Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA) : Origins, Evolution, and Future Directions |
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| Authors: | Lynton K. Caldwell |
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| Affiliation: | Director of the Program in Science Policy Studies, Arthur F. Bentley Professor Emeritus of Political Science, and Professor Emeritus of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana Univer- sity, Bloomington, Indiana. He is the author of many articles and several books, including Science and the National Environmental Policy Act: Redirecting Policy Through Procedural Reform. |
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| Abstract: | The technique of environmental impact analysis (EIA) was developed initially in the United States in response to a requirement of the National 15nvironmental Policy Act of 1969. Now adopted with variations in at least 3 0 countries antf by the European Community, EIA has proved to be a va1ua't)le component of a group of related techniques for discovering and projectirig the probable consequences of proposed action. In pursuit of iriprovenicnt in analytic technique, however, the policy rationale for EIA has too oftcii been obscured. EIA depends for full effectiveness upon in- tcgration into the policy-making process. Separated from commitment to environmental policy objectives, El.4 IS at risk of becoming redundant paperwork. |
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