3rd December 2007, 06:13 PM
1man, I may have overstated my case a little here, sure. But, I contend that your viewpoint is overly optimistic, if only every consultant were as responsible and not placed under pressure by their clients. The presence of a curator in the case of EIA is a useful and (in my view) necessary check and counterbalance to these factors. At no point did I suggest that the purpose of EIA is to generate briefs, specs etc. Although evaluative works may be undertaken as part of the process as you well know - ES are not always just DBA+. This is because the baseline is often inadequate and there is no reason why EIA cannot and should not be seen as an opportunity to boost the baseline by doing some fieldwork. Depends on the project though..