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ENVS 3610 Environmental Impact Assessment

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ENVS 3610 Environmental Impact Assessment

   Added on 2020-10-27

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1ENVS 3610 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTüOverview of EIA, Overseas, Australia & SingaporeüExercise: Housing Development1
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2Materials•http://eia.unu.edu/course/1. Background •Elliott & Thomas, 2009, Chapter 5•Workshop: Housing development
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3Purpose•To introduce an international perspective in EIA objectives & strategies•To explore the UNEP information and leadership approaches to EIA•To explore where Singapore is placed within the international EIA picture
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4BackgroundA little historyØLate 1960s and 1970s, EIA initialization (USA)Ø1980s – EIA formalization (technical & procedural)ØImportance of biodiversity, waterØEarth Summit 1992 in Rio ØNational responsibility requirements
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5US National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 1969Purpose“to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment or biosphere” using “ a systematic interdisciplinary approach” which will “ensure that presently un-quantified environmental values may be given appropriate consideration in decision making along with economic and technical considerations”
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6NEPARequires federal agencies: “include in every ... major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, a detailed statement by the responsible official on•the environmental impact of the proposed action•any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented•alternatives to the proposed action•the relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity•any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented.
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