Landscape, EIA and decision-making. A case study of the Vistula Spit Canal, Poland

Aleksandra Sas-Bojarska; Iwona Orzechowska-Szajda; Krystian Puzdrakiewicz; Magdalena Kiejzik-Głowińska

doi:10.1080/14615517.2023.2273612

Landscape, EIA and decision-making. A case study of the Vistula Spit Canal, Poland

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Although landscapes are often considered public goods, they frequently receive inadequate attention in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), particularly in Poland. This neglect often leads to visible degradation during investment processes. This article examines the case of the Vistula Spit Canal, currently the largest engineering project under construction in Poland. We analysed whether the conclusions drawn in the EIA report, particularly those concerning landscape changes, influenced the decision to proceed with the construction. Although the EIA report described potential landscape changes as both significant and irreversible, the authorities nonetheless approved the project, citing moderate environmental impacts in other areas. This case underscores the tendency to overlook landscape considerations when greenlighting large-scale investments.

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Aleksandra Sas-Bojarska prof. dr hab. inż. arch.
Iwona Orzechowska-Szajda dr inż.
Krystian Puzdrakiewicz dr
Magdalena Kiejzik-Głowińska

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Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal no. 42, pages 2 - 29,
ISSN: 1461-5517

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English

Publication year:

2024

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Sas-Bojarska A., Orzechowska-Szajda I., Puzdrakiewicz K., Kiejzik-Głowińska M.: Landscape, EIA and decision-making. A case study of the Vistula Spit Canal, Poland// Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal -Vol. 42,iss. 1 (2024), s.2-29

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10.1080/14615517.2023.2273612

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koszty tłumaczeń 1992,60 PLN pokryła Katedra Architektury Krajobrazu Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego we Wrocławiu, koszty publikacji w Open Access sfinansowano z programu Publikowania Otwartego Taylor & Francis przez UPWr (depozyt)

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