Conclusions

This research explored the ways in which the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) can be more effectively utilised in development activities so that the environment damage could be minimised. It also explored weak areas of coastal EIA and made recommendations for rectification coastal EIA to improve integrated coastal zone management (ICZM). The conclusions from this research comprise of areflection to the central problem statements (section 9.2.); to the conceptual and application relevance of the research (section 9.3); to the methodologies of the research, research design, study cases, and research findings (section 9.4); and suggestions for further research (section 9.5).