Ambiental, Lynnwood Business, Development Centre, Lynnwood Terrace, NE4 6UL, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom.
Environ Monit Assess. 1987 May;8(3):187-98. doi: 10.1007/BF00404264.
This paper presents a review of the fast developing subject of environmental auditing with the authors proposing a series of definitions. Of particular concern is a move towards the development of an accepted vocabulary for environmental impact assessment, even though the international dimension of the subject makes this a difficult task. Use of the word 'audit' has become an accepted part of EIA vocabulary, however there are several types of audits being undertaken today. Presently, there are no commonly accepted definitions, consequently this paper will attempts to address this issue. Definitions for seven types of environmental audits are suggested, derived from the experience of the authors and from a review of the current literature. It is hoped that by the presentation of these definitions that such terms will be advocated for future EIA work, and thereby reducing confusion that otherwise may occur. The paper concludes with a brief review of the status of auditing.
本文对快速发展的环境审计主题进行了回顾，作者提出了一系列定义。特别关注的是朝着为环境影响评估开发可接受词汇的方向发展，尽管该主题的国际层面使得这一任务具有挑战性。“审计”一词的使用已成为环境影响评估词汇的一部分，然而，目前正在进行多种类型的审计。目前，尚无普遍接受的定义，因此本文将尝试解决这一问题。本文提出了七种类型的环境审计的定义，这些定义源自作者的经验和对当前文献的回顾。希望通过提出这些定义，这些术语将在未来的环境影响评估工作中得到倡导，从而减少可能出现的混淆。本文最后简要回顾了审计的现状。
