Informal knowledge processes: the underpinning for sustainability outcomes in EIA?

Bond, Alan; Viegas, Cláudia Viviane; Coelho, Christianne Coelho de Souza Reinisch; Selig, Paulo Maurício

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.09.002

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“…Regarding knowledge and learning, Bond et al (2010) show a deficient understanding about interdisciplinary work and sustainability in EIA processes among consultants in Rio Grande do Sul. Costanzo and Sánchez (2014) inform that knowledge socialization practices in EIS development are adopted in most of the eight environmental consultancies firms analyzed.…”

Section: Analysis Of the Eia Systemmentioning

confidence: 94%

What Does the Academic Research Say About Impact Assessment and Environmental Licensing in Brazil?

2017

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Scholarly papers on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Brazil were reviewed aiming at surveying the state of research in this field. Searches in three databases identified 131 papers published between 1985 and 2015. They were classified under: case analysis (45%); analysis of the EIA system (32%), discussion about methods (15%) and evaluation of quality of EIA documents (8%). It was found that those papers: (i) deal with highly complex cases; (ii) identify several weaknesses in the EIA system, but also some achievements and improvements; (iii) address a number of weaknesses identified in other studies; and (iv) show recurrent deficiencies, as well as temporal evolution in the quality of EIA documents. Some topics often pointed as weaknesses in the national debate and the international literature were not addressed in this set of papers. This research field is at an early development stage in Brazil, but features a growing number of publications.

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Section: Analysis Of the Eia Systemmentioning

confidence: 94%

What Does the Academic Research Say About Impact Assessment and Environmental Licensing in Brazil?

2017

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“…The top-down approach is based on the knowledge of experts and professionals, with the intention of providing an objective and macroscopic viewpoint, which in turn enables comparative analysis among cities in different geographical locations. However, the interpretation of the concept of sustainability often is different among professionals [17]. Moreover, since the decision-making process is done only by a small number of experts and policymakers, the top-down approach tends to preclude active participation by members of the public, who will actually be most affected by the decision.…”

Section: Sustainability and The Transdisciplinary Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Visualization of a City Sustainability Index (CSI): Towards Transdisciplinary Approaches Involving Multiple Stakeholders

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Abstract:We have developed a visualized 3-D model of a City Sustainability Index (CSI) based on our original concept of city sustainability in which a sustainable city is defined as one that maximizes socio-economic benefits while meeting constraint conditions of the environment and socio-economic equity on a permanent basis. The CSI is based on constraint and maximization indicators. Constraint indicators assess whether a city meets the necessary minimum conditions for city sustainability. Maximization indicators measure the benefits that a city generates in socio-economic aspects. When used in the policy-making process, the choice of constraint indicators should be implemented using a top-down approach. In contrast, a bottom-up approach is more suitable for defining maximization indicators because this technique involves multiple stakeholders (in a transdisciplinary approach). Using different materials of various colors, shapes, sizes, we designed and constructed the visualized physical model of the CSI to help people evaluate and compare OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 12403 the performance of different cities in terms of sustainability. The visualized model of the CSI can convey complicated information in a simple and straightforward manner to diverse stakeholders so that the sustainability analysis can be understood intuitively by ordinary citizens as well as experts. Thus, the CSI model helps stakeholders to develop critical thinking about city sustainability and enables policymakers to make informed decisions for sustainability through a transdisciplinary approach.

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“…The underpinning concepts are delivered through a series of lectures with a strong emphasis on case studies of live and completed projects that were either successful or unsuccessful in meeting the sustainability criteria set by standards such as 'Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH)' and 'Civil Engineering Environmental Quality Assessment (CEEQUAL)' . As noted by Bond et al 18 , the process of conducting Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) draws on knowledge arrangements that are multidisciplinary in nature and hence, is most effective when done in multidisciplinary teams. The academic team delivering this module recognise the importance of teamwork in achieving effective knowledge transfer, so they have made teamworking an integral element to students' participation in this module.…”

Section: Sustainable Design Education At Teesside Universitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Design Education to Meet the Ever- Changing Worlds of Civil Engineering and Urban Infrastructure Systems

Vemury¹,

Heidrich²,

Thorpe³

2015

Indian Journal of Science and Technology

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Informal knowledge processes: the underpinning for sustainability outcomes in EIA?

Cited by 65 publications

References 43 publications

What Does the Academic Research Say About Impact Assessment and Environmental Licensing in Brazil?

What Does the Academic Research Say About Impact Assessment and Environmental Licensing in Brazil?

Visualization of a City Sustainability Index (CSI): Towards Transdisciplinary Approaches Involving Multiple Stakeholders

Sustainable Design Education to Meet the Ever- Changing Worlds of Civil Engineering and Urban Infrastructure Systems

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