EIA (SEA) Flashcards
The EIA process:
Screening Scoping Project action Environmental baseline Key impacts
Prediction of impacts
Impact assesment
Mitigating measures
Presentation of findings in EIS
Review of the EIS
(Itterative process and public consultation stops here)
Decision making
Post-decision monitoring etc
EIS means?
EIS, Environmental Impact Statement
The report produced in the early process on which the decisions within the EIA are based upon, together with public opinion etc.
Scoping:
What should be involved in the EIA?
A scoping process involves 2 importante parts:
- Impact identification
- Public involvment
No definite conclusion during scoping, just information, data and knowledge for a framwork.
Screening:
Is an EIA needed?
Impact identification:
A technical part of the EIA. Very useful but far from a complete EIA.
General problem definition for EIA?
Consider the environmental load of a proposed action, identify the effects and find an agreement between the stakeholders of the best solution. (Might not be the scientific best solution.)
What are the the impacts on peoples health, lifestyle, noise, disturbance etc? What are the impacts on environment, soil, water, air, animals, plats etc? What are the economic impacts? Other impacts on society, infrastructure, buildings, landscape, trasportation, communication, acces and relation to public areas?
Is is possible to do this in a scientific, economic and social perspective?
“Goal”
“Minimising environmental (and social) impact of project”
“Scope”
“Environmental (and social aspects) of project”
“Objects”
“Project or activity”
“Sources”
“Mainly local”
“Safeguard objectivs”
“Human health, ecosystems, resources. Also culture and social aspects”
“Formal recognition”
“Legislation, EU directives”
