ENV201H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: National Environmental Policy Act, Canadian Wildlife Federation, Environment And Climate Change Canada
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Todays" topics: brief history/overview of eia (environmental impact assessment) in canada, case study: rafferty-alameda dam- very imp in making the eia a legislative and the u. s. authority in canada. Guiding principles of (what we will consider to be) successful environmental and resource management: Tool to measure all materials consumed and all waste produced and it converts into an area basis. Chapter 1: canada in the world: globalization, development, ecological change. Idea of globalization as good change : world of increasing integration and interaction. Todays" topics: brief history/overview of eia in canada and the u. s, case study: rafferty-alameda dam, reading: chapter 17. Environmental impact assessment: (focuses on) infrastructure, activities, and policies (more focused on structural impact assessment) Lifecycle assessment: evaluation of consumable materials and goods- cradle to grave life of a product. Cost-benefit analysis: covers projects, programs, policies, regulations, and economic decisions. Puts a monetary values on objects and/or env concerns.
