The Role of Gis in Improving Environmental Assessment Effectiveness: Theory vs. Practice

João, Elsa; Fonseca, Alexandra

doi:10.1080/07349165.1996.9725913

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“…Many advantages of employing GIS in environmental impact assessments (EIAs) have been noted (for example, Eedy, 1995;Antunes et al, 1996;Joao and Fonseca, 1996). Some of the attributes listed are the ability to handle large data sets in a spatial framework and the facility for cartographic display, which is a powerful means of conveying results in a way that is easily interpreted (Cassettari, 1993).…”

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“…According to Antunes et al (1996), GIS is widely used for the presentation of baseline environmental information and to a lesser extent for impact evaluation. Joao and Fonseca (1996), in a survey on the use of GIS by EIA practitioners, found that it was not restricted to the production of maps, but was also being used for analysis and modelling. However, they also noted that GIS was not used in the public participation phase.…”

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“…Reasons for its capabilities not being fully utilised were noted by Joao and Fonseca (1996) and include the time taken to prepare the database, the initial purchase costs of hardware and software and the data collection and conversion (to digital format) costs. Other limiting factors are the level of technical expertise required to operate the system, the general lack of availability of data in a digital format and the difficulty of integrating layers of information possessing different resolutions and accuracy.…”

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Can geographic information systems (GIS) help in power line route selection in the ecologically sensitive and socially complex area of Kranskop in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa? Transforming data into digital form and preparing layers for the GIS was time-consuming. Weights were assigned to layers using a pairwise comparison matrix, and combined into a single composite cost surface using the multi-criteria evaluation module of the IDRISI GIS package, whose 'automated' route selector was unsuccessful, so computer-assisted methods were used. Cost indices, area analysis and impacts of routes were readily compared. Changing weights had no major impact. The views of interested and affected parties influenced our results; how can this best be achieved in future? Positive attributes of GIS are its interactive nature and its overlaying and displaying selected information at relevant times.

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“…1990 1992 1997 1998 2000 2003 2007 2008 2011 2012 GIS is improving environmental assessment effectiveness. João and Fonseca (1996) * Maps with better quality presenting scale and datum. Utilization of GIS tools.…”

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“…Canter and Canty (1993) Lack of procedural rules for the preparation of the EIA Jendroska and Sommer (1994) EIS system is seen as a bureaucratic requirement to obtain project approvals Ross (1994) EIA suffers from political influence Ross (1994) How should social impacts be weighted Burdge and Vanclay (1996) GIS is improving environmental assessment effectiveness João and Fonseca (1996) Cumulative impacts are not properly addressed in EIA Burris and Canter (1997) Synergistic and interactive impacts are not well understood, and they are difficult to accurately predict. Cooper and Canter (1997) EIA should contribute to final project design Gutman (1997) Concept of social licence in IA Dare et al (2014) Method to predict cumulative impacts on the basis of landscape vulnerability evaluation Pavlickova and Vyskupova (2015) Few evidence was found that the Ecosystem Services concept is improving current ESIA practice Rosa and Sánchez (2015) …”

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Innovation in impact assessment: a bibliometric review and a practical test.

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Sustainable Development: The Role of GIS and Visualisation

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The physical environment in which we live and on which our continuing existence depends has limited capacity, therefore people should not consider it as a resource to be exploited for short-term maximised profits. If we are to enjoy a safe and a successful life on the planet Earth then we must use the limited resources at our disposal wisely by being good stewards of our own environment. Our environment has been dominated by our actions and the need to better manage it has been debated widely and vigorously in recent years. In many developing countries, including the insular island nations of the Pacific, economic development and environmental conservation are often in conflict. Conservation is often viewed by economists and some politicians as a constraint to a nation's economic development aspirations. This paper argues that decision makers, especially in traditional societies ignore expert advice provided by Geographic or Spatial Information System (GIS, or SIS). The capability of GIS has been extended to include modelling and visualisation of terrain features in order that decision makers will be able not only to see the current state of the resources that they managed but also see the impacts of their decisions and the future state of those resources. The paper examines the impact of economic development activities on the coastal ecosystems in exemplar developing countries, in the Pacific, and proposes GIS-Visualisation strategies for moving beyond subsistence and economic development aspirations to socially, economically and environmentally sustainable development activities.

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The Role of Gis in Improving Environmental Assessment Effectiveness: Theory vs. Practice

Cited by 25 publications

References 5 publications

Use of geographic information systems in an environmental impact assessment of an overhead power line

Use of geographic information systems in an environmental impact assessment of an overhead power line

Innovation in impact assessment: a bibliometric review and a practical test.

Sustainable Development: The Role of GIS and Visualisation

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