Getting Heard But Not Listened to - An Analysis of Public Participation in Environmental Impact

The book examines public participation at all stages of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Brazil and proposes a model for improving community involvement in the process.

List of contents

Part I: EIA in International Law and in Brazilian Legislation.
Chapter 1: EIA in International Law
Chapter 2: EIA in Brazil
Part II: Case Study in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest
Chapter 3: Volta Grande Project
Part III: EIA Steps
Chapter 4: Planning the Project and Engaging with the EIA Procedure
Chapter 5: Scoping
Chapter 6: The Environmental Impact Statement
Chapter 7: Public Participation
Chapter 8: Decision

About the author

Cristiane Bená Dias is research analyst at the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).

Product details

• Authors: Christiane Bena Dias, Christiane Bená Dias, Cristiane Bena Dias, Cristiane Bená Dias
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781498597746
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9774-6
• No. of pages: 278
• Series: Democratic Dilemmas and Policy Responsiveness; Democratic Dilemmas and Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Caribbean islands, Politics & government, Public Administration, Environmental policy & protocols, Latin America - Mexico, Central America, South America