@misc{10481/71235,
year = {2021},
month = {9},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/71235},
abstract = {The effectiveness of impact assessment (IA) methods has been a neglected topic in procedural effectiveness
research, which has placed higher relevance on the quality of Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) and the
environment impact assessment (EIA) process in general. This study analysed the effectiveness of methods used
in IA in Colombia to demonstrate that they have been used in compliance with the Terms of Reference (ToR) but
did not analyse their effectiveness. A total of 131 EIS were analysed using a revised version of the Effectiveness
Index for Environmental Impact Assessment Methods (EIM) proposed by Caro and Toro (2016). It is concluded
that, even if the environmental authority has accepted the EIS as a requirement for obtaining an environmental
license, most of the methods that have been used in these technical documents, obtained a medium or low degree
of effectiveness. The parameters regulated for the law have a higher percentage of compliance. The analysis
suggests that the guidelines provided for the law, related to the design and implementation of the methods,
should be improved to develop an effective EIA.},
organization = {Universidad de Granada/CBUA},
organization = {University of Granada (Spain)	TEP-968},
publisher = {Elsevier},
keywords = {Effectiveness},
keywords = {Environmental impact statement},
keywords = {Environmental impact},
title = {Effectiveness of environmental impact statement methods: A Colombian case study},
doi = {10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113659},
author = {Caro González, Ana L. and Toro, Javier and Zamorano Toro, Montserrat},
}