The Environmental Policy Institute presents
Environmental Assessment as Planning or Permitting? Issues, Opportunities and Insights from Theory and Practice a seminar by
Dr. Steve Bonnell Adjunct Professor, Environmental Policy Institute, School of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus Environmental Assessment Practice Leader, Amec Foster Wheeler
Overview: In this Environmental Policy Institute seminar, Dr. Bonnell will provide an overview of environmental assessment (EA) principles and the various EA processes that apply to proposed development projects in Newfoundland and Labrador. Based on his experience as an EA practitioner and his research in this field, he will also explore various enablers and impediments to the EA process being viewed and used by developers and other EA participants as an “environmental planning” process, rather than simply as a regulatory approval and “permitting” requirement. Friday, March 16 12:00pm – 1:30pm Grenfell Campus – room FC 3019 (pending RSVP responses) A light lunch will be provided
Please RSVP to: Paula Dawe: padawe@grenfell.mun.ca Please RSVP before 3:00pm, Wed. March 14