Incorporating cleaner production analysis into environmental impact assessment in china

Enhancing EIA systems in developing countries: A focus on capacity development in the case of Iran

“…Thus, changes in the vision and attitudes of political leaders will be necessary to make EIA more than a 'ritual' (Chen et al 1999;Wayakone and Makoto 2012).…”

Environmental economic impact assessment in China: Problems and prospects

“…The details of the Chinese EIA system and institutional setup has been thoroughly evaluated and criticised in previous studies (Lo et al, 1997;Chen et al, 1999;World Bank, 2001;Mao and Hills, 2002;Wang et al, 2003). It is, however, useful for our purposes here briefly to summarise the Chinese EIA system and process as it relates to construction projects and EV.…”

Comparison of China’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Law with the European Union (EU) EIA Directive

“…In reference to the literature (e.g., Capennelli & Shreastha, 1993;Chen, Warren, & Duan, 1999;SEPA, 2000;Wang et al, 2003;World Bank, 1992, 1997, 2001, the development of China's EIA is briefly described here. The concept of EIA was introduced during the first conference for national environmental protection in 1973.…”

“…The first example of official EIA was carried out in 1979 for a copper mine (Chen et al, 1999). Following this, the Management for Environmental Protection of Capital Construction Projects (MEPCP, 1981) was released to provide the specific guidelines on how to carry out EIA.…”