A proposed framework for an embryonic environmental review process for Jamaica

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dc.contributor.authorPinnock, Howard A.en
dc.contributor.departmentUrban and Regional Planningen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:38:24Zen
dc.date.adate2010-06-12en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:38:24Zen
dc.date.issued1988-04-05en
dc.date.rdate2010-06-12en
dc.date.sdate2010-06-12en
dc.description.abstractJamaica is faced with a number of serious environmental problems. Perhaps the most promising approach to address these problems is to subject development proposals to a process of environmental review while they are in the central government's planning approval process. Jamaica has never had such an environmental review process. In this thesis an attempt was made to develop the framework for an environmental review process that can be integrated into the Jamaican planning approval process. Guided by case studies of the environmental review processes in three U.S. states and Puerto Rico, as well as an analysis of Jamaica's unique conditions as they affect the implementation of an environmental review process, an attempt was made to synthesize a framework for an environmental review process that can be both implementable and effective in Jamaica. In addition, an attempt was made to suggest some general strategies for achieving the implementation of the environmental review process. A simple yet potentially effective EIA framework was developed. However, the necessary preconditions for effective implementation, i.e., political support, do not exist in Jamaica. Unless the environment becomes a major issue in Jamaica's political economy, it is unrealistic to expect the implementation of an effective process.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Urban and Regional Planningen
dc.format.extentxi, 144 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06122010-020443en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06122010-020443/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43268en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1988.P566.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 18408175en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1988.P566en
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmental impact analysis -- United Statesen
dc.subject.lcshPlanning -- Jamaicaen
dc.titleA proposed framework for an embryonic environmental review process for Jamaicaen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineUrban and Regional Planningen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Urban and Regional Planningen

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