| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立東華大學 === 自然資源管理研究所 === 84 === Abstract Policy
environmental impact assessment (PEIA; in European countriesbe
called "Strategic environmental impact assessment: SEA) is a
requirementof Taiwan''s Environmental Impact Assessment Act of
1995. It was adopted to complement the requirements of project
environmental impact assessment. Itis intended that PEIA be used
as an important tool in the decision makingprocesses of
government public policies which are adopted to achieve Taiwan''
ssustainable development. This study used public policy decision
making processes as an analytical tool and discussed if and how
PEIA can be appliedat each step of the five-step public
decision-making process: problem identification; policy
formulation; policy adoption (legalization);
policyimplementation; and policy evaluation. It is proposed that
PEIA be usedtogether with consideration of other important
factors in the public policydecision making process. This study
first reviewed the current pratices ofPEIA of many European
countries and USA and California State and proposesadapt them to
Taiwan''s situations and develop Taiwan''s own PEIA. It is
proposed that a Council of Environment (COE) be establishedin
the Executive Yuan. COE will develop guidelines for the
implementationof PEIA, thus enabling and requiring the decision
makers to consider theirproposed policy''s environmental impact
when they formulate,adopt,implement,and evaluate a policy.
Legislator of the legislative Yuan are also requiredto consider
environmental impact when they enact laws and adopt budgets.
AGovernment Policy Environmental Impact Assessment Table will be
developedby COE to allow for a gerneral assessment of a proposed
policy''s environmentalimpacts (ecological impact). This table
will be first completed by the agencyproposing a policy and be
integrated into the currently existing policy decision making
procedures which evaluate the need, feasibility, and benefitsof
the policy. To facilitate integration, a second table called
GovernmentPolicy Decision Environmental Impact Assessment Table
in proposed. This tableallows for the evaluation of proposed
policy''s impacts on politics, community,culture and economy as
well as on the natural environment. Through promoting
public participation such as public hearing and theuse of
possible future enactment of citzen''s suit provisions in the
environmental laws, it is hoped that PEIA will be effectively
implementedwhen a government agency proposes to adopt a policy
which may cause adverseimpacts on the environment.
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