ENVS 3430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Anthropocentrism

• School: York University
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENVS 3430
• Professor: Peter Mulvihill

Document Summary

Prof definition of ea ea is a process (differentiating that from a tool) to help identify the likely effects (predictions) of development plans (comprehensive wide scope) and policies so they can be avoided (first) otherwise mitigated (second) and compensated (third) tool is direct connotation process is open minded pragmatic state of mind leads to mitigation to be realistic see what extent they can be mitigated and how if we can"t avoid or mitigate it, then it is a compensation. Nunavut impact review board: screening proposals to determine whether an environmental review is required, gauging and determining the extent of the regional impacts of proposed projects, reviewing eco systemic and socio economic impacts of proposed projects, determining whether proposed projects should proceed and under what conditions, monitoring development projects. The responsibilities are: created to undertake: conducting environmental impact assessments, conducting environmental reviews, maintaining a public registry of environmental assessments, making recommendations to the minister of the department of indian and.