Practitioners play a key role in implementing environmental impact assessment (EIA) policies. Gauging their perception can help in designing legislation or regulation reforms and signals what needs more attention in research. The Brazilian EIA system is under review by lawmakers, but there is scant information about the views of professionals. A survey was conducted to inquiry on practitioners' perception of the Brazilian EIA system regarding: (1) quality of the process, (2) quality of the environmental impact studies (EIS), and (3) proposals to change the system. Four hundred and fourteen professionals participated in an online survey responding to 44 questions. Results show positive perceptions about some aspects of current practice, but there is a clear predominance of negative appraisal both about the quality of the process and the quality of EIS. The poorest practices are the consideration of cumulative impacts and determination of impact significance. As for proposals to change the system, respondents defend the continuity of specific characteristics of the Brazilian system. Essentially, practitioners are calling for incremental changes that do not require any modification in the legislation. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/04285-0 - Avaliação de Sustentabilidade e Avaliação de Impacto no Setor Sucroenergético: uma Análise das Potenciais Contribuições para o Estado de São Paulo
• Beneficiário: Carla Grigoletto Duarte
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado