Environmental Assessment in Ontario, Canada
- 1 November 1981
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Journal of the Urban Planning and Development Division
- Vol. 107 (1) , 1-17
- https://doi.org/10.1061/jupdaj.0000314
Abstract
The environmental assessment process in Ontario, Canada, is described and critiqued as an anticipatory, comprehensive planning process required for all public and designated major private projects. With examples from National Environmental Policy Act (1969) litigation, the discussion indicates that goals of comprehensiveness and objectivity may not be fully realized, partly due to a number of interpretative problems identified in The Environmental Assessment Act (Ontario, 1975). In addition, a review of the environmental assessment and project approvals process infers that the process may be difficult to administrate and coordinate. An examination of the future direction of environmental assessment reveals an attempt, at the municipal level, to integrate environmental assessment with existing planning and environmental legislation.Keywords
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