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ASSESSMENT
Course Instructor:
Er. Ashwani Kumar, 1
Asstt. Prof.
Faculty of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad - 9
Session Outline
■ Human Impact on Environment
■ Environmental Impact Assessment – Definition
■ EIA Good Practice Approach:
– To what should EIA apply?
– In what circumstances is EIA appropriate?
– How should EIA systems be put in place?
– When should EIA be performed?
– Who should be involved, and how?
– What description of the environment is required?
– What potential impacts should be assessed?
– How should potential impacts be evaluated?
– How should avoiding/reducing/mitigating/compensating for impacts be
addressed?
– How should the results be used?
■ National EIA Capacity Building Issues
Course Instructor:
Er. Ashwani Kumar, 2
Asstt. Prof.
Faculty of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad - 9
Human Impact on Environment:
■ Natural Processes/Phenomenon
Natural environment undergoes continual change
(time and geographical scale) even without human,
ex. continental drift, mountain-building, eutrophication and siltation
of lakes, formation of swamp
Reversible or cyclic
(e.g., the annual climatic cycle) or transient (i.e., droughts)
Irreversible
(e.g., eutrophication)
Course Instructor:
Er. Ashwani Kumar,
3
Asstt. Prof.
Faculty of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad - 9
What is Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) ?
■ Aim
• To provide the factual information about the consequences
Course Instructor:
Er. Ashwani Kumar, 4
Asstt. Prof.
Faculty of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad - 9
Approach and Content
■ Multidisciplinary, Systematic and Predictive
■ Involves:
– Reviewing the existing state of the environment
– Profiling the characteristics of the proposed action (alternatives)
– Predicting the state of the future environment with and without the action (Gap is
action's impact)
Course Instructor:
Er. Ashwani Kumar,
5
Asstt. Prof.
Faculty of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad - 9
Good Practice Principles ……
To what should EIA apply?
Assessment of
■ Any proposed development or land-use change
projects (at defined sites) or modifications of landuse
than the original activities
■ Strategic plans
■ Policies
Course Instructor:
Er. Ashwani Kumar, 7
Asstt. Prof.
Faculty of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad - 9
Good Practice Principles ……
How should EIA systems be put in place?
■ EIA systems should be incorporated within the policies,
laws and administrations
Course Instructor:
Er. Ashwani Kumar,
9
Asstt. Prof.
Faculty of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad - 9
Good Practice Principles ……
Who should be involved (Stakeholders)? and how?
1. Project/programme proponent
An proposal profiling, appraisal process,
Acting on the results of EIA
5. Public/NGO
Potential Impact
To address the important expected impacts.
Areas
Depending on the natural interaction the project is
effecting or may affect. And the functions, values and
attributes.
Legal Aspects
Depending upon the applicable rules, regulation the
relevant baseline description to be decided. Course Instructor:
Er. Ashwani Kumar, 12
Asstt. Prof.
Faculty of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad - 9
Good Practice Principles ……
What potential impacts should be assessed?
Direct potentially detrimental effects on the functions and values
identified in the baseline description, including delayed effects;
Course Instructor:
Er. Ashwani Kumar, 13
Asstt. Prof.
Faculty of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad - 9
Good Practice Principles …………
How should potential impacts be evaluated?
■ An evaluation of significance of Impacts should be
presented.
2. Information Gathering
– In case of deficient information presented in the impact
report
– Process for gathering the further information can be
undertaken
3. Information to Public
– Made available to the public (at least separately
published).
– Summary written in non-technical language Course Instructor:
Er. Ashwani Kumar, 16
Asstt. Prof.
Faculty of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad - 9
Good Practice Principles ……
How should the results be used?
4. Decision-Making
– Results to be given due weight (unfavorable findings as
sufficient grounds) to refuse consents or approval or require
modifications.
5. Project Implementation
– Provide a framework for monitoring the project management for
minimizing the environmental effects
Course Instructor:
Er. Ashwani Kumar, 18
Asstt. Prof.
Faculty of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad - 9
National EIA Capacity Building - Issues
Essential Requirements
■ Advanced standards
■ Personnel Trainings
Course Instructor:
Er. Ashwani Kumar, 19
Asstt. Prof.
Faculty of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad - 9
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