ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT RESEARCH IN JAPAN: RETROSPECTIVE AND PROSPECTIVE

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 1550013 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHIGEO NISHIKIZAWA
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Japanese Literature ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
Over 40 Years ◽  
Assessment Research

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) research have been performed in a wide range of topics over 40 years in Japan. The study underlying this paper reviewed the achievement of Japanese EIA research through the academic database survey and identified which areas would be required for future EIA research. As a result, whilst there are only 30–50 EIAs conducted per year under EIA Act and genuine SEA is currently not practiced, there is a noticeable research interest with over 30 associated research papers published in the professional Japanese literature every year on average. Most of EIA articles could be classified into five groups; (a) systems and laws, (b) methods, (c) Theme-oriented Studies, (d) Sector-oriented Studies and (e) Case Studies. The following three main areas were identified for future EIA research; (1) studies on pro-active sound decision making for sustainability; (2) effectiveness of EIA from a proponent's viewpoint, leading to enhance public acceptance, for example; and (3) substantive and methodological aspects, including the use of both quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods.

ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS DURING NATURAL DISASTER: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

2002 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
pp. 475-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHARLES KELLY
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Disaster Victims ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

The linkages between disaster and environmental damage are recognized as important to predicting, preventing and mitigating the impact of disasters. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedures are well developed for non-ndisaster situations. However, they are conceptually and operationally inappropriate for use in disaster conditions, particularly in the first 120 days after the disaster has begun. The paper provides a conceptual overview of the requirements for an environmental impact assessment procedure appropriate for disaster conditions. These requirements are captured in guidelines for a Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment (REA) for use in disasters. The REA guides the collection and assessment of a wide range of factors which can indicate: (1) the negative impacts of a disaster on the environment, (2) the impacts of environmental conditions on the magnitude of a disaster and, (3) the positive or negative impacts of relief efforts on environmental conditions. The REA also provides a foundation for recovery program EIAs, thus improving the overall post disaster recovery process. The REA is designed primarily for relief cadres, but is also expected to be usable as an assessment tool with disaster victims. The paper discusses the field testing of the REA under actual disaster conditions.

scholarly journals Legislative regulation of powers of local government bodies in the field of environmental protection

2021 ◽  
pp. 96-100
Author(s):  
M.M. Slivka ◽  
N.V. Lesko
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Primary Control ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Legislative Regulation ◽  
The Law

The article is devoted to the study of legislative regulation of the powers of local governments in the field of environmental protection and the development of proposals for their improvement. It is noted that local governments occupy an separate and independent place in the mechanism of public administration, which indicates their special administrative and legal status. It is emphasized that local self-government bodies should be endowed with a sufficient amount of powers that would allow them to protect the interests of the administrative-territorial community in the field of environmental protection as effectively as possible. It is stated that the Constitution as the Basic Law of the state, taking into account the global importance of the issue of environmental protection should clearly and without any ambiguity in interpretation contain an article according to which local governments will be empowered to exercise primary control over environmental protection. natural environment at the local level and bringing perpetrators to justice. It is proposed to supplement Article 15 of the Law of Ukraine «On Environmental Protection», which defines the powers of local councils in the field of environmental protection, paragraph «й» of the following content: "decide to bring to administrative responsibility those guilty of violating legislation in the field of environmental protection environment of individuals and / or legal entities ". It is highlighted that based on the analysis of Part 4 of Art. 42 of the Law of Ukraine «On Local Self-Government in Ukraine», village, town, city mayor have a wide range of powers, but among these powers there are no ones that would give them the right to monitor compliance with environmental legislation in the region and bring perpetrators to justice. It is emphasized that local governments are given broad powers in terms of controling the activities of economic entities and they should be included as a subject of a lawsuit in accordance with Art. 16 of the Law of Ukraine "On Environmental Impact Assessment" in case of violations in the field of environmental impact assessment.

CHANGES IN LIVESTOCK PROJECTS ON THE BASIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SCREENING

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 175-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
LONE BOTIN KØRNØV ◽  
PER CHRISTENSEN
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Cover Crops ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Pressure Change ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Project Proposal ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Wide Range

Growing pressures to increase animal production challenge the agricultural sector to identify technologies and solutions that will make livestock production environmentally sound. One mechanism which may assist the sector in meeting this challenge is Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). On the basis of an evaluation of EIA screenings of Danish livestock, this article presents and discusses how EIA responds to the environmental challenge of intensive livestock projects. The analysis and discussion focus on the changes introduced in livestock projects as a result of the EIA screening process. Screening is normally used for deciding whether or not a project proposal requires an EIA. The article shows how screening also functions as a tool for changing livestock projects, thus being a regulatory instrument in its own right. The analysis of livestock EIA screenings shows that changes are initiated through a wide range of measures mitigating the environmental impacts of particular livestock projects. Fodder optimisation, cover crops, reduced animal pressure, change of crop rotation, repositioning of risk areas and changed design of animal houses are frequently applied measures. As a conclusion, EIA is identified as an important supplement to other regulatory instruments aiming at balancing the benefits and environmental costs of livestock production. However, the article also concludes that the systematic inspection of livestock projects needs to be improved in order to secure that the changes introduced through screening are also robust in character.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT RESEARCH IN THE UK

