ENST3000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: National Environmental Policy Act, Health Impact Assessment, Strategic Environmental Assessment
Document Summary
Eia defined by international association of impact assessment (iaia) as: "the process of identifying, predicting, evaluating and mitigating the biophysical, social, and other relevant effects of development proposals prior to major decisions being taken and commitments made. " Primarily project related reactive not strategic eia should be able to say no. What are the environmental issues: dust, rehabilitation post mining, transport issues, dust, noise including at port, significance of vegetation, fauna habitat, de-watering and impacts. International perspective of eia: 35 years of practice, spin off practices, health impact assessment, strategic environmental assessment (sea, social impact assessment, world bank requirement for new project funding. International recognition at un conference on environment and development in rio de. Janeiro 1992: canada 1995 -environmental assessment act, first informal eia in wa in 1975 and formalised in 1986 with environmental protection act, mandated in malaysia april 1988.
