scholarly journals Towards Improved Fluvial Sediment Impact Assessment (FSIA) approaches within Environmental Impact Assessments

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (02) ◽  
pp. 7-31
Author(s):  
D. M. Lawler ◽  
◽  
M. A, Wilkes ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Fluvial Sediment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments

Study on the Nonradioactive Environmental Impact Assessments for Chinese Nuclear Power Plants

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyu Wei ◽  
Hongbin Ma ◽  
Xiaowei Xiong ◽  
Duanjie Yang ◽  
Zhaorong Shang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Environment Impact ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
Environment Impact Assessment ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

In China, the radioactive environmental impact assessment (EIA) for nuclear power plants (NPPs) had been carried out in detail due to the specific characteristic of radiation and the social universal attention. However, the nonradioactive environment impact assessment for NPP doesn’t get enough attention. This should be improved, since the operation of NPPs could cause some serious nonradioactive environment impacts. Based on the investigation of EIA for American NPPs, the following suggestions were put forward for Chinese EIA: (1) the laws and regulations in China need to be revised for the EIA of NPPs; (2) the statistics of chemicals or biocides used in the operation of NPPs and their discharged concentration need to be tested; (3) the impact assessments of nonradioactive gas emissions as well as hazardous wastes need to be carried out to meet the national requirements; and (4) the monitoring of nonradioactive waste also needs to be carried out for NPPs to obtain the basic data.

Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessments Between Spain and Portugal

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (02) ◽  
pp. 1550022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Vicente ◽  
Teresa Fidélis ◽  
Gonzalo Méndez
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Public Involvement ◽  
Considerable Increase ◽  
Significant Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
The Impact

Since 2000, the Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment (TEIA) process in the Iberian context has undergone significant development due to new circumstances that came into play at the bilateral and European levels: (i) the adoption of a collaborative TEIA Protocol between Spain and Portugal in 2008; and (ii) the increasing number of cross-border projects supported by European Union funds. Despite these developments, the impact of this bilateral regulation on public participation, the cornerstone of any Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), has not yet been fully examined. Drawing from specific literature focusing on the involvement of the public as the basis of effective improvement of the TEIA, this paper critically analyses if the lates transboundary provision has encouraged public participation in this context. Although the analysis of the TEIA enforcement revealed a considerable increase in the number of consultations between the neighbouring states compared to the previous situation, public involvement has not increased. Based on these findings, this paper presents a set of recommendations to more effectively involve the public in transboundary consultations.

Examining Environmental Impact Assessments and Participation: The Case of Mining Development in Dullstroom, Mpumalanga, South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (01) ◽  
pp. 1750002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Llewellyn Leonard
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
South African ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Considerable Effort ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Participatory Processes

South African democracy witnessed considerable effort to redefine Environmental Impact Assessment regulations to improve participation of citizens towards sustainable development activities. Unfortunately, the effectiveness of participatory processes has generally been mixed and in many cases fallen below expectations, with lack of empirical evidence especially in South Africa to understand the underlying elements that may contribute to poor public participation in Environmental Impact Assessments. This paper attempts to investigate the participatory inefficiencies of Environmental Impact Assessments for mining development specifically in Dullstroom, Mpumalanga and presents viewpoints from key stakeholders. Results indicate that Environmental Impact Assessments especially for mining development are conducted as tokenistic tools to approve developments rather than to genuinely engage with the concerns of interested and affected groups. There is a need for environmental practitioners to be impartial during assessments, including the independence of government as regulator and enforcer of environmental assessment processes rather than spearheading mining development for economic development. The paper makes recommendations to improve participation of citizens during Environmental Impact Assessment processes.

A Commentary on Environmental Impact Assessment for Large Projects Affecting Lakes and Streams

1984 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 1121-1127 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Larkin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Trade Offs

In this essay I look at environmental impact assessment as it concerns major projects influencing aquatic environments in Canada. Environmental impact assessment is a process aimed at guarding the public interest in the proper use of resources in the aggregate. Compromises are usually worked out on a local basis for each project. More widely conceived trade-offs are favored by all but practised by few. All projects go through various stages, all begin as vague schemes; some crystallize as firm proposals and then go through the assessment process to construction and a subsequent period of operation. Environmental impact assessment as a process should reflect this pattern of activity rather than being just the preparation of statements about projects that are imminent. I have given particular emphasis to the need for follow up on whether what occurred was what was predicted. Also I have stressed the importance of anticipating that some impacts will not be foreseen and, therefore, the necessity for making appropriate financial provision. Environmental impact assessment, as presently practised, does not make the contribution it might to environmental science. Impact assessment should not be seen as a substitute for research that would lead to new understandings of ecological systems and to new appreciations of what to look for in making environmental impact assessments.

scholarly journals Perspectives of the legislation on the Red Book of Ukraine development

2020 ◽  
Vol 87-88 ◽  
pp. 115-118
Author(s):  
Olexiy Vasyliuk
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
Individual Protection ◽  
The Law

The principal legislative document regulating the protection of the plants and animal species in Ukraine is the Law of Ukraine “On the Red Book of Ukraine”. However, Ukrainian legislation related to the Red Book of Ukraine (RBU) is not agile. It does not react to the modern challenges and does not operate by new opportunities provided, for example, through the Law “On Environmental Impact Assessment”. Environmental impact assessments (EIA) are required for many management activities, including woodcutting, mining, and melioration, and should protect the environment. On the other side, unfortunately, the section “Impact on flora and fauna” in EIA reports often prepared superficially and formally. This section usually does not contain real research results and does not offer real measures for the protection of endangered species. Since today, there are no known cases when the EIA report was issued considering the real conservation needs of the species listed in the RBU.This letter proposes introducing several amendments to the legislation on the RBU, which are required for its integration into the EIA. First, it is proposed to introduce individual protection requirements for each species included in the RBU, which will allow the implementation of appropriate environmental conditions in the EIA conclusions. Secondly, it is proposed to introduce the responsibility for conserving species for users and owners of sites where coenopopulations, individuals (for plants), or permanent habitats (for animals) of the RBU species are located. Third, it is proposed to introduce a mechanism for documenting the location of the RBU species. These changes would make it possible to identify specific legal entities and individuals for whom species protection obligations and the penalties for disturbance will be imposed.

