Koherentnost javnih politika: odnos okolišne i zdravstvene politike u procjenama utjecaja zahvata na okoliš

Cilj ovog diplomskog rada je produbiti razumijevanje dimenzije koherentnosti, točnije odnosa zdravstvene i okolišne politike u procjenama utjecaja zahvata na okoliš. Pošto su zdravlje i okoliš bitne sastavnice života ljudi, smatra se da je veoma važno shvatiti povezanost spomenutih dviju politika i upravljati njima kako bi one što bolje funkcionirale zajedno. U radu se ukazuje na važnost tih dviju politika u svakodnevnom životu, kao i uključenost zdravlja u procjenu utjecaja na okoliš. Njihova povezanost u procjenama utjecaja zahvata na okoliš analizira pomoću nekoliko primjera iz različitih država (Australija, Kanada, Nizozemska i SAD). Analiza postojećih istraživanja spomenutih primjera pokazala je kako se zdravlju uglavnom ne pridaje velika pozornost u procjenama utjecaja na okoliš, a kad se zdravlje promatra u tim procjenama tad mu je posvećeno malo pažnje. Rad se temelji na postojećoj znanstvenoj literaturi te internetskim izvorima o procjenama utjecaja zahvata na okoliš i zdravlje ljudi. Dio rada bavi se i Republikom Hrvatskom, a u njemu je identificiran izostanak tretmana aspekata zdravlja u nacionalnim i lokalnim procjenama utjecaja zahvata na okoliš.
This thesis aims to explain the dimension of coherence, or precisely, the connection between health and environmental policy in environmental impact assessments. Since health and environment are basic components of human life, it is very important to understand the connection between these two policies and to manage them so they can function better together. The paper highlights the importance of these two policies in daily life, as well as the involvement of aspects of health in environmental impact assessments. The relation between these two policies in environmental impact assessments is investigated through the analysis of several examples from different countries (Australia, Canada, Netherlands, and the US). Based on existing studies of these examples, it has been concluded that health has not yet gained much much attention in environmental impact assessments, and when it is given attention, it is only to a limited extent. This thesis is based on existing literature and internet sources on the environmental and health impact assessments. One section of this thesis deals with the case of Croatia and it identifies the lack of attention toward issues of health in national and local environmental impact assessments.