Role of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System in Environmental Impact Assessment of Developmental Projects for Environmental Management

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anjali Verma ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Information System ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Geographical Information System ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Geographical Information

scholarly journals Using Remote Sensing Techniques in Environmental Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 230
Author(s):  
Mihai Valentin Herbei ◽  
Roxana Herbei ◽  
Laura Smuleac ◽  
Tudor Salagean
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Information System ◽  
Geographical Information System ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques ◽  
Modern Solution

The Geographical Information Systems technology is used in many fields where the spatial information is very important and relevant, that means in all fields that use a system for saving, analyzing and representing the data which are processed. The aim of this paper is using modern technology for monitoring the environment. Geographical Information System together with remote sensing have a very important role in decision process regarding the environment. Integration of remote sensing images in a Geographical Information System which enables complex spatial analysis is a useful and modern solution for environmental management and decision-making process. Satellite images contain various information that can support environmental monitoring, images that can be analyzed and interpreted in various ways by using the Geographical Information System tools.

THE PROJECT CYCLE AND THE ROLE OF EIA AND EMS

1999 ◽  
Vol 01 (04) ◽  
pp. 393-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRONWYN RIDGWAY
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Design Phase ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Project Cycle

This paper examines the potential interrelationships between the environmental impact assessment (EIA) and environmental management systems (EMS) process. It begins by looking at the project cycle and the role of EIA in the planning and design phase. The links between the initial environmental review phase of environmental management systems and the EIA report recommendations is examined and it is noted that the format of EIA reports does not readily assist the development of an EMS. The paper finds that the recommendations from an EIA could be structured and summarised to make them more accessible and that certifying the EMS could become a means of ensuring their implementation.

Impact Assessment of Watershed Programme Through Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 619-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. K. Shanwad ◽  
H. Honne Gowda ◽  
D. K. Prabhuraj ◽  
K. Ashoka Reddy ◽  
B. P. Lxmikanth
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Information System ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Geographical Information System ◽  
Geographical Information

scholarly journals Carbon Measurement: An Overview of Forest Carbon Estimation Methods and the Role of Geographical Information System and Remote Sensing Techniques for REDD+ Implementation

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thakur Bhattarai ◽  
Margaret Skutsch ◽  
David Midmore ◽  
Him Lal Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Information System ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Geographical Information System ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Forest Carbon ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Successful Implementation

Many scientists and policy makers consider payment for environmental services, particularly carbon payment for forest management, a cost-effective and practical solution to climate change and unsustainable development. In recent years an attractive policy has been discussed under the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), sustainable management of forest, and conservation and enhancement of carbon in developing countries. This could potentially reward forest-managing communities in developing countries. One of the challenging tasks for the successful implementation of this policy is setting up reliable baseline emissions scenarios based on the historical emissions as input for business as usual projections. Forest biomass measurements, the quantification of carbon stocks, their monitoring, and the observation of these stocks over time, are very important for the development of reference scenario and estimation of carbon stock. This paper reviews a numbers of methods available for estimating forest carbon stocks and growth rates of different forest carbon pools. It also explores the limitations and challenges of these methods for use in different geographical locations, and suggests ways of improving accuracy and precision that reduce uncertainty for the successful implementation of REDD+. Furthermore, the paper assesses the role of remote sensing (RS) and geographical information system (GIS) techniques in the establishment of a long-term carbon inventory.Journal of Forest and Livelihood 13(1) May, 2015, Page:69-86

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