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Why don’t we have 20,000 members?

IAIA currently has around 1600 members from 120 countries. We have a further 18 Affiliates in 16 countries, which puts our total membership at just over 5000 IA professionals. Our membership is neither static nor constant; it changes year by year depending on where our annual conference is held, with large numbers of new members joining each year and then dropping off in subsequent years. IAIA is ...

Dec. 9, 2016

By International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)

5 ways to bridge the gap between best community engagement practice and actual project experiences

Community engagement and impact assessment go hand-in-hand. Our core principles prize informed consultation and human rights. Many IAIA members also subscribe to the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), striving to deliver the golden experience promised at the far side of the engagement spectrum. But any of us who’ve spent time in the field know that the ideal ...

Jul. 31, 2017

By International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)

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 ...

Jan. 2, 2018

By Eukarya Consultoria Ambiental

Papers sought for special journal issue on SEA in the private sector

Papers are sought for a special issue of the journal Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (IAPA) on investigating the use of Strategic Environmental Assessment in the private sector. Submissions are due by 30 October 2017. For more than a decade, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) has been an integral part of legislation in the European Union and many countries around the world, ...

Sep. 13, 2017

By International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)

Canarina DISPER software · environmental impact assessment · commands 8

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

Social impact assessment: a case study of a sewerage project in Barbados

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the reasons of social impacts of projects in developing countries despite of thorough impact assessment in appraisal phase of projects. A case study approach on a sewerage project in Barbados was undertaken using primary and secondary information. The study reveals that although the impact assessment report suggested appropriate mitigation measures, but ...

Oct. 3, 2005

By Inderscience Publishers

EEB and WWF on Business Impact Assessment and the work by KPMG for UNICE and CEFIC

It is 6 years now since the debate on a new European chemicals policy began. For nearly as long UNICE and CEFIC have been complaining about possible business impacts. After several dozen impact assessments and 9 months of debate in a European Commission Working Group on “Further Impact Assessments” EEB and WWF believe it is time to explain our position so as to avoid any misrepresentation or ...

Jan. 1, 2005

By European Environmental Bureau

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 ...

Jun. 1, 2006

By Inderscience Publishers

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 ...

Jan. 1, 1995

By European Commission, Environment DG

Strategic choice analysis by expert panels for migration impact assessment

International migration is a source of policy and research interest in many countries. This paper provides a review of experiences and findings from migration impact assessment worldwide. Various findings are briefly summarised in the context of a systematic migration SWOT analysis for five distinct domains of interest in the economy. The results from each SWOT analysis are then used as an input ...

Aug. 8, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

Regulatory impact assessment and its evolution in Greece and Cyprus

During the recent years an increasing demand emerged to improve the existing law systems through procedures that support the standards of better regulation. Such processes are the regulatory impact assessment (RIA) systems through which researchers, administrators and decision/policy makers can assess the economic, social and environmental impacts of any given legislation. Every country ...

Jun. 30, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Sustainability impact assessments: a new comprehensive framework for raising the bar beyond existing environmental assessments

Much systematic research and attention is being directed towards sustainability indicators, but comparatively little towards analytical tools for comprehensive sustainability impact assessments that can guide economic activities, programmes and specific projects towards decisions and sustainable actions, which will ultimately be reflected in the indicators. Existing tools of analysis, such as ...

Feb. 10, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

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 ...

Jan. 30, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

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. ...

Jan. 1, 2005

By Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)

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 ...

Apr. 6, 2005

By Inderscience Publishers

The wreck of the MV Rena – culture, risk and resilience in IA

The wreck of the MV Rena and the subsequent resource consent processes, to enable the dumping and discharging of contaminants through abandoning the remnants of the wreck, created considerable division in the Bay of Plenty region, especially within iwi. Much of this conflict related to the nature of the effects, their monitoring and mitigation. The Rena case provides useful lessons for the impact ...

Dec. 7, 2017

By International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)

Road network unreliability: impact assessment and mitigation

Road transport network reliability has recently become important, with the increasing emphasis on 'just-in-time' production methods and reducing the impacts of natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes, tsunamis). This has led to increased efforts to mitigate the impacts of disruption of road transport networks, and the inclusion of changes in network reliability in economic appraisals of road network ...

Jun. 22, 2007

By Inderscience Publishers

The role of strategic health impact assessment in sustainable development

Health is one of the main ways of judging effects on humans and is a component of the three overlapping dimensions of sustainable development: environmental, social and economic. Yet, the assessment of health impacts has been neglected as a way of arguing for the importance of policies to foster sustainable development or of evaluating policies from this viewpoint. Health impact assessment (HIA) ...

Apr. 9, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

IA tools applied to impact assessment of EU policies in agriculture and environment

Demand for impact assessment (IA) tools by public administrations has increased significantly in the last decades, when the European Union has also increased its efforts to measure the impact of its agricultural and environmental policies. Different IA tools have been applied to assess EU policies in agriculture and environment, like the Common Agricultural Policy reform, decoupling, the Water ...

Apr. 1, 2013

By Inderscience Publishers

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 ...

Feb. 27, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers