环境评价有效性国际研究述评

Review on International Study of Effectiveness of Environmental Assessment

提高环境评价的有效性是环境评价理论和实践的永恒主题。环境评价有效性国际研究(ISEEA),是1993年启动的一个由多个国家和国际组织联合进行的研究项目,其主题为“评价实践,改进表现”。通过分享管理人员和评价人员的经验,研究者试图对环评近25年的发展状况进行评估,明确其作用和局限,并对如何加强环评管理和实施,迎接可持续发展的挑战提出建议。该文依据文献,对ISEEA的过程和主要成果进行了一些述评。

Improving effectiveness is an eternal theme of EA theory and practice.The International Study of the Effectiveness of Environmental Assessment (ISEEA) is a joint exercise by a number of partners countries and international organizations. With the theme,'evaluating practice to improve performance,' the study was launched in 1993. By pooling the experiences of managers and practitioners, the study partners sought to take stock of the status of EA practice after some 25 years, identify major strengths and limitations, and recommend measures for strengthening the practice and administration of EA to respond to the challenges of sustainable development. In this paper, a review on brief process, conclusions and recommendations of the study were presented.