environmental impact assessment Articles
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The Environmental Impact Assessment EIA
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 ...
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Environmental Impact Assessment Review - Check List
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 ...
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An evaluation of the environmental impact assessment system in Turkey
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 ...
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Environmental impact assessment of bathroom products
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 ...
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Comparison between the Chinese EIA Guidelines for Air Dispersion Modelling and the Advanced Air Dispersion Model ADMS
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. ...
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A contextual approach to environmental impact assessment
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 ...
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Can Resource Depletion Be Omitted from Environmental Impact Assessments?
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.: ...
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Methodologies for atmospheric pollution assessment and the procedures for environmental permits in large combustion plants in Europe
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 ...
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Socioeconomic Impact Assessment in Saudi Arabia: problems and perspectives
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 ...
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Geospatial Applications for an ESIA
WKC’s International Environmental Impact Assessment Team have recently completed an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for a 330km 400Kv overhead transmission line (OHTL) running from Southern Kuwait to Iraq. The ESIA’s prime objective was to meet the IFC (International Finance Corporation) performance standards and Equator Principles in order to secure Project finance. ...
By WKC Group
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Application of neural network on environmental impact assessment tools
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 ...
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Evaluating the level and nature of sustainable development of a mining operation: a new approach using the ideas of coupled environment?human systems
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 ...
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Regulatory models for environmental impact assessments in Hungary
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 ...
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Regulatory dispersion modelling in Denmark
In Denmark, the basic model for environmental impact assessments is the so-called OML model. The OML model is a Gaussian model, but in contrast to conventional regulatory models its physical description is not based on the traditional discrete stability categories. Instead, the model uses basic scaling parameters such as friction velocity, the Monin-Obukhov length, and the convective velocity ...
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Environmental and sustainability impact assessment in small islands: the case of Azores and Madeira
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 ...
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The application of a mathematical model of sustainability to the results of an environmental impact assessment of the Russeifa landfill, Jordan
The question of whether landfills are or could be sustainable is somewhat unanswered within the sphere of waste management. This is partly due to two key issues: the ambiguities concerning what is sustainability?; and how to effectively assess the potential or actual sustainability of a landfill? It has been argued in the literature that this is a difficult task, however it is not impossible. ...
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Atmospheric environmental impact assessment modelling in France
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 ...
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Atmospheric dispersion methods in environmental impact assessment in Flanders
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 ...
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The influence of the European Union Court of Justice
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 ...
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Environmental studies of Jiuhua Mountain and Huangshan Mountain
Location: Anhui Province, People's Republic of China Owner: Canadian International Development Agency Description: An environmental impact assessment of Jiuhua Mountain containing some of the most sacred Budhist shrines in China and an assessment of ten sewage treatment plants ranging in capacity between 80 and 1,000 m3/d, and serving Huangshan Mountain, a major tourist destination in China. ...
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