environmental impact assessment Articles

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is the set of studies carried out by a multidisciplinary team, with detailed technical data, which evaluates the consequences of a given project for the environment. In the EIA, the impacts that a given project can cause in the environment, as well as the presentation of mitigating measures, are identified and evaluated technically and impartially. In ...

Jan. 2, 2018

By Eukarya Consultoria Ambiental

It has been recognised worldwide that previous patterns of industrial production have been causing resource depletion and waste accumulation. To address the issue, not only the selection of materials, but also the cycle of stages in the life of a product, are subject to scrutiny. These stages may include resource extraction, manufacturing, packaging and shipping, use and refurbishment. This paper ...

Jan. 30, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

Untitled Document Objectives of the Review Checklist This Review Checklist has been developed as a method for reviewing environmental information submitted by developers, to the competent authorities, as part of an EIA procedure. Its purpose is to assist reviewers in evaluating the completeness and suitability of this information from a technical and decision making viewpoint. In ...

Jan. 1, 1995

By European Commission, Environment DG

All the points of the XY-plane will be to a zr height. The zr value is chosen by the user before the calculation. We will be able to make many calculations considering different plane heights. The different plane heights will be determined by the user (zr values). In this way, the physical form of the pollutant plume can be studied. Example: Calculation in the XY-plane, zr=0 (height of the land ...

Dec. 2, 2011

By Canarina Environmental Software

In Turkey, as a developing country, environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a critical key for environmental protection. EIA is not regulated in Turkey by means of law, but through a decree put into force on the basis of the relevant provision of the Environmental Law. The EIA Regulation that is currently in effect was rearranged to eliminate operational problems and ensure harmony with European ...

Apr. 6, 2005

By Inderscience Publishers

This paper presents an environmental impact assessment method implemented in a computational tool for the environmental evaluation of building designs. The method is an extension of a traditional material-focused life cycle analysis (LCA), and is based on a spatial allocation for emissions and resource usage. The implementation described here uses a model of an evaluative environment, which ...

Feb. 4, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

According to the Environmental Protection Law of P.R. China, and the Environmental Protection Management Method on Construction Projects the Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (HJ/T .1~2.3-93) have defined how environmental impact assessment should be carried out for construction projects, in terms of the general principle, methodology, contents and requirements. ...

Jan. 1, 2005

By Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)

INTRODUCTION: The Nature of the Resource Problem The main problem involved in valuing resource depletion is that the effect or damage occurs in the future and therefore our assessment depends on our assumptions on how this future looks like. Resource depletion may not in itself be a problem if there is adequate time for humanity to develop technologies to deal with an imminent depletion, i.e.: ...

Jan. 1, 2000

By 2.-0 LCA consultants

Intended to provide an applicable evaluation methodology for product environmental impacts, this paper presents a survey of the current Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) methodologies. As a proposed remedy for existing tools, an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) approach is developed to estimate the missing data. To provide updated Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) information for major components used ...

Jul. 3, 2008

By Inderscience Publishers

The procedures followed by the European electricity companies for securing operation licenses and obtaining environmental permits, as well as the content of the environmental permits and authorisation documents, have been reviewed. The review aims to identify different and common elements of the procedures, since most of the companies recognise that the interaction between environmental ...

Jan. 26, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

Sustainable mining is a key goal of the mining industry in order to address the associated impacts of mining. However, there have been challenges in implementing often confused and conflicting anthropocentric definitions of sustainable development. Consequently, this paper presents the application of a mathematical model of sustainable development to a quantitatively-based Environmental Impact ...

Dec. 21, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

This paper describes the methodology and input requirements of environmental impact assessments regulated in Hungary by national standards for more than 10 years. The main characteristics are (a) various models simulate the impact of point, multi-source, line and area sources on local, urban and regional scales, (b) design transmission matrices are readily available for the greater part of the ...

Sep. 17, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

The Socioeconomic Impact Assessment (SIA) specialists face a host of challenges in interpreting the importance of social and economic impacts. Evidence is abundant in the literature about the serious implications resulting from incomplete or prejudiced SIA analyses during execution of the projects and beyond. This paper conceptualises the significance of social and economic impacts, and discusses ...

Jun. 1, 2006

By Inderscience Publishers

“The existence of balance, coordination and required order among natural elements, is one of the key factors in the ecosystem. If this balance is disturbed under certain circumstances, it will damage the structure of living existences and more specifically the human beings. Since a half century ago, factors such as important economical and industrial activities, advance technologies together ...

Mar. 30, 2006

By University of Tehran

The most widely accepted model of atmospheric dispersion for impact assessment in France is the Gaussian model of Doury. The Centre d'Etudes Atomiques (CEA) and Electricite de France (EDF) have developed their own software systems, which include several compatible or nested meteorological, trajectory, and dispersion codes. These systems are fitted to the various atmospheric scales from regional ...

Sep. 17, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

Developments in most tropical coastlines are often hampered by acidification, which occurs when sedimentary pyrites are disturbed during construction activities. Acidification causes vegetation die back, fish mortality, heavy metal pollution, corrosion of concrete, steel and other metallic structures. The aim of this study is to develop tools for predicting the likelihood of acidification ...

Aug. 18, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

All the points of the XZ-Plane will be to a yr height. The yr value is chosen by the user before the calculation. We will be able to make many calculations considering different plane heights. The different plane heights will be determined by the user (yr values). In this way, the physical form of the pollutant plume can be studied. Example: Calculation in the XZ-plane. The red square represents ...

Dec. 2, 2011

By Canarina Environmental Software

The European Union (EU) has a large influence on the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) legislation in Member States. Regulations are directly applicable and Directives need to be implemented by the Member States into their national legislation. However, Member States have some freedom when implementing Directives, which can lead to the wrong implementation of a Directive. That is where the ...

Aug. 18, 2011

By Enhesa - Global EHS & Product Compliance Assurance

This paper presents a survey of the experiences in Flanders during the first five years of implementing environmental impact assessment (EIA) as specified by the European Directive 85/337/EEC and the Flemish Orders of 23 March 1989. The current EIA procedure is presented in general, and an indication is given of the number of impact assessments carried out to date. A typical methodology ...

Sep. 17, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

This paper compares Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) practices and effectiveness in the Portuguese islands of the Azores and Madeira. This was accomplished by qualitative appraisal and evaluation of the contents of EIA statements and the characterisation of the EIA practices. Data was collected from the islands' regional environmental agencies and from the Environmental Portuguese Agency ...

Feb. 27, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers