(4)Environmental Impact Assessment

Environmental management and administrative permit system for construction projects have been improved. Quite a number of environmental impact statements have been reviewed, such as Shanghai Development Planning on inland navigation, Exploitation and Conservation Planning of Shoals in Shanghai, Master Planning for Jiading New Town, Master Planning for Jinshan New Town and Planning for ZhujiajiaoTown, Qingpu district. Some statements have been put in the process of demonstration, such as Planning for Sludge in Shanghai, Master Planning for the Layout of Shanghai World Expo. The statement of Urban Railway Network Planning has been in the process of assessment.

8406 environmental impact statements of construction projects were worked out, of which 296 construction projects finished environmental impact reports, 8110 ones finished environmental impact registration documents and 33 ones got written comments from local environmental agencies.