Theory and practice of transboundary environmental impact assessment / edited by Kees Bastmeijer, Timo Koivurova.

• Superior document: Legal aspects of sustainable development, v. 1
• TeilnehmendeR: Bastmeijer, Kees, 1966-; Koivurova, Timo.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Legal aspects of sustainable development ; v. 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (424 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a well-established instrument of Environmental Law and policy that aims to ensure that potential adverse environmental effects of human activities are assessed before decisions on such activities are made. The instrument is increasingly being applied in respect of activities that may cause environmental effects across the borders of a state. In this book, thirteen systems of Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment (TEIA) are assessed that exist or are in development in different parts of the world. Although TEIA is generally associated with EIA between territorial states, this book takes a broader approach and is divided into three sub-parts: Transboundary EIA between states, EIA for activities in international and shared areas, and EIA required by international financial institutions. Knowledgeable experts (scholars and practitioners) provide an overview of the history, content, and practice of the individual systems and, based on these discussions, the state of the art concerning TEIA and possible future developments are discussed.

Table of Contents

Transboundary environmental impact assessment: an introduction / Kees Bastmeijer and Timo Koivurova -- The Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a transboundary context / Wiecher Schrage -- Environmental impact assessment and the framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea / Rie Tsutsumi & Kristy Robinson -- Transboundary environmental impact assessment: the Nordic Environmental Protection Convention / Timo Koivurova -- Transboundary environmental impact assessment in North America: obstacles and opportunities / Neil Craik -- Assessment of transboundary environmental impacts in developing countries: the case of Central America / Marianela Cedeño -- Environmental impact assessment in the Bay of Bengal sub region in South Asia / Daud Hassan -- Implementing guidelines for environmental impact assessment in the Arctic / Timo Koivurova -- Environmental impact assessment in Antarctica / Kees Bastmeijer and Ricardo Roura -- Environmental impact assessment and the international seabed authority / Gwénaëlle Le Gurun -- Environmental impact assessment in the space sector / Lotta Viikari -- The World Bank and environmental impact assessment / Jean-Roger Mercier -- Implementing the ESPOO convention: an international financial institution perspective / Elizabeth Smith -- The equator principles: a voluntary approach / by Bankers Leonie Schreve -- Conclusions: globalisation of transboundary environmental impact assessment / Kees Bastmeijer and Timo Koivurova.