Vol. 36 No. 3 (2023): Revista ION
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Comparative analysis of Environmental Impact Assessment, ex ante and ex post evaluation

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  • Juan Felipe Laverde-Salazar,
  • María Adelaida Torres,
  • Daniel Cardona Valencia
Juan Felipe Laverde-Salazar
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
María Adelaida Torres
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Daniel Cardona Valencia
Universidad de Antioquia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18273/revion.v36n3-2023002

Published 2023-11-30

Keywords

  • Environmental impact assessment,
  • Ex ante,
  • Ex post,
  • Project management,
  • Environmental licensing

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Laverde-Salazar, J. F. ., Torres, M. A. ., & Cardona Valencia, D. (2023). Comparative analysis of Environmental Impact Assessment, ex ante and ex post evaluation. Revista ION, 36(3), 15–32. https://doi.org/10.18273/revion.v36n3-2023002

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Abstract

This paper presents a review of trends in ex ante and ex post evaluations focused on the management of infrastructure projects, based on a study of bibliometric indicators complemented by a documentary review of Colombian legislation for the evaluation of environmental impacts and environmental licensing process. Among the findings, it is highlighted the growing interest in the subject, particularly oriented towards socio-environmental evaluations and the trends in cumulative evaluation applications, social justice and artificial intelligence and augmented reality applications as complements to the evaluation. It is concluded that infrastructure project management requires more rigorous implementations of risk assessment methodologies and that these can be extrapolated in the direction of good project development. This study provides relevant information to understand the current approach to project ssessments and how they are applied in the Colombian context, contributing to the development of effective environmental assessment and management strategies.

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