Foreword Dear reader, It is with great pleasure that I present the ninth publication of our Views & Experiences, a tradition which started in 1994. We now have more then twenty-five years of experience in the application of environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) and strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in the Netherlands and abroad, in particular in low and middle-income countries. As a public knowledge institute, we consider it our duty to share the experience we gain in our day to day practice. In this edition we focus on independent quality control, port development, energy planning, ESIA system analysis and the role of environmental assessment in landscaping. This publication is particulary special to me for the interview with Professor Rudy Rabbinge who, after nine years of chairing our international programmes, retired this year. He shares with us the lessons he has learnt during his chairmanship. We are all very grateful to Professor Rabbinge for his contribution to our work. I wish you pleasant reading. Mr Kees Linse Chair Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment 3
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