The Performance of Environmental and Health Impact Assessment Implementation: A Case Study in Eastern Thailand
Issued Date
2024-05-18
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eISSN
16604601
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85194218506
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38791858
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International journal of environmental research and public health
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21
Issue
5
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International journal of environmental research and public health Vol.21 No.5 (2024)
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Krasaesen P., Nitivattananon V., Pramanik M., Chatterjee J.S. The Performance of Environmental and Health Impact Assessment Implementation: A Case Study in Eastern Thailand. International journal of environmental research and public health Vol.21 No.5 (2024). doi:10.3390/ijerph21050644 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/98567
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The Performance of Environmental and Health Impact Assessment Implementation: A Case Study in Eastern Thailand
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Abstract
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) performance has remained of interest, and over the past ten years, the evaluation technique has evolved. Thailand implemented an EIA with a health impact assessment (HIA) as an environmental health impact assessment (EHIA), which necessitated investigating and developing these instruments; however, its implementation performance has been questioned. The main goal of this study is to comparatively assess how well EIAs and EHIAs are performed in projects in an area in Thailand. Six projects in various sectors that were implemented in Eastern Thailand were studied. The 162 residents (nine local authorities and 153 villagers) closest to the project completed a survey and evaluated the performance according to three aspects (i.e., substantive, procedural, and transactive), using a rating scale and evaluation checklists. The results were presented as a percentage of the total scores and interpreted according to the five scales. The overall performance reached a satisfactory level, albeit not significantly different between cases; however, it was pointed out that the shortcomings of EHIAs and EIAs, particularly their dependability, lack of public involvement, and the need for more transparency, could be addressed through the establishment of an open access database, which would help to simplify the assessment of all stages of EIAs and EHIAs.