Scoping

Question 1

Objective

Answer 1

• To identify the (key) concerns and issues which warrant attention
• To provide an opportunity for public involvement
• To provide a detailed brief for the investigation of specific issues associated with the scheme
• To facilitate the efficient preparation of an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) formerly referred to as an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
• To save time and resources

Ensure a better focued and streamlined EIR

Question 2

Issues in scoping

Answer 2

Resposibilty???

(Competend Authority)

Process of open dialoque and consultation

Question 3

Public involvemelnt

Answer 3

How should the public be involved?

Area.based action groups

Special interest groups/NGO

The general public

Question 4

Themes in Shoping

Answer 4

• Public’s primary concern with respect to environmental matters is human health and safety
  (everything else will be subordinate when man’s health is at risk)
• Public will be concerned at the loss of commercially important species/ potential for production and likewise at the increase of undesirable species.
• Society will place a high priority on species or places of major recreational or aesthetic importance
  (even where they are ‘un commercial’).
• Special Interest Groups can be certain of public support for rare or endangered species (man’s ‘custodial
• The public will usually be concerned over permanent loss of habitat/access to resources.

Question 5

Mothods - start

Answer 5

intitial description of the project

• nature, location, character, scale, etc.,
• characteristics of all phases of the project construction/ commission/ operation/
  decommissioning/ rehabilitation,
• principle aspects of the environment effected and the timescale for each phase
• legislation/regulatory requirements

Question 6

Methods - next

Answer 6

assess the site

• Land use, human activities, etc.,
• Natural habitats, protected areas and species, etc., … extent of the zone of influence
• Quality of air, water, etc.,
• Existing development/production resources, and
• Existing cultural/amenity resources.

Question 7

Scoping…?

Answer 7

The potential impact areas between project and environment, meriting study in the EIA, andrated according to likelihood and ecological importance , can then be shown in a checklist or matrix

Ecological (or Scientific) Scoping may also serve to provide the background information which will allow for informed Social Scoping (public/agency involvement) and vice versa

The results of Social Scoping may also conveniently be represented in the form of a matrix

Question 8

Benefits of scoping

Answer 8

• early stakeholder engagement (and increased trust in the process)
• early identification of any necessary changes (to the location or design) to avoid major issues
• clear focus on key/significant issues
• identification of data gaps
• identification of expertise required on the EIA team
• setting of Terms of Reference for EIA team
• justification for the exclusion of irrelevant issues
• establishment of a time frame and budget for the study
• simplification of the task of producing the EIAR

Question 9

Essential

Answer 9

Continue to refine the Scope as the project and the EIA goes on