After more than 40 years since Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was first enshrined in legislation in the United States, which launched a global surge of environmental concern, many have argued about its theoretical foundation, application, effectiveness and quality (Bond et al., 2010, Jay et al., 2007, Morgan, 2012, Ortolano and Shepherd, 1995, Retief, 2010).
The International Association for Impact Assessment's (IAIA) Principles of Environmental Impact Assessment Best Practice, provide that impact assessments should present evidence from a broad range of relevant fields, including climate change, in an integrated way that is meaningful to inform the requirements of environmental decision-makers ...
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a tool oriented towards the management of the territory, which is used to investigate environmental changes caused by constructions such as roads, industrial plants, etc. It considers environmental effects during the construction period, as well as those that occur during the operation phase, and is a ...
Collaboration between researchers and practitioners in environmental assessment: Introduction to the special issue. M. Kågström, L. Kørnøv, I. Lyhne. Article 107061. View PDF. Article preview. Read the latest articles of Environmental Impact Assessment Review at ScienceDirect, Elsevier's leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly ...
Environmental assessment of energy structure transition. The pathway to energy transition has always been a hot topic all over the world. Despite of the significant progress made in the past decades, most countries, especially the developing ones, face the difficulty of balance the appeals of environmental impact, energy security and economic growth.
Environmental Impact Assessment. In subject area: Earth and Planetary Sciences. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) can be defined as "the systematic examination of unintended consequences of a development project or program, with the view to reduce or mitigate negative impacts and maximize on positive ones" (EEAA 1996; From ...
Environmental Impact Assessment Review (EIA Review) is a refereed, interdisciplinary journal serving a global audience of practitioners, policy-makers, regulators, academics and others with an interest in the field of impact assessment (IA) and management. Impact assessment is defined by the International Association for Impact Assessment () as the process of …
Environmental Impact Assessment: Theory and Practice describes the various pieces of knowledge necessary to speak the language of EIA and carry out EIAs focusing on a variety of environmental issues, including impacts on environmental components, like air, water, soils, land, noise and biological environments.
Lessons from the environmental impact assessments of the TGP are: (1) hydro project planning needs to take place at a broader scale, and a strategic environmental assessment at a broader scale is necessary in advance of individual environmental impact assessments; (2) national policy and planning adjustments need to react quickly to the impact ...
The environmental impact assessment (EIA) community comprises a range of professionals engaged in all aspects of impact assessment practice (including but not limited to EIA, strategic environmental assessment, social and health impact assessment), and which might involve development of policies and procedures for EIA as well as teaching, training, and …