GETTING EA RESEARCH OUT OF THE COMFORT ZONE: CRITICAL REFLECTIONS FROM THE NETHERLANDS

摘要

This paper is a "statement" for the March special issue of JEAPM on "Impact Assessment Research: Achievements, Gaps and Future Directions". In this contribution, we describe and reflect upon current Environmental Assessment (EA) research and practice in the Netherlands. We will argue that EA research and practice, both in the Netherlands and elsewhere, will benefit from taking a broader perspective, in other words, from getting out of its "silo". Engaging in ongoing debates in other fields of research (e.g. regarding sciencepolicy interactions or environmental governance in general) may enrich both EA research and practice, and might push the boundaries of EA research into other directions.