ENV201H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, National Environmental Policy Act, Precautionary Principle
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Env201 - week 6 - environmental impact assessment. Decision making tools = determine actions phase. Impact assessments: building new infrastructure, engaging in new activities, adopting new policies. A brief history of environmental impact assessments in canada and the us. International association of impact assessment (iaia) - before you decide to do something, thinking about the impacts. Core of both: prior to taking any action, think about the environmental impacts, think about ways in which those impacts can be avoided/mitigated to minimize damage on the environment. Best practices: eia directly speaks to precautionary principle - shouldn"t just rush into actions, think consciously about our actions - minimizing, avoiding harm through planning stages. National environmental protection act: at the core, think about the relationship between people and environment. U. s. council on eq - through this council, how exactly eia was going to occur, when it was legally required to occur.
