Revista de Ingeniería

revinge | eISSN 2011-0049 | ISSN 0121-4993

The role of Engineering and Engineering Science in Environmental Licensing, Case Study: Chile

No. 43 (2015-07-01)
  • Ignacio Toro Labbé
    (1) M.Sc. en Ciencias de la Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Exdirector Ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental de Chile (SEA) y Exdirector Ejecutivo de la Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente (CONAMA). Gerente Área Ambiental Pares&Alvarez, Santiago de Chile, Chile. ignaciotoro2015@gmail.com
https://doi.org/10.16924/riua.v0i43.904

Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the role of engineering and research in the environmental licensing process in the light of institutional changes made in Chile since 2010: the creation of the Ministry of Environment and the Environmental Assessment Service. To do this, we will show the challenges posed by these new institutions, the opportunities identified and the work undertaken to address those changes. Finally, the results will be presented taking the Punta Alcalde project as a model.

Keywords: Chile, Engineering, Engineering Science, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Licensing, Regulations