EIALAW2018 Programme, updated 19.3.2018
Friday, 23 March, 2018
8:00-9:00 Registration & coffee
9:00 Opening and introduction
Professor Ismo Pölönen, UEF Law School
9:20 A Glance to the Past: Experiences in implementing the original EIA Directive
Member of EU Parliament, former Minister of Environment, Sirpa Pietikäinen
9:45 EIA in the EU: past, present and future
Prof. Thomas Fischer, Environmental Assessment and Management Research Centre, University of Liverpool
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Presentations
An Accreditation of the EIA Consultants as a mean to enhance EIA quality – Experiences from Estonia
Heikki Kalle, Estonian Environment Institute (EKKI), Charlotta Faith-Ell WSP Sweden and EKKI, Jos Arts (University of Groningen)
Place of EIA in the development control: one-stop shop vs multi-stage permitting
Jerzy Jendrośka, Opole University
Quality control by an independent Commission
Gijs Hoevenaars, Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment
The reluctant modernization of the German EIA Law
Gesa Geißler, Markus Günther, Johann Köppel, Berlin Institute of Technology
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Presentations
Streamlining EIA: A Proactive National Example – The UK’s Proportionate EIA Strategy
Josh Fothergill, Fothergill Training & Consulting Ltd
Screening decisions in Appropriate Assessment in Estonia
Kaja Peterson, Stockholm Environment Institute Tallinn Centre & Siim Vahtrus Estonian Environmental Law Centre
Analysis of the new Swedish EA law from an effectiveness perspective
Charlotta Faith-Ell, Director of Research, WSP Sweden and Estonian Environment Institute
15:30 Coffee
16:00 What constitutes a sound EIA system? – Reflections from a Canadian perspective
Prof. Kevin Hanna, University of British Columbia
16:30 Panel discussion: Renewal of the EIA Directive – successful story?
Jerzy Jendrośka, Charlotta Faith-Ell, Gijs Hoevenaars and Ismo Pölönen
17:15 Closing
Buffet Dinner after the conference at the House of Science
After-conference discussions at: Oluthuone Kaisla, street address: Vilhonkatu 4, Helsinki
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