Presentation Year

2016

Depreciated Participant

Herath VidyaratneDepartment of Economics, NUI Galway, IrelandFaculty,Buddhika MadurapperumaDepartment of Environmental Science and Management, Humboldt State UniversityFaculty,Jessie AvitiaDepartment of Environmental Science and Management, Humboldt State UniversityUndergraduate Student,Mahesh Abeynayaka Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka,Rameez.Rameezdeen 5Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment, School of Natural and Built Environments, City East Campus, Australia

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Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

This study will compare the Environmental Laws and their corresponding Environmental Impact Assessment processes in developing and developed nations with a focus on Sri Lanka and the United States. The study will involve analysis and comparison of individual EIA components (i.e. screening, scoping, impact analysis and mitigation measures), identification of the strengths and weaknesses of each component under different national laws, and how that influences the effectiveness of the laws as well as how those laws are implemented. This research will serve as a basis on which to make recommendations to improve EIA processes and strengthen environmental policies and implementation.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

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118

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