A participação da sociedade civil em instrumentos da política ambiental brasileira

This paper focuses on the evaluation of the civil society participation in the decision-making process of a number of instruments of the Brazilian environmental policy, such as: environmental zoning, environmental impact evaluation, environmental licensing. The current relevance of the matter is emp...

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Main Author: Roseli Nunes Coletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2012-06-01
Series:Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente
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Online Access:http://ojs.c3sl.ufpr.br/ojs2/index.php/made/article/view/25544/18572
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Summary:This paper focuses on the evaluation of the civil society participation in the decision-making process of a number of instruments of the Brazilian environmental policy, such as: environmental zoning, environmental impact evaluation, environmental licensing. The current relevance of the matter is emphasized. A brief literature review of the issue is done in order to establish a conceptual theoretical framework about the opportunities for public participation in environmental decision-making process. The need to improve the instruments, techniques and communicative processes is emphasized through documental analysis, in order to encourage a wide and unrestricted participation of the civil society in decision--making of the environmental processes.
ISSN:1518-952X
2176-9109