Critical factors for EIA implementation: Literature review and research options

摘要: After decades of development, the gap between expectations Environment Impact Assessments (EIA) and their practical performance remains significant. Research has been done to identify critical factors for an effective implementation EIA. However, this research, a large extent, not cumulated analysed comprehensively according stages EIA process. This paper contributes review literature on effectiveness by cumulating mainly empirical findings in theoretical perspective. It focuses links different how they relate thus influence decision making reviewing 33 refereed journal articles published 1999 2011, we identified 203 notions factors. Of these, 102 related defined our comprehensive model, 101 were as general whole system. The number stage is about equal. An overlap was found, which demonstrates that function differently cases. complex it difficult determine contingencies causations. In sources examined, there evidently imbalance in-depth research knowledge, offers some suggestions future research.