@article {1684,
	title = {Governing Information: A Three Dimensional Analysis of Environmental Assessment},
	journal = {Public Administration},
	volume = {90},
	year = {2012},
	month = {20 March 2012},
	pages = {19-36},
	abstract = {<p>This article examines the institutional, political and regulatory dimensions of environmental assessment (EA) processes. While EA is most often conceptualized as a regulatory instrument, this article contends that viewing EA in this narrow fashion obscures the broader implications and significance of EA as a distinct form of governance. When conceived as a mode of governance, EA varies considerably in terms of the key governance characteristics emphasized in this symposium. The empirical evidence rests upon three cases studies looking at very different multi-level governance contexts: the Tamar Valley Pulp Mill in Australia, the Whites Point Quarry in Canada, and the Bystr{\"o}e Canal Project in the Ukraine. The case study analysis identifies large variations in the institutional, political and regulatory form that EAs take, indicating that approaches identifying EA as a form of {\textquoteleft}New Governance{\textquoteright} are overly simplistic. The analysis also points to the multi-directional influence of different governance dimensions. The insights derived from the use of the three dimensional framework validate its value as an analytical tool.</p>},
	author = {Craik, N and Doelle, M and Gale, F}
}
