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Nov 1981

Environmental Assessment in Ontario, Canada

Publication: Journal of the Urban Planning and Development Division
Volume 107, Issue 1

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The environmental assessment process in Ontario, Canada, is described and critiqued as an anticipatory, comprehensive planning process required for all public and designated major private projects. With examples from National Environmental Policy Act (1969) litigation, the discussion indicates that goals of comprehensiveness and objectivity may not be fully realized, partly due to a number of interpretative problems identified in The Environmental Assessment Act (Ontario, 1975). In addition, a review of the environmental assessment and project approvals process infers that the process may be difficult to administrate and coordinate. An examination of the future direction of environmental assessment reveals an attempt, at the municipal level, to integrate environmental assessment with existing planning and environmental legislation.

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Journal of the Urban Planning and Development Division
Volume 107Issue 1November 1981
Pages: 1 - 17

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Published in print: Nov 1981
Published online: Feb 12, 2021

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Frederick A. Curtis
Asst. Prof., School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen's Univ. Kingston, Ont., Canada

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