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 1550016 ◽  
Author(s):  
THOMAS B. FISCHER ◽  
URMILA JHA-THAKUR ◽  
SAMUEL HAYES
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Master Level ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Assessment Research

In this paper we briefly review the state of academic research in the UK in the field of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). Through consideration of the number of articles related to EIA and SEA published in academic journals and the contribution of post-graduate students' (PhD and master level) dissertation theses we aim to understand where activity has occurred in the field over recent decades. Simple literature and database searches reveal that the UK is an active environment for researchers and students in the field with numerous universities engaged in research and teaching (although not always both activities). However, we have also collected evidence to suggest that research funding is lacking and that there is variation over time in the number and scale of research projects being funded in the UK.

Environmental Impact Assessment for Projects in the Nile Basin Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Rasha El Gohary ◽  
Sameh Armanious
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Nile Basin ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Environmental Goals ◽  
Development Paths

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a key aspect of many large-scale planning applications. It is a technique which is meant to help in understanding the potential environmental impacts of major development proposals. Unfortunately, the process and the outcome of EIA can be complex and confusing, leaving local communities unsure as to how a development might affect them. The objective of this research is to provide a strategic environmental framework for the environmentally sustainable development of the Nile River Basin, to improve the understanding of the relationship between water resources development and environmental conservation in the Basin, and to provide a forum to discuss development paths for the Nile with a wide range of stakeholders. Focusing on transboundary issues provides the riparian countries with a major opportunity to make significant progress towards their economic and environmental goals in ways that have proved difficult to achieve independently. In addition, the paper analyzes some EIAs carried into Egypt, which share the Nile as a common environmental resource with the other Nile basin countries, and discusses how improvements of guidelines and unification of legislation can improve cooperation among these countries. Finally, the paper recommends an EIA process revision to be implemented for effective EIA practice in the Nile Basin Countries.

scholarly journals Environmental Impact Assessment of Deep Pit Project in floodplain near Yangtze

2019 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 04083
Author(s):  
Li Anyun ◽  
Li Yan ◽  
Gao Shiyu ◽  
Zhao Xiaopeng ◽  
Wang Jian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Deep Foundation ◽  
Foundation Pit ◽  
Deep Foundation Pit ◽  
Deep Pit ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Floodplain Area ◽  
Surrounding Soil

The construction of deep pit has a great impact on the surrounding environment, which is mainly reflected in the subsidence of surrounding soil. Because of the particularity in geological and hydrogeological conditions of riverside floodplain area, environmental impact assessment is needed. According to the monitoring data of practical engineering, the deep pit in the floodplain area near Yangtze River may cause a large subsidence of the surrounding soil with a rapid subsidence rate and a wide range of subsidence effects. The subsidence of the surrounding soil increases with the depth and time of excavation, and the post-construction subsidence effect is not obvious. The environmental effects of the deep foundation pit project in this project have provided valuable experience for guiding the implementation of the deep foundation pit near the floodplain in the future.

Selected problems of implementation of the Espoo Convention in Ukraine (based on the example of Bystroe Canal Case)

elni Review ◽  
2014 ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
Victoria Rachynska
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Aarhus Convention ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Compliance Mechanism ◽  
The Law

The Espoo Convention provides an indispensable framework for international cooperation in assessing environmental impact, particularly in a transboundary context. This Convention facilitates the realization of the several principles stipulated by the Rio Declaration. Ukraine ratified the Espoo Convention by adopting the Law of Ukraine “On ratification of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context” No 534-XIV of 19.03.1999. However, Ukraine fails to undertake the necessary legislative, regulatory and other measures to establish and maintain a clear, transparent and consistent framework to implement the provisions of the Espoo Convention, as it is required under art. 2 para. 2 of the Convention. Different general issues related to the compliance mechanism of the Espoo Convention and (less so) the Aarhus Convention are explored in specialized literature (including the analysis of distinct aspects of the Bystroe Canal Case). The problems of Ukraine’s implementation of the Espoo Convention have been explored in some research papers. However, the issues of Ukraine’s non-compliance with the Espoo Convention with, in particular, the aim of revealing the reasons for it, have not been the subject of any recent in-depth research. Therefore, this article aims to analyze the approach of the Ukrainian government toward the compliance process under the Espoo Convention and problems of the implementation of the Espoo Convention in Ukraine using the example of the Bystroe Canal Case as well as the possible preconditions of these problems.

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