EIA is a process widely recognized as able to buttress more environmentally sustainable project decision making. However, it focuses on the ex ante evaluation of impacts and rarely covers implementation effects. Meanwhile, projects are often implemented differently from what was planned. Thus, a gap exists between the predicted and actual impacts of projects. EIA follow up is seen as a means to fill in this gap. But how successful is EIA follow up? Whether and how effectively can it improve capacities, scientific and technical knowledge for future projects? The study aims to elaborate sets...
EIA is a process widely recognized as able to buttress more environmentally sustainable project decision making. However, it focuses on the ex ante ev...