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SHS Web Conf.
Volume 36, 2017
The 2016 4th International Conference on Governance and Accountability (2016 ICGA)
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| Article Number | 00018 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20173600018 | |
| Published online | 24 July 2017 | |
An Assessment of Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) in Malaysia
Department of Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Pahang, Malaysia
* Corresponding author’ email: masdiah@uniten.edu.my
The effectiveness of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in evaluating the planning project is a debatable issue among academics and practitioners, since EIA has been claimed to be unable to eliminate the environmental issues. Focusing only on technical improvements is not sufficient for rectifying the problems of EIA; the process of EIA should be clearly identified instead to maximise the effective use of EIA. It is important to note that the effective use of EIA, particularly on process-related issues could significantly minimise bad environmental effects. In summary, this study aims to explore and identify the effectiveness of EIA in the planning process and barriers to evaluate the environmental performance in Malaysia. The findings of this study could be a baseline for organisation to minimize emission, avoid the risk of prosecution and fines arising from potential environment breaches and cost reduction within the organisation.
Key words: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) / Environment / Society and Sustainability
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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