WHAT DOES THE ACADEMIC RESEARCH SAY ABOUT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING IN BRAZIL?

Abstract 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...

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Published in:Ambiente & sociedade 2017-03, Vol.20 (1), p.261-292
Main Authors: DUARTE, CARLA GRIGOLETTO, DIBO, ANA PAULA ALVES, SÁNCHEZ, LUIS ENRIQUE
Format: Article
Language:English
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Anthropology
Bibliographic data bases
Debates
Decision making
Environment
Environmental impact
Environmental impact assessment
Environmental licensing
Licenses
Licensing
Open access publishing
Recurrent
Scientific research
Scientometrics
Systematic review
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Summary:Abstract 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. Resumen La producción de artículos científicos sobre el licenciamiento ambiental basado en la Evaluación del Impacto Ambiental (EIA) en Brasil se analiza para identificar los principales enfoques y conclusiones. Las búsquedas en tres bases de datos identificaron 131 artículos publicados entre 1985 y 2015, clasificados como análisis de casos (45%), análisis del sistema de EIA (32%), discusión de nuevos métodos (15%) y evaluación de la calidad de los documentos (8%). En estos artículos: (1) son explorados casos de alta complejidad; (2) varias debilidades se identifican en el sistema, asimismo hay reconocimiento de los avances; (3) estudios sobre métodos están en línea con los puntos débiles identificados en otros estudios; (4) las evaluaciones de calidad de los estudios muestran debilidades recurrentes al lado de evolución temporal. Algunos temas a menudo citados como debilidades en el debate público y en la literatura nacional e internacional no se han explorado en estos artículos. El campo de investigación está en una etapa temprana de desarrollo en Brasil, pero dispone de un número creciente de publicaciones. Resumo A produção de artigos científicos sobre licenciamento ambiental com base em Avaliação de Impacto Ambiental (AIA) no Brasil é analisada, visando identificar os principais enfoques e conclusões apresentados. Buscas em três bases de dados bibliográficos identificaram 131 artigos de 1985 a 2015, que foram classificados em: análise de casos (45%), análise do sistema de AIA (32%), discussão de
ISSN:1414-753X
1414-753X
1809-4422
DOI:10.1590/1809-4422asoc20150268r1v2012017