The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012, which came into force on 6 July 2012,
virtually eliminates the core of federal-level environmental assessment in Canada. Under …

Numerous scholars are now directing their attention to the education and learning
implications of participatory resource and environmental governance because of the …

In the mining sector, local communities have emerged as particularly important governance
actors. Conventional approaches to mineral development no longer suffice for these …

Modern transparency dates to the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s—well before the Internet.
Michael Schudson shows how the “right to know” has defined a new era for democracy …

The agriculture sector plays a critical role in global food security and economy, but it is also
among the greatest contributors to environmental degradation and global warming through …

Cumulative effects assessment (CEA) became an increasingly important component of
environmental impact assessment (EIA; or simply environment assessment (EA)) shortly …

Follow-up is an essential component of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) if the
success of EIA in improving the sustainability of a project once implemented is to be …

Proponents of marine renewable energy worldwide highlight that regulatory and consenting
procedures are a significant barrier to the upscaling of infrastructure required to transform …

Environmental assessment (EA) has emerged in the last five decades as one of the primary
management tools that governments use to protect the environment. However, despite …

Offers solutions and best practices to respond to recurrent problems and contemporary
challenges in the field Since the publication of the first edition of Environmental Impact …