Forecasting Models and Value-Based Decisions

Autor(en)

Annemarie Hofer

Abstrakt

Environmental Impact Assessments are required for major building projects, such as hydroelectric powerplants, to determine their potential impacts on public interests. These assessments balance the negative effects of negative impacts, such as habitat destruction, with positive effects like reduced CO2-emissions and energy security. However, forecasting models and scenarios can have uncertainties due to unavailable data or unknown developments. This contribution investigates the role of forecasting in Environmental Impact Assessments of hydroelectric powerplants in Austria, focusing on key aspects of hydroelectricity and the challenges of using models and scenarios in future-prone legal decision-making.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Innovation und Digitalisierung im Recht

Journal

University of Vienna Law Review : VLR

Band

7

Seiten

68-93

ISSN

2521-3962

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25365/vlr-2023-7-1-68

Publikationsdatum

04-2024

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

505041 Umweltrecht

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 13 – Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz, SDG 9 – Industrie, Innovation und Infrastruktur

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/7de95bc7-fa46-4c58-8923-e19a4b5eac85