EIA and EIS

Friday, 13 April 2018

12:47 PM

An Environmental Impact Assessment is a process of assessing the potential impacts of a proposed development or activity

Machine generated alternative text: What is EIA ?... A Process that Forces the "Proponent" to consider • Environmentally sustainable design principles • necessity of the project • alternatives to the project • conformance to other regional strategic policies • The impacts and the mitigation of these Is transparent "Allows/insists upon public participation • Thomas 1998, Chapter 4, p67, Table 4.1

 

Machine generated alternative text: The EIA Process Screening — if/why an EIS is necessary Scoping — determining likely impacts Public Participation — engaging the community Assessment — making judgements about the needs, risks, alternatives and mitigating actions

 

Machine generated alternative text: Figure 7.1: General stages of the EIA process Proponent examines the potential environmental impacts SCREENING SCOPING DIRECT PUBLIC CONSULTATION ASSESSMENT Thomas (2005) Significant impacts or unsure about the im acts Advice of government agency officials responsible for EIA Significant impacts or unsure about the im acts Preparation of EIA documents or similar type of report Scope of EIS determined Information collected and analysed EIS written EIS released for public comment No significant im acts NO significant impacts Normal planning for Sometimes a public inquiry is held Assessment Of the EIS and the impacts is prepared by the The Assessment Report is provided to all decision-makers and the Proponent decides whether to act on the advice Of the assessment reoort UNSW

 

An Environmental Impact Statement is a document legally required for certain actions "significantly affecting the quality of the human environment".

 

An EIS is a tool for decision making.

 

It describes the positive and negative environmental effects of a proposed action, and it usually also lists one or more alternative actions that may be chosen instead of the action described in the EIS.

 

 

 

 

Machine generated alternative text: EIA = Environmental Impact Assessment • "process" included in the planning of a project EIS = Environmental Impact Statement • A "report' that may or may not be legally required in the EIA for a particular project, a "tool" of EIA • Describes both positives and negatives • Offers alternative actions UNSW

 

 

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