Delayed and Approved: A Quantitative Study of Conflicts and the Environmental Impact Assessments of Energy Projects in Chile 2012-2017

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dc.contributor.authorHuneeus, Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorToro, Sergio
dc.contributor.authorLuna, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorSazo, Diego
dc.contributor.authorCruz, Andres
dc.contributor.authorAlcatruz, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorCastillo, Bryan
dc.contributor.authorBertranou, Camila
dc.contributor.authorCisterna, Javier
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T14:22:55Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T14:22:55Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe Sistema de Evaluacion de Impacto Ambiental (Environmental Impact Assessment System-SEIA) evaluates all projects potentially harmful to human health and the environment in Chile. Since its establishment, many projects approved by the SEIA have been contested by organized communities, especially in the energy sector. The question guiding our research is whether socio-environmental conflicts affect the evaluation times and the approval rates of projects under assessment. Using a novel database comprising all energy projects assessed by the SEIA, we analyzed 380 energy projects that entered the SEIA review process between 2012 and 2017 and matched these projects with protest events. Using linear and logit regression, we find no association between the occurrence of protests aimed at specific projects and the probability of project approval. We do, however, find that projects associated with the occurrence of protest events experience significantly longer review times. To assess the robustness of this finding, we compare two run-of-river plants proposed in Mapuche territory in Chile's La Araucania region. We discuss the broader implications of these findings for sustainable environmental decision making.
dc.description.funderANID PIA/BASAL
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-05-23
dc.format.extent13 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su13136986
dc.identifier.eissn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su13136986
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/80017
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000671972200001
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Historia, Geografía y Ciencia Política; Luna Farina, Juan Pablo; S/I; 1004187
dc.issue.numero13
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.revistaSUSTAINABILITY
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectenvironmental conflicts
dc.subjectenvironmental politics
dc.subjectenvironmental impact assessment
dc.subjectsocial movements
dc.subjectenergy projects
dc.subjectChilean politics
dc.subjectLatin American politics
dc.subjectMARKET
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods01 No Poverty
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa01 Fin de la pobreza
dc.titleDelayed and Approved: A Quantitative Study of Conflicts and the Environmental Impact Assessments of Energy Projects in Chile 2012-2017
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen13
sipa.codpersvinculados1004187
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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