The Development of the Environmental Impact Assessment Process in Botswana

2018 ◽  
pp. 363-373
Author(s):  
Eagilwe M. Segosebe
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Industrial Countries ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
International Conventions

The desire to protect the natural environment and the resources it hosts is at the core of every country's ambition to achieve long-term sustainable development. Yet, the history of development shows that environmental protection always came about as an after the fact activity. Nations around the world, including the industrial countries, most of the time reacted to adverse impacts of the environment rather than acting proactively to prevent undesirable outcomes of development. The 1970s decade is seen as a watermark in the development of legislation aimed at protecting the environment particularly in the developed world. This development and requirement to have projects subjected to environmental impact assessments spread to developing countries like Botswana in the 1980s. Botswana embraced the ideal to protect the environment to achieve sustainable development. Toward this end, the government of Botswana carried out Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on major projects voluntarily, even before the passing of the maiden EIA Act of 2005 and its supplement of 2011 and accompanying guidelines in 2012. After this and particularly in the 1990s, Botswana rigorously pursued its position on the international terrain where the country signed and ratified some international conventions and protocols. This chapter concludes by suggesting that the next area of focus for Botswana is on monitoring the outcomes of projects for which EIAs have been conducted.

The Development of the Environmental Impact Assessment Process in Botswana

2020 ◽  
pp. 48-61
Author(s):  
Eagilwe M. Segosebe
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Industrial Countries ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
International Conventions

The desire to protect the natural environment and the resources it hosts is at the core of every country's ambition to achieve long-term sustainable development. Yet, the history of development shows that environmental protection always came about as an after the fact activity. Nations around the world, including the industrial countries, most of the time reacted to adverse impacts of the environment rather than acting proactively to prevent undesirable outcomes of development. The 1970s decade is seen as a watermark in the development of legislation aimed at protecting the environment particularly in the developed world. This development and requirement to have projects subjected to environmental impact assessments spread to developing countries like Botswana in the 1980s. Botswana embraced the ideal to protect the environment to achieve sustainable development. Toward this end, the government of Botswana carried out Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on major projects voluntarily, even before the passing of the maiden EIA Act of 2005 and its supplement of 2011 and accompanying guidelines in 2012. After this and particularly in the 1990s, Botswana rigorously pursued its position on the international terrain where the country signed and ratified some international conventions and protocols. This chapter concludes by suggesting that the next area of focus for Botswana is on monitoring the outcomes of projects for which EIAs have been conducted.

A FEW COMMENTS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN GEOLOGY AND MINING

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (XX) ◽  
pp. 239-248
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Dobrowolski
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
Mining Law

This article is devoted to discussing specific solutions in the field of environmental impact assessments of projects regulated by the Act of June 9, 2011 on Geological and Mining Law. Particular attention has been paid to recent changes in this area. They mainly concern the extension of the scope of exemptions from the obligation to obtain a decision on environmental conditions.

Social Impact Assessment, Including Impact Assessments in Relation to Mineral Extraction in Greenland

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 359-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Trier Hansen ◽  
Bent Ole Gram Mortensen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Social Impact Assessment ◽  
Mineral Extraction ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
The Government

Abstract Social Impact Assessment is in general used in connection with larger mineral extraction projects in Greenland. Such assessments are not part of the environmental impact assessments, and different authorities are involved. Recent amendments of the relevant legislation have strengthened the quality of the mineral extraction legislation. However, the legal framework and its implementation still leave a lot to the discretion of the Government and could be improved.

Life-cycle and environmental impact assessments on processing of plant fibres and its bio-composites: A critical review

2020 ◽  
pp. 152808372092473 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Ramesh ◽  
C Deepa ◽  
L Rajesh Kumar ◽  
MR Sanjay ◽  
Suchart Siengchin
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Impact Category ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments

From the beginning of humanity, our generation has been on the edge of finding suitable solutions to increase the product’s life-cycle and reduce the environmental impact of the product. Life-cycle assessment is a process to evaluate the effects of products or services whereas environmental impact assessment is an inter-related process of evaluating the environmental impact of a product or service. Plant fibre reinforced composites are developed by researchers, which are kindled by economic and environmental trepidations. The forest’s wood resources will decline and deplete due to environmental issues caused by natural and renewable resources. The main objective of this review is to conduct life-cycle assessment and environmental impact assessment studies on plant fibres and manufacturing of bio-composites from these fibres. It identifies the differences and causes to the environment, in particular about the total effect on the surrounding atmosphere. Another aim of this work is to assess a techno-economic feasibility based on the environmental impact category. In addition to this, inventory assessments of these composites are also dealt with, alongside the industrial applications. This review concludes a summary of current research and point out the opportunities and challenges for future researchers.

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