Evaluation of the Environmental Administration Act

The Ministry of the Environment of the State of Baden-Württemberg has commissioned the National Institute for Public Administration Germany to evaluate the Act on the Standardisation of Environmental Administration Law and to Strengthen Consultation in Environmental Matters with the General Public (Environmental Administration Act - UVwG). The evaluation aimed to examine the objectives pursued with the introduction of the UVwG, determine its effects and evaluate practical experiences. The UVwG aims to improve the existing legal framework for public consultation in the planning and implementation of infrastructure projects by obliging the state, local government and private project sponsors to allow more public consultation in infrastructure measures. The aim is to involve the general public and stakeholders in important infrastructure projects at an early stage (Some publications are in German.)