EIA report length, measures; results time, and cost are perceptual SEA case study Case study; Identifies link with Results are (Theophilou et al. interviews; substantive perceptual; does 2010) checklists dimension; not address delineate criteria for substantive and transactive effectiveness Project analysis of Case study Provides empirical Unclear how (Middle and 88 EIAs evidence for project Middle 2010) timeliness of EIA characteristics steps affect timeliness; does not address cost-effectiveness; does not address timeliness of individual EIA process steps Analysis of 15 Comparative case Identify necessary Limited context (Befani and Sager EIAs in study; qualitative and sufficient descriptions, clear 2006) Switzerland comparative conditions for a causality cannot be analysis; timely and established; configurational effective EIA limited diversity of analysis process; can empirical cases; account for overly conditions’ deterministic; does interactions not address Table 4 Normative Effectiveness Methods
EIA report length, time, and cost measures; results are perceptual SEA case study Case study; interviews; checklists Identifies link with substantive dimension; delineate criteria for substantive and transactive effectiveness Results are perceptual; does not address (Theophilou et al. 2010) Project analysis of 88 EIAs Case study Provides empirical evidence for timeliness of EIA steps Unclear how project characteristics affect timeliness; does not address cost-effectiveness; does not address timeliness of individual EIA process steps (Middle and Middle 2010) Analysis of 15 EIAs in Switzerland Comparative case study; qualitative comparative analysis; configurational analysis Identify necessary and sufficient conditions for a timely and effective EIA process; can account for conditions’ interactions Limited context descriptions, clear causality cannot be established; limited diversity of empirical cases; overly deterministic; does not address (Befani and Sager 2006) Table 4 Normative Effectiveness Methods
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