A qualitative method proposal to improve environmental impact assessment

Toro, Javier; Requeña, Ignacio; Duarte, Oscar; Zamorano, M.

doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2013.04.004

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“…The statistical analysis of 534 dam failures from 43 countries before 1974 indicated that earth-rock dam failures accounted for the largest proportion of all failures and included 49% caused by overtopping, 28% seepage in dam body and 29% seepage in foundation (You, et al, 2012). As the EIA is the technical key to incorporating concepts such as the precaution principle and to preventing the loss of natural (and manmade) resources, which is evidently the main goal of sustainable development in decision-making (Toro, et al, 2013), it could be argued that catastrophic events resulting from dam breach are one of the major detrimental impacts of the dam construction, and hence, should be the subject of EIA.…”

Section: Dam Breach Analysis As a Component Of Eiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Toro, et al (2013) state that EIA is the technical key to incorporating concepts such as the precaution principle and to preventing the loss of natural (and manmade) resources, which is evidently the main goal of sustainable development in decision-making.…”

Section: Environmental Impact Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is a process that analyzes and evaluates the impacts that human activities can have on the environment. Its purpose is to guarantee a sustainable development that is in harmony with human welfare and the conservation of ecosystems (Toro, et al, 2013).…”

Section: Environmental Impact Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This may be dismaying to the local community. Hence, the community affected by a development project should be previously informed so that its members can participate in the decision-making processes (Toro, et al, 2013).…”

Section: Impact Assessment Of Water Resources Development and Integramentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As much as the adaptive ecosystem approach requires a holistic view of the ecological and socioeconomic aspects of an entire landscape, it also requires an integrated institutional and fully participatory planning and decision making process (ASCE, 1998). The community affected by a development project should be previously informed so that its members can participate in the decision-making processes (Toro, et al, 2013).…”

Section: Ill-conceived Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Environmental Impact Assessment in Sustainable Water Resources Development: Major Issues of Consideration

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Article InformationThe sustainable development of water resources is a multi-dimensional way of thinking about the connections or interdependencies among natural, social, and economic systems in the use of water. The purpose of environmental impact assessment is to guarantee a sustainable development that is in harmony with human welfare and the conservation of ecosystems and hence it should be clearly understood by all concerned. The main purpose of this paper is to review the current level of understanding of environmental impact assessment of water resources development; to assess the major challenges to sustainable environmental systems from water resources development perspectives, and to identify major environmental issues that need to be considered in sustainable water resources planning and development. During project study and design, major environmental impacts of water resources development should be identified and made available for decision makers and the public. In the arena of Integrated Water Resources Management, the environment should be considered as one of the legitimate users of water, and allotted reasonable amount of water for its sustainability. Hence, environmental flows assessment should be a mandatory condition for granting permission for project construction. Besides, as catastrophic flood events resulting from dam breaches are enormous, performing dam breach flood wave propagation and inundation mapping during the design phase of the project would support timely decision on the fate of the project or identifying mitigating measures to be taken. In the instances of shortage of geographic data, remotely sensed data can be analysed in GIS environment to generate data and map the information. Simulation models, coupled to GIS, would add GIS layers to provide clarity of impacts. To bring about environmental integrity of water resources development, the major challenges like population pressure, climate change, lack of proper planning and integration, policies and institutional arrangements should be properly addressed.

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Section: Dam Breach Analysis As a Component Of Eiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Environmental Impact Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Environmental Impact Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Impact Assessment Of Water Resources Development and Integramentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ill-conceived Planningmentioning

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Methods for Measuring and Evaluating Sustainability: State‐of‐the Art, Challenges, and Future Developments

Kleeberg

Schneider

Nippa

2015

Handbook of Clean Energy Systems

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By now, the term sustainability suffers from being degenerated into a buzzword resulting in an exceptionally large amount and variety of literature. Likely due to this, the dispersal of descriptions, perspectives, and facets regarding sustainability‐assessing methods reveals deficits in terms of theoretical and methodological rigor, novelty, and practical usefulness. Against this background, this article contains an overview of eight selected methods and tools for sustainability assessment. The qualitative review of current research articles concerning energy technologies highlights objectives and purposes, origins, main procedures, fields of application, and examples as well as a critical acclaim for each method. Next to this, several considerations in general such as the role of principles, criteria, and indicators are being illustrated as well as important challenges for measuring sustainability. Thereby, we develop a six‐stage model that supports the choice of an appropriate method for sustainability assessment. In doing so, we derive two fundamental principles, namely “content‐related” features and “performance‐related” features. At the same time, this article underlines the coexistence of various different, highly complex methods, approaches, and perspectives, as well as practical examples to assess sustainability. We evidence an increasing defragmentation and specialization of research on sustainability assessment. Against this background, our findings are likely to foster further theoretical, conceptual, and analytical developments in this research field. This also promotes a customization and the practical value of sustainability assessment methods.

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Environmental impact evaluation of a proposed steel and cement complex in the waste management scenario

Panda

Pujary

Pradhan

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Environmental Quality Mgmt

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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an important tool that identifies impact parameters, qualitatively and quantitatively predicts and evaluates the anticipated adverse and beneficial impacts. It then suggests mitigation measures and if possible alternative action. Therefore, EIA becomes mandatory for almost every planning and development processes. This paper makes analysis of the large‐scale polluting industrial processes of steel, power, and cement. It uses EIA study and consequent Environmental Management Plan (EMP) that includes elaborate mitigation measures and peripheral development. Ideally, the complete waste utilization with optimum use of resources and energy can be implemented by the industry and the same is very often mandated by regulatory authorities. The quantitative evaluation of impact by using modified Leopold matrix is separately carried out to compute total impact score (TIS) in each case. Obviously the TIS value in case of EMP with incorporation of social issues and waste utilization comes out to be a net positive value of 2218.3 offsetting the case without these issues, with a resultant high negative value of 5983.5. Sustainability aspect of the project is considered with economic, environmental and social aspects along with waste management aspects, in order to justify the viability of the project.

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A qualitative method proposal to improve environmental impact assessment

Cited by 90 publications

References 57 publications

Environmental Impact Assessment in Sustainable Water Resources Development: Major Issues of Consideration

Environmental Impact Assessment in Sustainable Water Resources Development: Major Issues of Consideration

Methods for Measuring and Evaluating Sustainability: State‐of‐the Art, Challenges, and Future Developments

Environmental impact evaluation of a proposed steel and cement complex in the waste management scenario

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