Case studies and best practices
The Negative impacts of development on the sphere of environment is more of a cross-cutting situation with a global relevance. In response to this, the last decade has seen countries worldwide looking at tools and processes that could reduce the negative impacts and go through a process that look at all the three spheres that constitute sustainable development. Environment Impact Assessment has been one such tool, adopted in India, envisaged to address environmental consequences of development agenda. However it hasn’t escaped its fair share of critique on its operation and functioning. This paper looks into the advantages of an area based approach for carrying out environmental impact assessment as compared to the conventional project based assessment, with a special lens to constructions projects, by carrying out an evidence base field study. The findings of the paper indicate that an area based assessment when linked to the city development process (development plan) has greater imp
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Developed with technical and financial support from UNDP as part of a participatory and inclusive process, this report presents the SDG priorities of the North Kivu province that rhyme with its specif...
Developed by Province du Maniema (RDC), UDNP
Posted by Fabienne Perucca
Case studies and best practices
Available in English
In the following document, the City Council of Santana de Parnaíba, brings together the efforts presented in 2018 within the framework of the 2030 Agenda. The report contains the analyzes and policies...
Developed by Prefeitura de Santana de Parnaíba
Posted by Local2030
Guidance and systemization of experiences
