- Title
- The strengths and weaknesses of legal provisions and effective EIA practice in Bangladesh
- Creator
- Kabir, SM Zobaidul; Momtaz, Salim
- Relation
- 2nd IASTED International Conference on Environmental Management and Engineering (EME 2010). Proceedings of the 2nd IASTED International Conference Environmental Management and Engineering (Banff, Canada 15-17 July, 2010) p. 840-847
- Relation
- http://www.actapress.com/Abstract.aspx?paperId=40929
- Publisher
- International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED)
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2010
- Description
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), as an environmental management tool has been formally used in Bangladesh since 1995. A strong legal set up is an important indicator of effective EIA system. However, no empirical research has been conducted to understand the adequacy of legal basis of EIA in Bangladesh. This study fills this gap. The aim of this paper is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of legal provisions of EIA in Bangladesh. This empirical qualitative study shows that despite the clear legal basis of EIA, there are still some weaknesses that may affect the quality of EIA practice. Therefore, immediate revision and modification of existing legal reform will contribute to improve the EIA practice and thereby promote sustainable development in Bangladesh.
- Subject
- EIA; legal provisions; effectiveness; Bangladesh
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/933914
- Identifier
- uon:11753
- Language
- eng
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