An Assessment of Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) in Malaysia

The effectiveness of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in evaluating the planning project is a debatable issue among academics and practitioners, since EIA has been claimed to be unable to eliminate the environmental issues. Focusing only on technical improvements is not sufficient for rectifyin...

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Main Authors: Abdul Hamid Masdiah, Qian Long Kweh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:SHS Web of Conferences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20173600018
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spelling doaj-b9b8f4ba4b4744b796a9e46aae70a8a52021-04-02T14:09:37ZengEDP SciencesSHS Web of Conferences2261-24242017-01-01360001810.1051/shsconf/20173600018shsconf_icga2017_00018An Assessment of Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) in MalaysiaAbdul Hamid MasdiahQian Long KwehThe effectiveness of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in evaluating the planning project is a debatable issue among academics and practitioners, since EIA has been claimed to be unable to eliminate the environmental issues. Focusing only on technical improvements is not sufficient for rectifying the problems of EIA; the process of EIA should be clearly identified instead to maximise the effective use of EIA. It is important to note that the effective use of EIA, particularly on process-related issues could significantly minimise bad environmental effects. In summary, this study aims to explore and identify the effectiveness of EIA in the planning process and barriers to evaluate the environmental performance in Malaysia. The findings of this study could be a baseline for organisation to minimize emission, avoid the risk of prosecution and fines arising from potential environment breaches and cost reduction within the organisation.https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20173600018Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)EnvironmentSociety and Sustainability
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Qian Long Kweh
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An Assessment of Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) in Malaysia
SHS Web of Conferences
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Environment
Society and Sustainability
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Qian Long Kweh
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title An Assessment of Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) in Malaysia
title_short An Assessment of Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) in Malaysia
title_full An Assessment of Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) in Malaysia
title_fullStr An Assessment of Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed An Assessment of Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) in Malaysia
title_sort assessment of environmental impacts assessment (eia) in malaysia
publisher EDP Sciences
series SHS Web of Conferences
issn 2261-2424
publishDate 2017-01-01
description The effectiveness of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in evaluating the planning project is a debatable issue among academics and practitioners, since EIA has been claimed to be unable to eliminate the environmental issues. Focusing only on technical improvements is not sufficient for rectifying the problems of EIA; the process of EIA should be clearly identified instead to maximise the effective use of EIA. It is important to note that the effective use of EIA, particularly on process-related issues could significantly minimise bad environmental effects. In summary, this study aims to explore and identify the effectiveness of EIA in the planning process and barriers to evaluate the environmental performance in Malaysia. The findings of this study could be a baseline for organisation to minimize emission, avoid the risk of prosecution and fines arising from potential environment breaches and cost reduction within the organisation.
topic Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Environment
Society and Sustainability
url https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20173600018
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