- general ideas taken from the readings:

  - EIA often done too late, so only options are mitigation or
    acceptance

  - economic benefits often outweigh environmental damages in
    decision-makers' eyes. This could be avoided with a limits-based
    approach / SEA.

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- according to survey (section 2.8)\parencite{ME1069}, number of pre-hearing meetings
  (for notified applications) went down; also the number of successful
  pre-hearing meetings went down.