VIII
Recommendations
Recommendations
1. Large-scale constructions have far-reaching impacts on the environment and the
communities living in affected areas. Consequently, the planning and implementation of construction schemes should adopt an integrated approach in which the
interests of all involved stakeholders are considered and carefully balanced.
2. Every business, organisation and authority involved in the development and implementation of large-scale construction plans should aim for sustainable solutions. Environmental concerns, and protected areas in particular, should be respected by the sharing of responsibilities and by taking voluntary initiatives beyond compliance, in keeping with good corporate citizenship. In their dealings
with each other stakeholders should observe basic ethical principles.
3. All stakeholders should be involved in the early planning stages and are encouraged to seek consensus on acceptable impacts and appropriate compensation
measures. The public should pro-actively be involved in this process, and independent mediation should be available at all times.
4. Integrated management should be based on rational and clear political decisions
entailing well-defined objectives in order to ensure the development of sound
management policies and the proper involvement of stakeholders. Furthermore,
sound integrated management must take full account of environmental costs in
order to provide a firm basis for the decision-making process in the course of
project execution.
5. Environmental policy and management procedures should be improved by extending the application of the precautionary principle to physical impacts on
habitats, by elaborating implementation schemes for the precautionary principle,
taking regional differences into account, and by designing more effective monitoring programs. In addition, proper environmental protection practises should be
applied during project execution.
6. Cost-benefit analyses should include all environmental, social, cultural, and transborder-derived effects, with a differential application of the best available technology not entailing excessive costs, and should observe equity principles in the
process.
7. Assumptions and predictions of environmental impact assessments (ElAs) should
be critically reviewed during construction for the purpose of taking immediate
remedial action, as well as after construction for the purpose of improving future
EIAs.
S. Since interdisciplinary training and education are indispensable for effective integrated management, appropriate training programs and courses should be developed, and suitable educational facilities should be made available.
Recommendations
Recommendations
1. Large-scale constructions have far-reaching impacts on the environment and the
communities living in affected areas. Consequently, the planning and implementation of construction schemes should adopt an integrated approach in which the
interests of all involved stakeholders are considered and carefully balanced.
2. Every business, organisation and authority involved in the development and implementation of large-scale construction plans should aim for sustainable solutions. Environmental concerns, and protected areas in particular, should be respected by the sharing of responsibilities and by taking voluntary initiatives beyond compliance, in keeping with good corporate citizenship. In their dealings
with each other stakeholders should observe basic ethical principles.
3. All stakeholders should be involved in the early planning stages and are encouraged to seek consensus on acceptable impacts and appropriate compensation
measures. The public should pro-actively be involved in this process, and independent mediation should be available at all times.
4. Integrated management should be based on rational and clear political decisions
entailing well-defined objectives in order to ensure the development of sound
management policies and the proper involvement of stakeholders. Furthermore,
sound integrated management must take full account of environmental costs in
order to provide a firm basis for the decision-making process in the course of
project execution.
5. Environmental policy and management procedures should be improved by extending the application of the precautionary principle to physical impacts on
habitats, by elaborating implementation schemes for the precautionary principle,
taking regional differences into account, and by designing more effective monitoring programs. In addition, proper environmental protection practises should be
applied during project execution.
6. Cost-benefit analyses should include all environmental, social, cultural, and transborder-derived effects, with a differential application of the best available technology not entailing excessive costs, and should observe equity principles in the
process.
7. Assumptions and predictions of environmental impact assessments (ElAs) should
be critically reviewed during construction for the purpose of taking immediate
remedial action, as well as after construction for the purpose of improving future
EIAs.
S. Since interdisciplinary training and education are indispensable for effective integrated management, appropriate training programs and courses should be developed, and suitable educational facilities should be made available.