A methodological approach on the procedural effectiveness of EIA: the case of Sardinia

Abstract The evaluation of environmental effects of the projects is nowadays an essential element to consent to their realization. For this reason, since 1985, the authorization procedure for Environmental Impact Assessment has been activated in Europe. The main aim of the article is to explore the case study of Sardinia, illustrating a methodology that allows the collection and analysis of information related to regional EIA procedures in Italy. The need to collect useful data to build a state of art of EIA arises from the absence of general statistics and official data collections. Through this research, the article provides an overview of Sardinia practice on EIA to date. Moreover, starting from an overview on the effectiveness of the EIA, the article, debating the case study, introduces some evaluations about local and general problems of the process linked to this topic.